#sergio ramos packs

[swiftwice]

site model icons + sergio ramos headers pls?

♡ or reblog if u use! headers by me, give creds if u repost

[hombresexual2]

Wet

[whorekneecentral]

pls pls pls I can’t be the only one who is so turned on by the fact that Sergio Ramos is a daddy of 4 🥹 this makes me h0rny asf istg like makes me feel like he has a breeding kink that actually comes reality 😭 idk what idea could i give you to fulfill that purpose but i want you to do something about it please 😭!!!

being a good father makes a man 10x more attractive.

The days were slipping away and you were leaving for your vacation in a few days. Sergio had training that morning which seemed like then perfect time to squeeze in some uninterrupted packing time.

You had the suitcase open in the floor, tossing in the stuff you wanted to take. The drawer was open, digging through the bikinis you had stored in there. You ended up trying on an emerald green on you had to see if it still fit.

The knot behind your neck was giving you trouble, not being tied tight enough despite your numerous attempts.

"Need some help?" Your husband's voice startles you, you hadn't heard when he came in from training.

"Please," you move your hair out of the way to let him tie the knot tightly. Once he does, he wraps his arms around you and his hands rest on your stomach. "It looks good," he tells you and you hum, nodding.

"You know what would look even better?" He asks and your eyes meet his in the mirror, waiting for him to go on. His thumb rubs over your stomach, "if you were pregnant."

You laughed, "fuck off." You shrug him off of you.

"I'm serious," he says, pulling you back to him. Your back pressed to his chest and his hand is on your stomach again. "You'd look so cute," he mumbles, kissing up your neck to right under your ear.

Before you know it, you’re on your hands and knees, your husband behind you. The tip of his cock brushing over your clit before moving to push into you. You fall forward into the bed, your face buried in the mattress as he sets the pace.

Hard and rough, not enough to hurt you but enough to tell you that he's in charge.

Sergio wanted to hear you.

He pulls you up by your hair, your back arched and his hand now on your chin. “C’mon amor, let me hear all those pretty sounds you make.” He says, the angle you were at puts him deeper than before.

The slightest movements and you can feel it in your stomach. It’s like he can hear your thoughts because his hand moves from your chin to your stomach.

An arm wrapped around your torso, his big hand spread over your stomach, “you’d look so pretty with a baby in you, hm?”

Sergio lets you fall back onto the bed, both of his hands on your hips. “Maybe I should fuck one into you. Gonna let me fuck a baby into you, corazón?"

Your moans are muffled by the fact that your face was buried in the sheets. Sergio's thrusts are rough, his hips digging into your ass with each one.

You were close enough that you could taste it, a few more thrusts and you’re over the edge, his name falling from your lips. The way you were clenching around him causes him to follow behind you, the man falling onto your back.

The two of you are laying there, Sergio is on top of you still and he let out a laugh.

“What?” You asks, confused.

"Think that works? Should we go again?" He kisses your shoulder, earning a laugh.

[percervall]

Hi! I just saw an ig post of a wag page which comment which footballers are good in bed. What do you think would be the top 10 or 5? Sorry Im bored and i need to discuss this with someone 🤍🥺🫶🏻

I didn't forget about this ask, but life has been.. well.

anyway, I love this so much?? There is 0 rhyme or reason to the order other than that name popped up first. Putting the list under a read more

Leon Goretzka - this man is criminally underrated on this app but I digress. Not only does he has a massive dick, I am convinced he knows exactly how to extract the best orgasms out of you

Thiago Alcantara - you can't have 3 children and not do at least something right. There's a reason they call him El Profesor 🤷🏼‍♀️

Dusan Vlahovic - Listen, he got in trouble for liking twitter porn and this man is into some kinky shit so do with that what you will

Virgil van Dijk - what can I say, defenders just hit different, you know?

Joe Gomez - I mean, we all know he is packing and while he might look innocent with those big brown eyes, he is anything but

Rodrigo De Paul - I don't think he's as kinky as we think he is, but this man is the biggest simp for his girl and so would do whatever it takes to make you feel good (also, you don't get a heart tattooed on your pelvis? question mark? if you don't wanna draw attention to your dick)

Mats Hummels - I know okay, but you asked me for this list so please pretend to be surprised he's on here. He also got caught liking spicy posts but this was on insta and I mean.. Listen. I just know okay (source: trust me bro)

Dominik Szoboszlai - Have you seen him???? That mouth would do the most sinful things to you and whisper the filthiest things in your ear

Sergio Ramos - That's it. That's the tweet

Mario Hermoso - again, something about defenders 😮‍💨

(I can already hear the comments about the forbidden dick that is Ruben and John not being on this list 🤭)

[findingnemosworld]

𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 - 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬

・𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬

( 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 (𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬) 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦’𝐬 (𝐏𝐒𝐆) 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐛𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐇𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐮��𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡. 𝐇𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐚𝐫𝐦, 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐌𝐛𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐇𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 )

𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭.

𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲

While it was easy to roam around the Santiago Bernabeu, the same cannot be said for the Parc des Princes, she roamed around unsure of where she was until she stumbled into a changing room and it was not until she noticed the logo, that she realized exactly where she was - she was in the PSG changing room, she sends a quick text to Sergio and as she was about to make a run of it, a smooth accented voice halts her steps, she turns around to come face to face with Kylian Mbappe, PSG's star striker. " Hi " she forces a smile, she did not like him for several reasons. " I'm sorry, I was looking for my boyfriend "

The Frenchman walks up to her, with a charming smile that hid an ulterior motive, he leans, using his fingers to push some stray strands away from her face. " Who's your boyfriend chérie? "

She takes a step back, forcing a smile on her lips as she said. " Sergio Ramos "

His jaw hardens, and he tuts, shaking his head " Such a shame " he walks forward, she takes a step back until her back is against the wall. " Someone as beautiful as you, deserves a better man, a gentleman "

" I don't appreciate this kind of language " She states, attempting to run but to no avail.

" Now chérie, I'm only stating the truth " He said with a soft voice, " I mean it, someone so incredible, so soft and tender " he whispers in her ear, his hand caressing her waist.

" Please let me go " She whispers.

" Why don't you leave him and come home with me? " He suggests with a dark chuckle, " I can make you feel better than he could ever do it "

Before he can go any further, he was pulled back and thrown to the ground following the sound of a punch, she opens her eyes to find Sergio standing there, " Sergio " she whispers.

He doesn't utter a single word, instead grabbing her hand as the pair make their way out of the changing room - " Let me pack my things so we can leave "

He hastily enters the dressing room, grabbing just about everything he can get his hands on, before rushing out and ignoring the confused/concerned looks of his teammates, he takes her hand and the pair depart the stadium to head back to the hotel he was staying in.

The drive to the hotel was silent for the most part, Sergio held her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze to which she squeezed it back in gratitude, around an hour later they finally reach the hotel, he holds her in his embrace as they walk in the lounge towards the elevator, he pressed the third floor button, and when the doors opened, the pair stepped out together.

Sergio opens the second door to the left, allowing her in before he walked in and closed the door. " Go on and shower amor, I'll order us some food " he states.

She nods, making her way into the bathroom while Sergio lets out a soft sigh, the guilt of leaving her alone had ate him up - he should have met up with her to prevent such a disgusting incident from happening, he ordered them some food then placed his training bag to the side while he heard the shower water running, followed by soft sobs that tore his heart to pieces.

They received their food, he pushes the trolly in just as she stepped out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around her body, he looks at her and gives her a soft smile to which she weakly mirrors back with her own, he then tugs her towards him until she was on top of his lap. " I'm sorry " he murmurs, pressing soft kisses on her shoulder.

She doesn't respond, her hand however threads through his hair.

" I'm sorry amor, I should have waited for you " He murmurs once more, his lips trailing right on her neck before lifting his head up to capture her lips in a soft kiss. " I'm sorry "

" I made the mistake of roaming around, instead of waiting for you " She whispers.

He shakes his head furiously, " No, baby, it's not your fault " he murmurs. " It's mine, that idiot will pay for what he did "

" No " She shakes her head, " Let's forget this whole thing ever happened "

" No, I can't ... I will make sure he pays for this but for now let me make sure you feel good " He murmurs.

She nods swiftly, allowing him to take the reigns by removing the towel from her body, he lays her down on the bed, leisurely taking his time to ensure that she felt as relaxed as possible, tender kisses peppered across every inch of her exposed skin until he was at face level with her slick walls, " Relax amor " he gently squeezes her thighs, before latching his lips over her walls, licking a stripe from her clit to her walls and vice versa, until his tongue darts into her walls inciting a loud moan from her.

And so he continues his ministrations, lapping up every bit of her while his finger pumps in and out of her pussy.

She tugs on his hair, inciting a groan from him that sent vibrations across every part of her body. " Fuck "

His tongue darts in and out at a rapid muse, spurring her to reach her high exploding in his mouth. He laps up every drop before crawling back up to her, he dips his head to kiss her, she moaned softly, " please " she whispers.

He hums in response, spreading her legs to ease himself inside of her walls, both of them groaning at the sensation. " So good " he murmurs.

Their night is spent in each other's arms, exchanging the sweetest kisses while he continued to thrust in and out of her at a gentle and leisure pace. " You're mine amor, you're all mine "

" I'm all yours " She whispers softly, " All yours "

He thrusts one last time before he collapsed on top of her, he gives her one last kiss. " I love you "

She smiles. " I love you too "

[zaeliaeve]

Flores [sergio ramos] CHAPTER 2

DISCLAIMER: This is 100% fiction and things will be inaccurate to real life. Any Spanish used is through Google Translate so my apologies if it's bad. 

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2009

One week had come and gone. Catalina saw the reminder of her first day every time she looked in the mirror, the now yellowish bruise that rimmed against her left eye was a reminder of her poor reflex time.

Catalina had taken it upon herself to study each member of the squad, matching the teams' names to their faces. To make it a bit easier, she made a game of it. All of her mother's printer paper was gone as she printed each face out and handwritten the players' names one by one on small pieces of paper.

All twenty-six members laid in duly colored ink paper sprawled across her carpet floor.

Mr. Buzzcut who gave me the ice pack. Catalina laid the name 'Benzema' over the bald-headed man.

