OC x Alexia Putellas this is my first story so please be kind and i am open to suggestions and tips :) this is planned as a slow burn so be patient A 22 year old from Liverpool takes a big move to Barcelona to try and escape her demons, will it work or will she end up as crumpled as she arrived.

Alexia Putellas has been in love with her childhood best friend, Ella, as long as she can remember. Ella moved to the States to play soccer for University but upon graduation, she was given an opportunity to come home and play for FC Barcelona, her childhood club. Having Ella back home is a dream come true for Alexia. However, being in love with her best friend wasn't easy from afar, and as it turns out, it may be even harder from just across the pitch.

When Hallie traded her football boots for a soldier's uniform, she never imagined the lines she'd have to cross - between duty and desire, loyalty and survival, family and self. After five grueling years in the army, battling smoke, explosions, and heartbreak, she faces the toughest decision yet: re-enlist or finally come home. A chance to surprise her estranged sister Steph, a rising football star on holiday in Barcelona, offers a glimpse of the life she left behind - but the past isn't ready to let go. Torn between the battlefields abroad and the battles within, Hallie must decide what she's truly fighting for. D.O.B- 18.11.96

Manchester City player Izabella-Catalina Rioz joins Barcelona Femení after falling out of love with City. She gets off to a bad start before she even arrives in Barca. Everyone seems welcome and she quickly finds a friend in Mapi Leon. Straight away she stands out due to her absence at the España national team. However Iza seems to catch the eye of a certain captain... will that end in heartbreak? read to find out...

Lara Wells has never been the loud one. For six years, she's quietly held her place at London City Lionesses, loyal, reliable, and unnoticed beyond the pitch. She's the player you forget to interview but always want on your team. When her younger sister Phoebe convinces her to start a podcast "for fun," Lara expects it to flop after two episodes. Instead, Between the Lines becomes a surprise hit, part football chat, part sisterly chaos. But one offhand comment about elderly people playing walking football spirals into something bigger than either of them imagined. Soon Lara's organising her own "Walking League," a community project for older players at Hayes Lane. What starts as a joke turns into a movement, drawing laughter, crowds, and eventually, the attention of football's brightest star: Alexia Putellas. Lara doesn't expect Alexia to show up at her session, or to bring her mother along to play. She definitely doesn't expect to end up working with her. But as the two women build something new together, Lara starts to realise that maybe her story, on and off the pitch, is only just beginning. A love story about legacy, quiet ambition, and finding connection at your own pace. 08.03.1995

The 20 year old, Spanish midfielder, Thea Pilar Léon, just signed a new 2 year contract with Barcelona. She's one of Spanish best midfielders after her best friend Aitana Bonmatí. Thea is very passionate about football and lose her mind sometimes. Sometimes she can't control it and leash it out on the field. But outside the field she's an angel and wouldn't hurt a fly. She always was the cold sister, when it's about love next to her older sister Mapí Léon, Mapí was totally loved up with her Girlfriend Ingrid. Thea never really understood it. She never has girls over or went on a date because her first rule ever is: "don't catch feelings. It'll distracted you from your passion." But will anything change after a champions league game against Arsenal where Thea collided with Leah Williamson? Or will it just hurt both of them?

Rosalie has never stayed long in the same place. When the opportunity of a lifetime presents itself at critical moment in her life, the photographer decides to once again leave behind what she knows and join the staff of Europe's best football team.

Eliza Fletcher never wanted the spotlight. At twenty-four, she's one of the youngest coaches in Arsenal's academy - sharp, ambitious, and determined to prove herself in a world where few women earn respect on the touchline. Her plan was simple: coach, learn, grow. But Eliza isn't like most coaches. She doesn't just talk tactics - she shows them, stepping into training sessions and reminding everyone she once played the game at a level that should never have ended so soon. When Mikel Arteta takes notice, Eliza is invited closer to the men's first team. When Renée Slegers spots her in action, Arsenal Women come calling. Suddenly, Eliza is balancing the academy, first-team training grounds, and whispers that she's "too good to be just a coach." And then, there's her. A senior player who should remain off-limits, yet somehow becomes the one Eliza can't ignore. Their connection is undeniable - but in a world of cameras, contracts, and scrutiny, it might be the most dangerous play of all.

For two years, Aleixa Putellas and Mave O'Sullivan have been inseparable since Mave's arrival in Barcelona. What started as an easy friendship late-night talks, shared coffees, books swapped back and forth slowly blurs into something deeper. They've always leaned on each other through the highs and lows of football and life, but lately, the lines of their closeness don't feel so simple. Between stolen glances, quiet touches that linger too long, and the unspoken feelings that neither is brave enough to voice, their bond begins to shift. As teammates, best friends, and confidantes, Aleixa and Mave must figure out whether risking everything for love is worth it, Or if crossing the line will change their friendship forever.

"A lover? Maybe. Something tender, anyway. But tender like a bruise." Rio will do anything to carve her path into the football world. Alexia must reignite her passion for the very sport that once tore her apart. Their meeting will create ripples... and waves.