Talia Blake was the girl everyone warned Leah Williamson about. Reckless on the pitch. Sharp with her words. Impossible to control. The media called her England's bad girl, the fans called her trouble, and most people decided who she was before she ever got the chance to prove them wrong. So when Talia is called into England camp, Leah expects chaos. She expects attitude. She expects arguments. She expects the headlines to be true. But the longer Leah is forced to spend around her, the harder it becomes to ignore the cracks beneath Talia's perfect image. The unread messages she hides too quickly. The way her smile disappears when her phone rings. The tired eyes behind the sharp eyeliner. The fear she covers with fire. Talia Blake is not just difficult. She is hurting. And as England camp pulls them closer, Leah begins to realise that the girl everyone calls trouble might be the one person who has never been protected enough to feel safe. Talia is fire to the world. But to Leah, she might just be fragile.

Adella Ruiz Orpí. Midfielder for FC Bayern Munich and the Spanish National Team. Number 13 for both club and country. Adella's brain works a bit differently than others, being diagnosed with ADHD at 10, losing her mother, struggling with anorexia. Until she meets someone that makes her brain slow down.

Freya Goodwill grew up quiet, letting her football speak for her. After time away from the game, she returns to Sunderland A.F.C. Women on a short-term deal, hoping for a simple return to something she once loved. But football doesn't stay simple. In one night against Chelsea, she comes off the bench and scores four goals, shocking the entire football world. Almost overnight, she becomes the name on every headline, every highlight, every debate. And through all the noise, one question follows her everywhere: Who is Freya Goodwill? 🥇#Alexiaputellas 🥇#sutherland 🥇#wsl 🥇#Chelsea 🥇#arsenal 🥇#lionesses 🥇#football 🥇#wlw 🥇#england

Hayley Russo has always been strong or at least, she told herself she was. But when her best friend Olivia dies in a single, unthinkable moment, the world she knew crumbles. Now, haunted by guilt, grief, and memories she can't escape, Hayley retreats from life, sleeping on the couch, counting, tapping, and shutting everyone out even her sister Alessia, the only person who refuses to leave her alone. At home, every sound, every object, every memory becomes a trap. The bedroom she once shared with laughter now feels like a battlefield. Alessia tries to reach her, to pull her back from the spiral but Hayley's walls are high, and her anger sharp. One wrong word, one accidental touch, and she snaps, lashing out at the world she's convinced she has no place in. But life moves forward, whether she's ready or not. A new season, a new team, and the presence of someone who refuses to push, someone who sees the girl behind the anger and fear who slowly challenge the walls she's built. Can Hayley face the past, confront the shadows in the hallway, and find a way back to herself? Or will she let guilt and grief define every step of her future?

A deeply emotional slow-burn story about healing, survival, and unexpected connection. After a devastating accident changes Daisy's life forever, she finds herself navigating grief, disability, trauma, and the terrifying reality of starting over. What begins as simple kindness from football captain Leah Williamson slowly becomes something far more significant as the two women learn to trust each other through sleepless nights, panic attacks, dark memories, and moments of surprising joy. At its heart, the story explores found family, vulnerability, recovery, and the quiet ways people save each other without even realising they are doing it.

When shy, soft-hearted Rosalie Stanway gets the call-up of a lifetime - Arsenal want her - she should be ecstatic. Instead, she's terrified. New city, new expectations, and a spotlight that feels way too bright for someone who's always preferred the background. London comes fast. The move comes faster. And when the club's housing plans fall through last minute, Rosalie is left with one real option: move in with Leah Williamson. Leah is Arsenal's captain - steady, respected, protective. She's also Rosalie's sister's best friend, which makes her completely off-limits... even if Rosalie has carried a quiet crush on her for years. The kind you swallow down at family dinners. The kind you hide behind polite smiles. The kind that never went away. Now they're sharing a kitchen, a hallway, and late nights that feel too intimate for "just roommates." Rosalie throws herself into training, desperate to prove she belongs. Leah becomes the constant she didn't know she needed: early morning lifts, extra reps after sessions, reminders to eat, gentle reassurance when Rosalie's nerves spike. But living together turns "unspoken" into impossible to ignore. It's the small things that undo them - borrowed hoodies, lingering touches, soft laughs on the couch, the way Leah says "Rosie" like it means something. Teammates start noticing. Her sister checks in more. And the closer they get, the harder it is to keep pretending there's nothing there. Rosalie knows the rule: don't cross the line. Don't risk family. Don't risk the team. Don't risk Leah. But when you've always had a thing... and you're finally under the same roof, "we shouldn't" can only last so long before it becomes we can't stop.