The other one with a buzzcut who has great aim and a strong kick   'Pepe' written in pink marker pen was placed over the photo.

When Catalina's dark eyes scanned over to the next photo, her lips curled down slightly. The long-haired defender who thinks I'm a complete idiot. It didn't take her long to seek out 'Sergio Ramos' in the pile and place the name over his face.

Catalina shrieked with embarrassment when she remembers herself getting smacked in the head with a ball in front of everyone and covers her face with her palms in an attempt to stop thinking about it.

Tomorrow was a chance for redemption. Real Madrid had their first official match of the season which was a big deal because the team was boasting a few new players, the most notable being Cristiano and Kaka. Naturally, with some of the biggest names in football, all eyes were on the Spanish team which added another layer of pressure.

The team was in a somewhat awkward growing stage of trying to figure each other out and gain chemistry, which luckily they had a good amount of organically. In an attempt to for team bonding, the staff invited them over to their dining hall to have dinner together before the season starts tomorrow.

Catalina wasn't quite sure why she was invited but took the invite nonetheless. It seemed to be a somewhat formal dinner, so she made an attempt to look presentable which was hard with yellow and purple still staining over her eye.

The hall had been transformed into a dimly lit atmosphere, with candles and red flowers decorating different thick white tablecloths in the middle of the room. Catalina was happy to have bumped into her uncle on the way in so they walked into together the room together,  easing some of the social anxiety that was screaming from her psyche.

She felt out of place watching these well-accomplished people filing into one room. There were world-class athletes, managers, and coaches whom she felt she didn't deserve to be around. Suddenly her thoughts got louder and harsher, distracting her from listening to her uncle's conversation with a manager about the upcoming season. Not wanting to cause any attention to herself, Catalina chose an empty table to set her purse down on as she took in deep breaths.

The fluffy cushion underneath her felt comforting as she leaned her elbows on the cloth table, in an attempt to feel something cool against her skin. "¿Estás bien?" A voice came from above, a careful hand on her back.

Catalina pulled her head up from her lap and breathed in heavily to be met with caring brown doe eyes and large furrowing brows. Instantly she knew his name from her flashcard game, Kaká.

"Yes, I'm just overwhelmed from the heat. I'm not used to it being this hot in August. Thank you though" She put on a big grin to assure him that she was alright, and he seemed to accept her answer.

Kaká nodded and slipped his hands off of her back and into his pockets. "How's my Spanish though? Could I convince you that I'm a true Madridista?" his tone was light-hearted and playful to ease the mood, a smile creeping onto his lips.

Catalina kept her smile, but this time it was genuine. "You are a true Madridista. You could never pass as a Spaniard, though. You have too many World Cups for that"

The chair squeaked under Kaká's weight as he sat next to her. "I only have one" Kaká told her, both of their bodies now at an even eye level in their seats.

"Exactly" A teasing giggle escaped past her pink glossed lips.

Kaká let out a small chuckle and kept his eyes focused on her. "I didn't catch your name at practice last week" he noted, causing Catalina to cringe internally at the memory of her first day.

Ignoring her face probably flushing red with embarrassment, she stuck her hand out to him. "I'm Catalina"

He seemed surprised by the gesture yet still took her hand into his with ease, shaking it slowly up and down "I'm Ricardo, but they call me Kakà"

"You're healing up well after your attempted assassination attempt by Pepe, Catalina" Karim's voice appeared from behind her, clearly having just learned her name from her current conversation.

Catalina looked Karim in the eyes and pointed to the obvious bruising on her face. "I don't know if healing up well is the right word" she laughed, earning a snicker from Karim.

One by one, each of the remaining empty seats got filled. Kakà stayed sat to her left, while Karim ended up sliding to her right which in turn drew in Sergio and Marcelo. When Sergio sat next to Karim, Catalina's heartbeat picked up once again. The girl tried everything within her power to keep her eyes focused away from the right side of the table. Why does he intimidate me so much?

Kakà was kind in speaking with Catalina, asking where she was from and how she got into photography. Catalina felt her breathing slow a bit when she got lost in the story Kakà was telling about his life in Brazil, capturing her attention fully; easing her mind off of the somewhat scary Spaniard.

The nicely dressed waitress offered a selection of salmon or chicken to each of the hungry members in the hall. Catalina turned her head to thank the waitress as she set a full glass of water down in front of her, catching a glimpse of Karim tapping Sergio to get up from his seat.

Karim and Sergio switched seats as Karim played a video to Marcelo off of his phone, leading the defensive player to be sat next to Catalina. "I told you! It was absolutely a foul! look at the way his leg moves over the line!" Karim shrieks to the curly-haired Brazilian, slapping his finger against the small screen.

Marcelo shakes his head at the younger player "They must be slipping acid into your water when you aren't looking, his leg didn't even move an inch." 

The Frenchman groaned in disbelief and hit the pad on his phone to rewind to prove his point further. Sergio now took the opportunity to crane his neck to get a peek at the footage.

"Catalina?" Kaká snaps her out of her trance of listening to the pair.

