Great Expectations
- Reads 2,703
- Votes 158
- Parts 6
Ongoing48m
Last published Tue, Feb 11, 2025
February 15, 2004
As the infamous city of Catalunya celebrated their beloved team's successful game against their rivals. Their young star player was rushing to the hospital, so he wouldn't miss the birth of his first child.
Xana Messi was born out of wedlock, an unexpected pregnancy. Neither parent was prepared to raise a family at the ripe age of 17. Especially now that the Star player finally started his professional career, but with love and patience.. they knew they wanted this more than anything.
As Xana was brought into the world, her first faint colors were red and blue. It was a memory that would forever be ingrained into her mind. It would forge a path, an undeniable road she would take. As she would soon learn to bear the name she carried behind the Blaugrana shirt. She would have shoes to fill, expectations to meet.
All Rights Reserved
#253
womensfootball
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
The Lost Girl Of His Life...( #wattys2017 )
"I know this would sound unreal, unbelievable and probably very very weird to you, but.. Samantha, you're my daughter and your name is Leona." the greatest footballer of all time, Lionel Messi, told me which left me speechless for a moment. "I-i..I don't know what to say.. I'm sorry but I think you got the wrong person.." I say in disbelief and walk away. ____________________________ What if Lionel Messi had a daughter? But it just turns out that she got kidnapped right after she was born. Will he ever have the chance to find her? And if he does, can he convince her to believe the real truth? Or will it fall back to square one with no clue on finding the lost girl of his life... (This Is A Completed Story) (UNDER EDITING) The first book in the 'The Lost Girl Of His Life...' Trilogy. All Rights Reserved. ©_JustALameGirl_Complete
Lost and Found
Tragedy and Jays guilty heart leads her to Barcelona to start again. Running away from past to start afresh in hope that she can rebuild. But will she let herself love? Will she ever get over the guilt? MDNI!! 18+Complete
Latch | Alexia Putellas
Two footballers at the pinnacle of their careers find themselves irresistibly drawn to one another, their connection as electrifying as it is complicated. But with greatness comes sacrifice, and the question looms: will they risk everything they've worked for-their dreams, their reputations, and the game they love-for the chance at love? Or will their relentless drive to remain at the top force them to choose ambition over each other, risking it all crumbling under the weight of their desires? [Alexia x OC]
Something Real- Pablo Gavi
When the daughter of super star athlete Lionel Messi meets one of his former teammates she falls head over heels in love with him. Will it work out?Complete
Realeza | Alexia Putellas
Valentina Addington: the Goddess of England. Alexia Putellas: La Reina of Spain. Two formidable midfields that has shaped a generation of football. On the pitch, they were unstoppable, reading the game with impossible clarity, bending matches to their will, and meeting each other time and time again. They know each other's strengths and weaknesses. But what happens when the boots come off and the stadium lights fade? What happens when Valentina and Alexia are no longer icons, no longer leaders, no longer legends just two women sharing a single night where nobody expects perfection? Stripped of the pitch, the pressure, and the personas the world demands of them, they discover something neither ever anticipated: a connection that feels startlingly real. A bond that doesn't care about borders, rivalries, or the weight of a nation's hopes. A bond that might just be stronger than football itself. For one night, they aren't the Goddess and the Queen. They're simply Valentina and Alexia.
Back home || Alexia Putellas
It's the year 2027. After the ligament operation, Alexia's recovery, which initially seemed very promising, was marred by one complication after another. Time, slow recuperation, and age eventually distanced her from professional football. Although her life as a footballer with FC Barcelona is now in the distant past, football has never completely left her. Alexia decided to return to the town where it all began, Mollet del Vallès, and take care of the local team, stepping out of the spotlight. For the first time in a long time, Alexia lives peacefully, but life has other plans for her. A mysterious call summons her to Zaragoza under the strictest secrecy. The RFEF (Real Federación Española de Fútbol) has been abusing its power and neglecting women's football for too long. It's time to take action, and among a group of well-known faces in the sport, Alexia has been chosen for a crucial role. Her refusal is clear. Alexia is settled in a happy and tranquil life, but everything changes when she discovers that she was selected precisely by Elena Garay, head of public relations and press at UEFA, who disappeared from her life, abandoning her without any consideration, and became the reason she hasn't been able to feel anything remotely close to love in over a decade. The world of football is ready for them, but Elena Garay remains a very ugly scar, and the RFEF won't be easily or cleanly defeated. It's time to raise their voices. It's time come back home.Complete
legacy on the line
Sofia Rodriguez is a young spanish talent who has spent her whole life in the football industry, playing in 'la masia' following her father Lorenzo Rodriguez footsteps. Lorenzo Rodriguez was one of the best midfielders FC Barcelona has ever had coming through the academy and playing alongside messi, iniesta and neymar. His achievements with barcelona was legendary for winning 4 champions leagues, 7 la liga titles, 2 club world cups, 3 UEFA super cups and 3 copa del rays he was deemed a barcelona legend when he retired from the club in 2016 at the age of 31 from a recurring injury but still continued to support the team and come to multiple games. Lorenzo had sofia when he was only 21 in 2006 and had fallen out of love with his wife and he had been granted full custody of the young sofia when she was only three years old. Sofia had grown up on the field and being surrounded by her idols and with the ability to learn quickly it was soon seen that she was playing for la masia's boys under 14s at being only ten years old. she had grown a quick friendship with gavi alejandro balde and fermin as for them playing together they were unstoppable, they had clicked together quickly disregarding her age or gender. At the age of 15 years and 128 days (2021) sofia had made her debut with gavi and was called the youngest player to ever play for a professional football team. sofia had looked like she was born ready when she played her first game which was the third game of the season against levante from the way she acted on the pitch filling in the midfield, exactly where her father player. Pedri slow burn.Complete
Perfection
World Class... Queen-La Reina... Perfection... She has to be perfect. If she's not perfect, she's not performing. If she's not performing, she's benched. If she's benched, she's not Alexia. From Champions League winner to Ballon D'or winner, she's been her. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Sam barely gets by. She's a single mom. She works several jobs. She's practically Barcelona's social outcast and not because she's a single mother. But just before the Euros, she walks into the restaurant with friends and Alexia begins to see perfection elsewhere. The only question that stands is: Can either of them handle the pressure of imperfections?Complete
"I know this would sound unreal, unbelievable and probably very very weird to you, but.. Samantha, you're my daughter and your name is Leona." the greatest footballer of all time, Lionel Messi, told me which left me speechless for a moment. "I-i..I don't know what to say.. I'm sorry but I think you got the wrong person.." I say in disbelief and walk away. ____________________________ What if Lionel Messi had a daughter? But it just turns out that she got kidnapped right after she was born. Will he ever have the chance to find her? And if he does, can he convince her to believe the real truth? Or will it fall back to square one with no clue on finding the lost girl of his life... (This Is A Completed Story) (UNDER EDITING) The first book in the 'The Lost Girl Of His Life...' Trilogy. All Rights Reserved. ©_JustALameGirl_
More detailsContent Guidelines