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New Gunner...

New Gunner...

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Wed, Feb 28, 2024
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Fanfic
Football/Soccer
Alice White has never known any different then having a ball at her feet, from the age of around 6 she was already in the boys local team as there weren't any girls teams. She's been a gooner all her life, she worked her way up through all their academy years and now it's time to play in the senior team. She's 24 and has only ever been in two relationships in which both ended in disaster. She's always been a closed off character due to family problems growing up and the loss of her dad just made things worse. She turned to alcohol and drugs and before she knew it she was addicted but she knew she had to stop before she took the same route her father did. How will she get on in the Arsenal senior team? Read on to find out :)
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