He held her hot plate of salmon in his hand since it was in an awkward place for the waiter to reach. Catalina jumped to take the steaming plate out of Kaká's hands, not thinking about full the glass of water to the right side of her.

Within a split second her elbow bumped into the glass, causing the cool water to splash directly into Sergio's lap. The defender winced at the sudden freezing sensation and stood up, the liquid now leaving a dark stain on his pants. His darkened eyes met Catalina's, her jaw dropping at the mistake she made.

Catalina's brain racked itself in an attempt to find the right words to say but when she felt his unwavering gaze on her, everything she knew washed away. All she managed to get out were useless stutters before grabbing a cloth napkin at the table and offering it to him with an unsteady hand. "I'm so so sorry that was a complete accident, I really didn't mean to do that" She flushed, her cheeks undeniably red now.

Sergio huffed and left her hand hanging as he grabbed another napkin off of the table in front of him "Las mujeres con derechos no pueden hacer nada bien, ¿verdad?" 

Catalina's frown deepened at his harsh words, but decided to not say anything else for fear of upsetting him worse. The accident caught the attention of everyone else at the table, all eyes now on the Spaniard. "Relax Sergio, it's just water. It'll dry" Kaká chimed in, his face completely dropping into a serious one, eyes narrowing. 

"It does look like you peed your pants though" Karim jokes in an attempt to lighten the sudden shift in mood.

Sergio rolls his eyes and storms out of the room, causing the rest of the table to fall silent. Tears prick Catalina's eyes as she rubs her temples. How do I mess everything up?

Karim leans forward to Catalina and shakes his head like it's no big deal. "That's just how Sergio is. I promise it isn't as bad as you think it is" he assures the visibly distressed girl.

Kaká's hand finds her upper back again in his way to show comfort. Not too long after that, Catalina makes up an excuse to go home and crawl under her heavy blankets. For the rest of the night, all she does is replay the moment over and over again in her mind. A heavy weight of guilt stays with her as she pictures his eyes glaring into hers. 

Sergio's words stayed with her long after the moon had left. The worst part is, is she completely understood where he was coming from. That didn't mean it hurt any less though. At some point in the early morning, her brain wore itself out and she drifted off into a deep sleep.

Much to Catalina's surprise, the next day was a lot better. It was her first time shooting pictures in the big stadium, and it went by without a hitch. She and another photographer stood on opposite sides of the pitch and captured all the most important moments. 

Real Madrid was on fire, all their hard work from practice paying off in a big way. Their chemistry translated just as well on the field as off, prompting their first win of the season. The stadium was packed to the brim, and the buzz of watching the new players added an extra element of excitement for the fans. 

Catalina didn't have much time to focus on the events of yesterday as she watched the match, intoxicated by the infectious energy the team exuded. She got some really great shots that couldn't wait to send to her boss, hopeful this will capture that the new Real Madrid team was a force to be reckoned with. 

When the match was over, a sweaty Kaká jumped on her with one of the widest smiles she had seen. "We're winners, pollita" he cheered drunk with happiness. 

Catalina returned his smile and wrapped one arm around him, the other holding her camera bag. "I'm so proud of you guys" 

"We're proud of you" he repeated back sincerely, still gripping onto her for dear life.

She smiled into his neck and held him a little tighter, needed to have heard those words. Soon another body toppled onto them and nothing else mattered anymore. The team had won, and ultimately the most important thing.

For now, she can ignore the stinging in her chest.

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A/N: I really wanted to make this a slow burn, but I feel like maybe that bores some people. Thoughts on slow burn books?  Also, I promise Sergio isn't all evil! He does have a heart underneath all the hard exterior. All comments are welcome and deeply appreciated! Thank you for reading!

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Team of the Decade: Part 7- The 2010's

Goalkeeper- Manuel Neuer- Germany

Neuer became the first choice keeper for Schalke 04 shortly after his 20th birthday and would remain between the sticks for the club for 5 seasons reaching a Champions League semi-final and winning the German Cup in his final season. That summer of 2011 he moved to Bayern Munich where he has remained ever since. Neuer became the fastest keeper to reach 100 Bundesliga cleansheets, taking just 183 games, 156 of them coming for Schalke. Neuer now holds the record for most Bundesliga cleansheets which have helped Bayern to win 11 Bundesliga titles as of writing. Neuer has also lifted the Champions League twice with Bayern, in 2013 and 2020.

As of writing Neuer has 124 Germany caps, and played a vital role in his nation lifting the 2014 World Cup with his displays earning him 3rd place for that years Balon D'or, just 0.4% behind 2nd placed Lionel Messi. Neuer is considered one of the greatest keepers of all time, who has revolutionised the position with the quality of his passing and composure in possession allowing his teams to build-up attacks with an extra man, with Neuer having the Football ability not too dissimilar from an outfield player. This has allowed Neuer to thrive as a true sweeper-keeper, regularly sprinting out of his penalty area to meet attacks before they can develop and get his team back in possession. At a stocky six feet 4, Neuer maintains a huge presence in goal, proving very difficult to bypass 1 v 1 and that combined with his excellent shot-stopping abilities make him surely the most complete goalkeeper ever.

