The Player Swap Up

Chapter 1

Alex POV

"Okay let's pick the last of the teams." The president of the Leukemia foundation said

"Who do you think we'll be paired with? There's only a few more teams." I asked Abby Wambach, my overall best friend.

She shrugged "Hopefully a good looking team. And hopefully you're the one swapping. Get you an eligible bachelor."

I rolled my eyes "Wouldn't that be nice."

The Player Swap Up. Every year there is a player swap up, it's where to two teams are picked, and from there a player picked from each team. They swap places and train and play matches with the opposite team. It lasts for eight months, and every practice or match played one thousand dollars is donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation.

It's a great cause, and it is a lot of fun. Not that I would know. I have never been chosen to swap, but we've had some cool players on our team before.

Zlatan Ibrahimović, Thomas Müller, Neymar. The list goes on, but I'm hoping this is my year. I would love to go to a new team and learn all I can from the experience.

"USA women's national soccer team," he began "And Real Madrid club De Futboll!"

No freaking way. Please say Alex Morgan. Please please say Alex Morgan.

"Players being swapped are - Karim Benzema! And.. Let's see here," he went to our bowl with slips of our names in it. "Meghan Kligenberg!"

Dammit! I've never been picked. Ever. Maybe she'd switch with me! She's been swapped before. And besides, Benzema is a striker, she's a defender. It'd only make sense right?

I'll ask her when we get back. And if she wants it, okay. That's fine, it'd be rude to demand it.

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Cristiano POV

We'd be switching Benz for this Player Swap Up. For eight months. That's a long time, I'm going to miss one of my closest friends.

We'd be getting Meghan Kligenberg. She's a defender, but Benz is a forward. We should get a forward. But it's okay I guess, I looked up her stats. She's good, great even. She'll do well.

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Alex POV

"Meg! Wait up!" I called jogging over to her having ditched my heels.

"Hey! I was about to head in, so tired and we have an early flight tomorrow!"

"Yeah.. so hey listen I was wondering if you would be willing to switch? For the player swap? I've never been chosen before.." I said hesitantly

"We can switch? I didn't know that was allowed." I bit my lip in disappointment "But hey if you ask, I'm all for it. I've been swapped. Twice. And I know your obsession with this team."

"Oh thank you!" I said hugging her

She laughed and hugged me back "No problem at all." She released me and started walking back to her room "And I don't have an obsession!" I called after her

"Okay whatever you say." She said and walked inside her room.

I don't. I swear I do not have an obsession. I just like watching them play. They are so skilled and talented and wonderful.

I'm not obsessed.

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"Please coach! I've never been swapped! Meghan said she'd be more than happy to switch with me!" I asked pleading her

"Okay okay okay! I'll ask. But you owe me two laps for this!" She said, I knew she was serious.

"I'll give you three!" I said "Thanks coach, you're the bestest!"

"I know I am." She said and walked away to make the call.

I did as I said I would and ran three laps. I don't mind running, it's not bad if you pace yourself. After I was finished I joined the team in warm ups.

We had a match against Ireland before the swap. We've had a great season so far, Hope has had eleven shut outs. Not that that's surprising, she's the best.

We were starting shots on net when Coach called Meghan and I over. "I have the Leukemia Charity event president on the phone. He needs verbal approval that your both willing to switch."

She gave the phone to Meghan "Hello, this is Meghan Kligenberg."

"Yes, I would. With Alex Morgan. Yup! Okay here she is." She handed me the phone

"Hello?" I said

"Ms Morgan! We just have to confirm that you are willing to switch with Ms Kligenberg."

"Yes absolutely!" I said happily

"Alright then, I'll write it up. You will be leaving the 17th of this month, there will be a flight for you at 4:30 am. Is that alright?"

"Yes ! Thank you!"

"It is no problem at all, I will just need your number and email."

I gave him the information he needed and gave the phone back to coach. I mouthed a thank you to her and she made a circle motion with her finger.

"I did them!" I whispered

She grabbed a white board that she usualy draws our plays on she wrote: those laps were for the CALL. I actually got what you wanted. Two laps.

I shook my head and smiled. I began my running and finished a little while later. Coach was off the phone by then. She told us to gather around.

"Alright ladies. Our match against Ireland, we will have swapped already. So we will have Karim Benzema, who will help us greatly. We will not have Alex, so Abby your going to have to have telepathic powers with him instead of Alex. Ireland will have Thomas Müller, we need to have a man on him at all times. Clear?"

We all nodded, I stopped listening after that.

I was going to Madrid!

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