Elisabeth 'Stevie' Stevens is eighteen years old when she signs for Arsenal Women's Senior Team. Her life in Germany was far from simple, so she's determined to keep her head down and work hard. But the Arsenal women's team won't make that easy for her. With them determined to get to know the younger girl and break her out her shell, Stevie must decide who she can trust when her past finally catches up with her.

At seventeen, Freya Cole is living her dream. A call-up to Arsenal's senior squad and a surprise England debut put her on the fast track to stardom. But behind the headlines and highlight reels, Freya is still a girl far from home - fiercely independent, quietly lonely, and unsure where she truly belongs. When a single mistake off the pitch changes everything, Freya's future begins to unravel. Suddenly, the world that once adored her feels impossibly small and judgmental. Enter Leah Williamson, Arsenal's captain and England's leader - calm, steady, and protective. What starts as mentorship soon becomes something deeper: a bond that feels like family. As Freya faces the hardest season of her life, Leah stands beside her, teaching her that strength isn't just about goals and glory - it's about getting back up when life knocks you down. A story about football, found family, and the courage to begin again, Father Figure explores how love can take unexpected forms - and how sometimes, the people we least expect become the ones who hold us together.

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

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.

She never thought she'd wear an England shirt. At sixteen, Olivia "Liv" Brooks is a quiet Arsenal academy midfielder who spends more time doubting her talent than celebrating it. An unexpected call-up to the England Under-17s should be the happiest moment of her life-but to Liv, it feels like the beginning of being found out. Then everything changes. After impressing the senior coaching staff at St George's Park, she's given a chance no one saw coming: a place in the England Lionesses camp. Surrounded by the players she's spent years looking up to, Liv is convinced she doesn't belong. Every misplaced pass feels like proof she's made it there by mistake. Every team meeting brings another wave of anxiety. And every day becomes a battle between the footballer everyone else can see... and the one she can't. But sometimes, all it takes is one person to notice you're struggling-and for Liv, that person is Leah Williamson. As Liv slowly finds friendship, support, and the courage to ask for help, she begins to realise that bravery isn't about never being scared-it's about showing up anyway. A heartfelt story about football, self-belief, anxiety, and discovering that sometimes the hardest person to convince you belong... is yourself.