Right-Back- Daniel Alves- Brazil

Dani Alves joined Sevilla from Bahia in 2003 and spent 5 years with the club, winning 5 trophies including the Copa Del Rey, the UEFA Super Cup & 2 UEFA Cups. From there, Alves signed for Barcelona where he would spend the next 8 years of his career winning 6 La Liga titles, 3 Champions Leagues and 3 World Club Cups amongst a whole host of other trophies.

Alves would add to his packed trophy cabinet at Juventus and PSG before returning for another short spell at Barcelona, still playing at a decent level whilst approaching his 39th birthday. 2 Copa America's, 2 Confederations Cups and an Olympic Gold from the 2020 Games with Brazil took Alves' medal count to 43, with only Leo Messi having more.

Alves is considered one of the greatest right-backs in Football history, and perhaps the full-back with the highest level of technical quality on the ball, due to the way he could combine with forwards in tight spaces and match the ability of some of Barcelona and the world's best attackers when linking with them. Alves constantly provided an option on the ball, either out wide or moving infield depending on where teammates were positioned and this helped Barcelona to sustain constant pressure in the opponents half.

Centre-Back- Sergio Ramos- Spain

Sergio Ramos came through the ranks at Sevilla and after just one season in their first team was snapped up by Real Madrid for €27M in 2005. Ramos was a mainstay in the Real Madrid XI beginning as a centre-back, then moving to right-back before returning to the centre of defence.

Ramos spent 16 seasons with Real, winning 5 La Liga titles and 4 Champions Leagues. Ramos played a vital role in securing his first Champions League title in 2014, Real's 'La Decima' as he headed home a Luka Modric corner in the 94th minute with City-rivals Atletico having one-hand on the trophy before Ramos' powerful header took the game into extra-time which Los Blancos would win 4-1. Ramos scored in a second Champions League final two years later against the same opponent, with Ramos converting his penalty in the subsequent shootout.

In total Ramos made 671 appearances for Real Madrid scoring an incredible 101 goals as a defender. For his country Ramos has won a record 180 caps and scored 23 goals, he started as a right-back in the 2008 Euros and 2010 World Cup Finals which Spain won and at centre-half in the 2012 Euros final, which a dominant Spain also won 4-0 against Italy. In those 3 successive International tournaments which Spain won, they kept 10 cleansheets in 10 consecutive knockout games.

Ramos is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of his era, renowned for his aggressive style, a commanding physical presence and tenacious leadership. As he grew older he developed a reputation as a scorer of crucial goals, stepping up on many occasions to rescue Real Madrid by coming alive in the opposition penalty area and powering home a header. Ramos holds the record for defenders for most appearances in both the FIFPro World 11 (11) and UEFA Team of the Year (9).

Centre-Back- Gerard Pique- Spain

Gerard Pique moved from Barcelona's La Masia academy to Manchester United as a 17-year old, but failed to dislodge United's ever-present pairing of Ferdinand and Vidic. After 4 years he returned to Barcelona and quickly established himself as a starter, helping Barca to win the treble in his first season with the club, including a Champions League win over his former club United. Later that year Pique would win the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup & the World Club Cup meaning Barcelona held all six available trophies.

Pique would go onto win a further 2 Champions Leagues, including another victory over United in 2011 and Juventus in 2015. In total he would also win 9 La Liga titles and 7 Copa Del Reys. He made 616 appearances for Barca and scored 52 goals. With the Spanish national side Pique won 102 caps, winning the 2008 Euros and 2010 World Cup.

At a stocky 6 feet 4 inches, Pique was a powerful and commanding centre-back, but despite being excellent defensively he was renowned more for his ball-playing capabilities than his physicality. Pique was a defender who best exemplified modern football, due to his composure and passing quality on the ball. His technical quality with the ball at his feet meant that he would often join the attack late in games as an auxiliary forward, either in a move of desperation with Barca trailing or else because the game was already secured and Barca could afford to risk having an extra player upfront.

Left-Back- Marcelo- Brazil

Marcelo joined Real Madrid from Fluminense whilst still a teenager for a sum of €8M. Over the next 15 years Marcelo would prove himself one of the greatest bargains in the clubs illustrious history. Joining mid-way from the 06/07 season, Marcelo would pick up a league winners medal that year and go on to win 6 in total. Marcelo would also win 5 Champions League titles, his first coming in 2014 where he came off the bench to score against Atletico Madrid.

Between 2016 and 2018 Real Madrid would dominate European and World Football winning 3 consecutive Champions League and World Club Cup titles. Marcelo would depart the club after winning a 5th Champions League title in 2022, having been an unused substitute for the final. Marcelo made 546 appearances for Real and scored 38 goals. He won 58 caps for Brazil, appearing at the 2014 and 2018 World Cup and winning an Olympic silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2013 Confederations Cup.

Marcelo is regarded as one of the most skilful defenders ever, a classic Brazilian defender in the mould of Roberto Carlos, with Carlos even commenting "Marcelo possesses a better technical ability than me." Marcelo was a key player during Madrid's run of three-peating the Champions League with his pace and trickery allowing him to offer himself as a sort of second winger down Madrid's left, and aswell his passing quality enabling him to create chances as a secondary playmaker.

