"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.

"How do I look away now that I have seen you?" North London is supposed to be Rio's rebirth: new badge, new league, new self. Back in Barcelona, Alexia is trying to hold up to what was left behind -- friends, family and her own broken heart. Careers rise, oceans stretch, jealousy flickers through TV screens and Instagram stories. They're all trying to move on. None of them are really letting go.

They've known each other since they were six years old. From dusty pitches to packed stadiums, Alexia Putellas and Isabella Araujo grew up side by side-rising through the ranks of La Masia, sharing dreams stitched in blaugrana, and learning what it meant to bleed for a badge long before they were old enough to understand the cost. But growing up together didn't mean growing close. Where Alexia stayed-loyal, rooted, becoming the face of FC Barcelona Femení-Isabella left. Two years at Arsenal WFC changed her. Hardened her. Gave her distance Alexia never forgave. Now Isabella is back. One year home-and somehow, everything between them is worse. Old resentments simmer beneath every pass. Every look feels like a challenge. Every shared space is a reminder of what they used to be-and what they'll never be again. Until management steps in. To protect the club's image, to quiet the rumours, to sell unity to the world, they make a decision neither of them can escape: A PR relationship. Convincing. Public. Relentless. Forced proximity blurs the line between performance and truth. Pretend touches linger too long. Staged smiles start to hurt. And somewhere between press conferences and late-night arguments, the hatred they've carried for years begins to fracture into something far more dangerous. Because the hardest thing about loving your enemy is realising they were never really your enemy at all.

At just twenty, Hayden Williamson has already grown up in the shadow of greatness. With her last name etched into England's football legacy, she's known to the world as Leah Williamson's little sister - talented, promising, and constantly compared. When a mid-season loan sends her from Arsenal to Barcelona, Hayden sees it as a chance to step out of Leah's shadow and finally make her own mark. But life in Catalonia is nothing like she expected - warmer, wilder, and filled with people who see her for who she is, not who she's related to. Then there's Claudia Pina - Barcelona's golden girl with fire in her eyes and a smile that feels like sunshine after rain. What starts as playful rivalry and language-barrier banter soon turns into something deeper... something that could change everything Hayden thought she knew about football, fame, and love. Under the Spanish sun, between stadium lights and whispered secrets, Hayden discovers that sometimes the hardest game to win - is the one your heart plays.

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.

Just started writing my first fanfic's, let me know what you think! Please leave feedback/comments (respectful) or vote for the chapters. Victoria, a brilliant young lawyer from a powerful and traditional high-class family in Barcelona, she crosses paths with Alexia Putellas the world-renowned footballer through a charity event. What begins as casual encounters spirals into a deep, forbidden attraction neither of them is supposed to have.

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

At twenty-six, Isradora finally has the world at her feet - and yet, she can't shake the feeling that something's missing. Selected for the 2023 World Cup, Isradora returns to the world stage stronger, older, and more determined than ever. But standing across the pitch is the woman she hasn't seen in years - Alexia Putellas. Cold. Distant. Familiar in a way that makes her chest ache. The only thing Isradora remembers from their tangled teenage past is a pair of hazel eyes, a soft accent, and the feeling of being wanted. Now, with the pressure of football, the weight of her past, and her madre back in her life after years apart, Isradora must face the truth she's buried for too long - about the father she lost, the memories she locked away, and the girl who might've never stopped loving her. Because the past always finds a way to return. Especially when it never really left. 25.09.96

Leah williamson/Alessia Russo x OC Arsenal's newest signing, Riley Wälti, has spent her entire life playing in Germany. But when the chance arose to be closer to her sister, Lia Wälti, she left everything familiar behind and moved to London. Between late-night talks on the couch with Leah Williamson, the protective love of her sister, and the unexpected comfort she finds in Alessia Russo's clumsy charm, Riley faces a choice. She has to decide who she truly belongs with, follow her heart and choose between Leah and Alessia?

Jessica Russo, 22, is tired of being known as "Alessia's little sister." After proving herself at Chelsea, a shocking transfer to FC Barcelona Femení gives her the chance to step out of the shadow and build her own legacy. But Barcelona is intense. Training demands perfection, the media never stop watching, and expectations are sky high. And standing at the center of it all is Alexia Putellas captain, icon, and the last person willing to take it easy on a newcomer. Their first meeting is cold, their first training session explosive, and their chemistry immediately borders on dangerous. They clash. Constantly. Jessica's fiery stubbornness pushes against Alexia's strict leadership, turning simple drills into battles and silent glances into tension no one can ignore. Her teammates whisper. Reporters speculate. And Jessica is left wondering if she'll ever fit in. Just as doubts creep in, everything changes with one life-changing moment: Her first England national team call-up. It's validation she's fought for her entire life and it catches Alexia's attention in a way no one expected. Slowly, their dynamic shifts. Arguments soften into banter, lingering glares turn into stolen glances, and the walls Jess thought were unbreakable begin to crack. But letting feelings grow in the spotlight is risky, especially when eyes are watching... and not everyone in the locker room is happy about it. Jessica must prove she's more than her sister's legacy. Alexia must face the fear of letting someone new into her guarded world. Enemies become something else. Something complicated. Something powerful.