rory has everything-money, beauty, brains, and talent. at just fourteen, she's already a rising star at arsenal's u17 academy, with dreams of playing for the first team and the lionesses. she's the kind of girl who shines on and off the pitch, always smiling, always pushing forward. but behind the perfect image is a girl who's had to raise herself. the daughter of a top ceo and a fashion designer, rory has never known what it's like to be truly seen by her parents. they provide everything-except love. their absence, their coldness, their indifference-it's all she's ever known. so rory has learned to be her own light. she pours everything into football, into school, into becoming something worth noticing. and then, one evening after training, jonas eidevall, arsenal's first-team manager, tells her he wants her to train with the senior squad. just like that, her dream inches closer to reality. but as rory steps into a world where talent is only half the battle, where pressure builds and expectations rise, she must navigate more than just the game. because being a star on the pitch is easy. but learning to let people in? learning that she is enough, even without proving herself? that might be the hardest thing she's ever had to do. 🥇 arsenal 🥇 woso 🥇 womensfootball 🥇 lionesses 🥇 viviannemiedema 🥇 stephcatley 🥇 gunners 🥇 bethmead

Lucy and Tim are married with a daughter Tamara who is 15, Angela and Wesley are parents to Jack who is also 15 and they have a daughter willow who is 5. Nyla and James have a daughter Lila who's the youngest of the group being 14.

Astrid Taylor's dream was to one day play for Arsenal, but that was a long way away. First she had to start her footballing journey which would hopefully lead to that moment. A forward and striker with a strong kick, she might get there fast, but creating long lasting relationships with the people around her would serve more important sometimes. Matildas x Astrid Taylor (OC) This is also posted on my tumblr if you want to check it out there. (@overtrrd28) I only have rights to my character, not anyone else in this story.

A sixteen-year-old girl from Australia gets the opportunity of a lifetime to move to England to live with her idol, Caitlin Foord. She has struggled with her mental health all of her life but finally gets the chance to heal and focus on herself with the help of some new friends and potential love interests. MATURE: strong themes including self-harm, assault, depression, anxiety, eating disorders

Past can disrupt future. It can haunt, scare, and steal. When Charli gets offered the opportunity to reignite her passion, all she can hope for is that her future is no longer haunted, scared by, and most importantly, stolen from by her past, to allow her to embrace what life has to offer, through football.