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Pumas player leaves Liga MX for England’s top women’s division

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Leighanne Robe left Pumas and Mexico’s women’s league to sign with Charlton Athletic in England’s Women’s Super League.
  • Pumas had announced the English defender as a signing in June, but her stay ended after she made her debut in the Apertura 2026 tournament.
  • Robe previously played in Mexico for Cruz Azul and has also represented Watford, Millwall and Liverpool in England.

English defender Leighanne Robe has unexpectedly and abruptly left Pumas and Mexico’s Liga Femenil MX to join Charlton Athletic in the Women’s Super League, England’s top women’s division.

Charlton presented Robe on Saturday, even though Pumas had announced her as a new player only in June. What had promised to be a major reinforcement for Roberto Medina’s team instead became a brief spell. Robe left midway through the Apertura 2026 tournament, despite having already made her debut.

The move marks Robe’s return to England. She previously played in Mexico for Cruz Azul and will now join her fourth English club, after spells with Watford, Millwall and Liverpool.

In an Instagram post, Robe said goodbye to Mexico in an emotional message: “Mexico. I will always be grateful to have lived a chapter of my life here.” She accompanied the message with images from different parts of the country that she had visited as a tourist.

Mexico. I will always be grateful to have lived a chapter of my life here.

· Leighanne RobeRobe’s farewell message after leaving Pumas and Mexico.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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