What happens when the girl you love is in love with someone else? Lucy Bronze knows that feeling all too well.

Shortly after the World Cup and much to everyone's surprise, including themselves, Keira and Lucy separate the moment they begin life together. Fast forward through years of estrangement and a National Team reunion brings Lucy back into the spotlight and causes unanswered questions to surface. The team questions the truth surrounding their two most problematic teammates, while McKenzie Walsh just desperately wants to get to know his mother whom everyone seems so wary about.

intertwined - clashing and uneasy. Unspoken questions, unanswered questions. Quick glances, and shared understandings. Dee & Lucy, Lucy & Dee.

The title says it all. It's a secret. 🥇 woso 🥇 trainer 🥇 lareina 🥇 putellas 🥇 barcelona 🥇 fcbarcelona 🥇 alexia 🥇 leilaouahabi 🥇 womenssoccer

Anya Madani barely makes it to Barcelona, and she is just too interesting not to pursue. --- Alexia Putellas x Original Character

Jamie Fleming has been living in Barcelona for over a year now, and she still can't get a good grasp on the language. Working as a sports writer (and part-time poet) and covering Liga F matches would be enough to give most people a head start at learning it, but something seems to be holding her back. That is, until a world-class footballer with a world-class smile offers to help her learn for a price.

BOOK ONE OF THE HOLD ME CLOSE UNIVERSE Fleur de Voss is good at what she does. It shows from her caps for the Dutch national team, to the fact that Barcelona still want her after her season in the English WSL ends on an unexpected note. What she isn't so good at, however, is getting along with her new captain. Or so she thinks. - - - - - alexia putellas x original character

BOOK TWO OF THE HOLD ME CLOSE UNIVERSE Jaimie de Voss is nothing if she is not the best. She won't be distracted, she refuses to be. If only the stupid footballer she finds herself falling for would stay away... - - - - - leah williamson x original character

One decision can change everything. Frankie Jagger's unexpected transfer to Arsenal for the 23/24 season sets off a chain reaction that shakes her world to its core. As she navigates the fallout of a career that feels like it's in ruins, she realises she's not just lost her place on the field, she's also shattered every relationship that mattered along the way. ✨a leah williamson/awfc story✨