OFFSIDE || F.T. 7

Some lines are easier to cross than others.

The FIFA World Cup was never supposed to change anything. It was just another tournament, another summer, another destination where every match would begin and end exactly where it belonged: on the pitch.

For Amélie Dubois, remaining impartial had never been difficult. She had built her career on professionalism, moving from one national team to another without ever letting the badge on a player's chest influence the way she worked.

Then Spain arrived.

Some encounters leave no mark at all. Others linger long after the final whistle, quietly reshaping everything that once felt certain.

Sometimes the hardest line to respect isn't the one painted across the grass.

It's the one you never thought you would be tempted to cross.