Defensive Midfield- Sergio Busquets- Spain

After 2 seasons with the B team Sergio Busquets was promoted to the Barcelona first team for the 08/09 winning the treble in his first season. Busquets would spend 15 years in the Barca first team, winning 9 league titles, 7 Copa Del Reys and 3 Champions Leagues. Busquets would make 722 appearances with Barcelona and score 18 goals. He won 143 caps for the Spanish national team, winning the 2010 World Cup where he was named in the team of the tournament and the 2012 Euros.

Busquets is considered one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time and one of the most press-resistant midfielders ever. Due to his incredible awareness and composure, Busquets could evade midfielders sprinting at him, by subtly turning away from them with just a few touches and moving out of any perceived danger into space. So rarely did pressing him lead to him turning possession over, many midfielders would give up on the idea of pressing him due to it being a waste of energy.

Busquets ability to receive the ball under pressure meant he could drop in between the centre-backs to receive the ball deep to help Barca build from the back, or else receive the ball in the midfield and build attacks from there. His absolute mastery over the defensive midfield role led to one of the all-time great Football quotes being said about him by his former Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque: ""If you watch the whole game, you won't see Busquets—but watch Busquets, and you will see the whole game."

Centre-Midfield- Luka Modric- Croatia

After joining Tottenham from Dinamo Zagreb in 2008, Modric spent 4 seasons in the Premier League before earning a move to Real Madrid. Joining the club with his 27th Birthday approaching, noone could have anticipated that 12 years later he'd still be representing Madrid with distinction in the final year of his 30's.

Modric is the oldest player in Madrid's history and has won more honours for the club than any other player. He has lifted an incredible 27 trophies for the club including a joint-record 6 Champions Leagues, with Modric being one of Real's best performers in most of them. For Croatia, Modric has won 182 caps and appears to be far from done, if the level of his performances tell us anything. He has represented his country at 3 World Cups and in 2018, on top of winning another Champions League with Madrid, Modric helped Croatia to reach the World Cup final for the first time ever. His performances won him the Golden Ball for player of the tournament and later that year the Balon D'or, with Modric becoming the first player outside of Messi or Ronaldo to win the award since back in 2007.

Despite being a diminutive midfielder with great technique, ball-carrying and passing ability, Modric's immense stamina and workrate off the ball means he also makes big contributions out of possession. This has made him an extremely well-rounded midfielder who excels in all areas of the game. From a deep role, he can help to set the tempo with composed volume passing, he can playmake from the centre of the pitch with penetrating, creative passes which catch the opponent out and he can cover ground reliably and relentlessly. Modric is one of the very few players in history who has arguably been better in his 30's than he was in his 20's, ageing like fine wine and consistently dazzling with his class in his advanced years as a pro.

Centre-Midfield- Andres Iniesta- Spain

Iniesta made his Barcelona debut in 2002, becoming a first team regular in 04/05, the season he picked up his first La Liga title. Another would arrive the following season, with Iniesta also lifting the Champions League. Brought on at half-time in the final with Barca trailing to Arsenal, Iniesta was instrumental in turning the game in Barca's favour. Iniesta's importance at Barcelona continued to grow and helped him to force his way into the Spain team, where in 2008 he won the Euros, Spain's first major trophy since 1964.

In 2009 Iniesta won a 2nd Champions League title as part of Barcelona's sextuple, but the following year was to be a tough one on a personal level with injuries & the passing of a close childhood friend pushing Andres into a depression. Battling through his injury struggles in time to make the 2010 World Cup, Iniesta scored the winning goal in the final he was man of the match in, as he won Spain their first ever World Cup. A 3rd Champions League triumph would arrive the following year and the year after that, he and Spain retained the Euros to win a 3rd successive title and cement themselves as perhaps the greatest International side ever. In the end Iniesta made 674 appearances for Barca winning 9 La Liga's, 4 Champions League's and 30 trophies in total. He won 131 caps for Spain, and retired from Football aged 40 after spells in Japan and Qatar saw him reach a total of over 1,000 games in his professional career.

Iniesta was blessed with an incredible football brain from a young age and due to this intelligence aswell as exceptional on the ball ability, he could thrive in every midfield position from sitting deep at the base of a midfield as he did in his early years, to even playing as a left-winger as he did later in his career. Iniesta's football IQ was his superpower and he looked after the ball like a prized possession, rarely losing it by either a misplaced pass or by being tackled. His exquisite close control in tight spaces enabled him to evade the challenges of one or more defenders and his execution of pass was rarely anything other than perfect. Iniesta is remembered as one of Football's greatest ever midfielders whose contribution to the game went far beyond what can be measured in just goals and assists alone and he is currently the only player to have won Man of the Match Awards in Champions League, World Cup and Euros finals.

Right forward- Lionel Messi- Argentina

Messi was brought over to Barcelona as a 13-year old from Argentina as his precocious talent was nurtured with him making his debut for the senior team at the end of the 04/05 season. Messi won a La Liga medal in his first 2 seasons with Barca, and won a Champions League medal in 2006, despite missing out on the latter stages due to injury. It was in the 06/07 where he fully announced himself to the world with a hattrick in El Clasico as a 19 year old. That season Messi also scored 'the Goal of the Century' a goal extraordinary similar to Maradona's solo goal against England at the 1986 World Cup. Demonstrating astonishing speed and control as he weaved past one Getafe player after another, far from an anomaly in the career of Lionel Messi, such death-defying acts would soon become the norm.