Ellie was always independent. She did things her own way, found her own people, worked her way through them all when she had her evenings away from reality. There was never anything that made them anything other than a one night stand. Apart from one. One blonde, who lingered in her mind, no matter how hard she tried to rid her. But secrets unravel, the more you try to quieten them, and reality has it's way to work itself out, but in the end, so do feelings. That hits Ellie the hard way.

ivy stone is fifteen, and already changing the game. in the sky blue side of manchester, she's rising faster than anyone can quite explain, her name starting to echo far beyond where it should. but some stories don't stay small for long. when an unexpected call takes her to the senior asian cup squad, ivy steps onto a stage built for legends- -and leaves something behind that no one will forget. {fully fiction- does not reflect the real people or events} best rankings: #7 woso

When Frederike-Gabriella Roord Ferra arrives in London with her golden-haired daughter Rose and loyal golden retriever Leo, she's hoping for a quiet visit with her half-sister - Manchester City's Dutch midfielder, Jill Roord. But her trip takes an unexpected turn when three-year-old Rose bolts into a busy East London café... straight into the middle of the Arsenal Women's team on a pre-match activation walk. Chaos unfolds. Beth Mead barely has time to register the blonde toddler before the girl's mother storms in - and collides headfirst into the chest of Arsenal captain Leah Williamson. Sparks fly. Literally. Leah can't shake the moment. Not the wild-eyed beauty with the fierce accent, not the laughing toddler, not even the golden retriever who somehow managed to steal a muffin mid-scramble. Three days later, fate kicks in again when Rike and Rose appear pitchside at Arsenal's clash with Manchester City - there to cheer on Jill, who's flanked by fellow Dutch internationals Kerstin Casparij and Vivianne Miedema... Beth Mead's girlfriend. Torn between family loyalty and unexpected chemistry, Rike finds herself pulled into two very different worlds - and into the orbit of a woman who is as grounded as she is guarded. Leah, known for her composure on the pitch, is anything but steady when it comes to Rike. With Rose stealing everyone's heart (and Leo sneaking into players-only zones), the lines between rivalry and romance begin to blur. But with Jill watching closely, secrets Rike hasn't shared, and the pressures of public lives - can two women on opposite sides of the pitch find common ground in the heart?

(TW mention of mental health and Bipolar) Ellie Daniels is a 25 year old left winger, Ellie spent her youth in Arsenal playing games here and there for the club she loved. Fed up with her game time at Arsenal she agreed to go out on loan to West ham on a two season deal. People describe Ellie as the next best thing and has the world at her feet with her trickster, go at defenders type of play, but they also describe Ellie as aggressive and has a chip on her shoulder, some of her team mates even call her Abrupt. Alessia Russo, one of the best English since Kelly Smith and Ellen White, Alessia scores goals left, right and centre for Arsenal and England . Alessia is probably the nicest person you will ever meet and always has a smile on her face. Jonas gets sacked by Arsenal after a poor run of games. Arsenal bring in Renee Slegers and Alessia thrives under Renee but Catlin Foord gets injured Renee has a decision to make and she brings Ellie back from loan. Alessia notices that there is more to Ellie then the no fucks given attitude she portrays, but can Alessia bring down the walls Ellie built up for a reason for will Alessia kindness be her biggest weakness. Ellie is over the moon when she is asked to come back. Ellie is a bit confused when Alessia takes a liking to her but she just sees it as Alessia being nice. Ellie has a dark past the only few know about and that's why she has put all these walls up and is angry at the world. Will the walls protect Ellie or will they break down to Alessia's warmth and kindness