A Ballon d’Or winner in Bromley: Watching Alexia Putellas’ WSL debut with fans from around the world

The commuters outside Bromley South train station were oblivious to the fact a global superstar was playing in their backyard. No one knew who the two-time Ballon d’Or and World Cup winner Alexia Putellas was. “I can’t believe she’s playing here!” said one local. “Not for Bromley, though?” No, not for the English Football League’s men’s third-tier side Bromley — although they do share their 5,500 capacity stadium with Women’s Super League side London City Lionesses. Walk down the high street in the southeastern suburb of London, 10 miles (16km) from the capital’s centre, and you would have no idea…