Madrid, May 27 -- FC Barcelona legend Alexia Putellas has announced that she will leave the club after 14 years in which she has established herself as one of the greatest players in women's football.

The 32-year-old, who joined Barca at 18, made the announcement in a video reflecting on a career in which she has helped take "the women's team further than we ever imagined.""At the beginning, being a football player wasn't even recognized as a profession (for a woman)," she said adding that she was "privileged to have been part of this change.""I have no words to describe what it's been like to experience this alongside all my teammates," continued Alexia.

"After all this, the time has come to acknowledge that I have given everything for t...