It was in the 08-09 season, Messi's first under Guardiola where he would become a great goalscorer as he netted 38 goals including 1 in the Champions League final against Manchester United, a rather rare header from the 5 feet 7 forward. 2 years later and Messi would score in another Champions League final against Manchester United, aged just 23, his performance considered perhaps the greatest ever in a Champions League earned him plaudits with many already considering him among the best footballers ever. Messi would keep adding to that argument, scoring a scarcely believable 73 goals the following season, including 50 in La Liga alone. The following season he netted 60 goals in 50 games, taking his Barcelona total across two seasons to 133 goals in 110 games and 96 La Liga goals in 69 games.

Messi would go on to score a total of 672 goals in 778 games for Barcelona, which is the most anyone has scored for a single club, surpassing Pele's record at Santos. He scored 474 goals in 520 La Liga games which is a record for the competition and 120 in 149 in the Champions League. With the club he lifted 34 trophies, including 10 La Ligas, 4 Champions Leagues, 7 Copa Del Reys and 3 Club World Cups. After leaving Barca, Messi went to PSG where he won another 2 league titles, scoring 32 goals in 75 games before moving on to Inter Miami, the MLS part-owned by David Beckham. His hunger and talent for the game remains firmly intact aged 37, with 34 goals in 39 games for Miami helping the club to win the first 2 honours in its short history.

Whilst aside from his first season at PSG, Messi's club career has been a consistent tale of success both individually and collectively, Messi's time with the national team of Argentina has been more turbulent. A promising beginning saw him score just minutes into his World Cup debut, reach the Copa America with Messi netting in the Quarters and semis before a 3-0 final defeat to Brazil and win an Olympic Gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2010. However, Messi failed to reproduce his Barcelona goalscoring at the 2010 World Cup or 2011 Copa America which Argentina hosted, and despite performing well the luck seemed against him. This feeling of bad luck would persist as between 2014 and 2016, Messi's brilliance helped Argentina to reach 3 successive major finals, only to lose them all. First at the 2014 World Cup and then in back-to-back Copa America's, with both losses coming on penalties against Chile.

After missing his kick in the 2016 final, Messi briefly retired from International Football, but it looked as though his best chance of success with the national team had already been and gone as a poor Argentina team exited the World Cup at the round of 16 stage in 2018, before losing a Copa America semi-final in 2019, in a tournament Messi did not produce his best. However 2 years at the 2021 edition, Messi was very much at his best being involved in 9 of Argentina's 12 goals as either the scorer or assister as at the 6th time of asking, Messi finally ended 28-years of hurt for Argentina. Better was yet to come as the following year at his 5th World Cup, Messi finally put it all together at the game's biggest event, aided by the most balanced supporting cast he'd had to date. Messi scored 2 in the final, and converted from the penalty spot as after losing finals in 2015 and 2016, this time luck was on his side from 12 yards as he emulated Diego Maradona by leading his nation to the ultimate glory.

Messi is considered by many the greatest footballer in history, due to his incredible ability, consistency & end product. With 850 goals and approaching 400 assists, Messi has either scored or assisted every 72 minutes on average throughout his entire career. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers, dribblers and passers in history. The combination of these attributes make him the most complete forward ever, and his consistency and incredibly high ceiling meant he rarely produced a truly bad performance in well over a decade for Barcelona. With the national team he has scored 112 goals in 190 caps, which is the 2nd most in International Football and he holds the record for most goals at the Copa America. By inspiring his nation to lift the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, many feel that was the final box he had left to tick to cement himself as the greatest of all time.

Messi has won a record 8 Balon D'ors, which is 3 more than the next best Cristiano Ronaldo, he won the award for four successive years between 2009 and 2012, which is a record. On 6 occasions, he won the Golden Shoe for Europe's top scorer. He won the Golden Ball award for best player at both the 2014 & 2022 World Cup's and aswell won the Golden Ball twice at the 2015 & 2021 editions of the Copa America.

Left forward- Cristiano Ronaldo- Portugal

A friendly match in the summer of 2003 reportedly convinced Sir Alex Ferguson to sign a teenage Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon, after his performance received rave reviews with United's defence which had been tormented by the winger's lightning quick feet and flashy tricks. However, as he continued to grow and improve at United he would transition from a dazzlingly quick but at times flamboyant showpony, into one of the most devastating and unstoppable goalscoring wingers in English Football history. The transformation really came about in the 06/07 season where Ronaldo led United to their first Premier League in 4 years, as he won the PFA Player of the Year, PFA Young Player of the Year & FWA Footballer of the year awards. The following season Ronaldo retained the two main individual awards whilst winning another Premier League and his first Champions League title, scoring against Chelsea in the final to take his tally across all competitions to 42 in 49 games.

The 08/09 season was his last in Manchester and he won the Premier League for a third successive year before departing United for Real Madrid for a world record sum of £80M. Ronaldo netted 118 goals in 292 games for the Red Devils. In Madrid, he would hit new heights altogether. After an impressive first season, Ronaldo's end product kicked into overdrive as he scored 86 La Liga goals in 72 games across the next 2 campaigns, the 11/12 season his goals helped Madrid to win La Liga with 100 points. Ronaldo's next big prize came in the form of the 13/14 Champions League, where he netted 17 goals in 11 games to help Madrid end their 12-year wait for 'La Decima'.

Ronaldo would go onto win a total of 4 Champions League titles with Real, including a threepeat between 15/16-17/18. In the end he scored 105 goals in 101 Champions League games for Madrid, hitting double figures in the competition in 7 consecutive seasons. In La Liga Ronaldo scored 311 goals in 292 games and in total scored a ridiculous 450 goals in 438 games for Real Madrid in his 9 seasons with the club, scoring atleast 50 goals in 6 consecutive seasons. Cristiano then moved to Juventus where he netted 101 goals in 138 games in his 3 seasons with the Italian Club, before returning to Manchester United to score a further 27 goals. Nearing his 40th birthday, Ronaldo is still playing for Al-Nassr in the Saudi pro league, as he edges nearer to the incredible number of 1,000 goals in senior football.

Cristiano holds the International record for both appearances with 217 Portugal caps and goals with an absurd 135. He is the record scorer in the history of the Euros, with 3 of his goals coming at the 2016 Euros where he helped his nation to lift the first trophy in their history, despite losing Ronaldo to injury early in the first half. He has played at a record 6 European Championships, scoring in a record 5 editions and has also represented his nation at 5 World Cups to date, scoring at all of them which is a record. He is expected to feature at the 2026 World Cup, where he will look to extend that record.

In his time at Manchester United, Ronaldo was a world class winger with great dribbling ability due to his speed, technical feet whilst running and power. Towards the end of his time at the club and especially after joining Real Madrid he became renowned for his deadly finishing which enabled him to become one of the most prolific goalscorers in Football history. His timing and impressive leap made him one of the best ever goalscorers with his head, and the power he could generate when striking the ball made him a danger when shooting from outside the box, including from free-kick situations. His movement and IQ of which positions to take up have seen him be always in the right position to get on the end of a chance, and when that chance arrived his powerful and accurate finishing made him deadly. Ronaldo's often single-minded mentality, makes him absolutely determined to score every time he takes the field, with his pursuit for goals never fully satisfied for long. This mindset has helped him to score 910 goals to date, with his eyes firmly set on reaching 1,000.

Ronaldo is considered one of the greatest players in history, having won 5 Balon D'ors which is the second most in history, with him winning the award in back-to-back years twice. He won the European Golden Shoe on 4 occasions and was the top scorer in a Champions League season on a record 7 occasions. He is the record goalscorer in the history of Real Madrid, the Champions League, the Euros and International Football as a whole.

Striker- Luis Suarez- Uruguay

Suarez moved to Europe after just one season with his native Uruguayan side Nacional. After one season with Dutch outfit Groningen, he was on the move again to Dutch giants Ajax, where he scored 111 goals in 159 games, including a 49 goals in 48 games season. This earned him a move to Liverpool where he had 2 30 goal seasons, and fell just short of winning the Premier League in 13-14. That summer Suarez joined Barcelona, where he would establish himself as the best striker in the world.

In his first season in Spain, Suarez helped Barcelona to win the treble, scoring in the Champions League final, a 3-1 victory over Juventus. The following season Suarez scored an absurd 59 goals in 53 games, including 40 league goals in 35 La Liga games. This made him the only player outside of Messi and Ronaldo to win the Pichichi Trophy between the seasons 09-10 & 20-21. Suarez would eventually take his Barca tally to 198 goals in 283 games, winning 13 trophies in his six seasons with the club, including 4 La Liga's and 4 Copa Del Rey's.

Suarez was allowed to leave Barca in 2020 and he instantly made them rue the decision, as he helped lead Atletico Madrid to the La Liga title, scoring 21 goals in 32 league games. Suarez has since moved for spells in Uruguay, Brazil and USA, currently playing alongside Messi at Inter Miami. With over 500 club goals, Suarez continues to net goals at a superb rate. Suarez was also a master marksman for Uruguay, representing his country for 18 years, winning 143 caps and scoring 69 goals, more than any other player. He scored in the 2011 Copa America final which Uruguay won 3-0 against Paraguay, and aswell scored at the 2010 World Cup helping his nation reach the Semi-Finals.

Suarez is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time. Due to his ingenuity Suarez could turn an unthreatening situation into a goal in the blink of an eye, proving himself to be a constant menace to opposition defences. His technical ability was matched by his speed of thought, his daring and cunning meant defenders up against him were always at risk of humiliation. Despite his ruthless nature infront of goal, Suarez was so much more than just a finisher, he was also an unselfish player with a tireless workrate. Unlike other supremely talented forwards who may have deemed the dogged side of the game beneath them, Suarez would do the running of two players, tirelessly breathing down the necks of defenders, waiting to pounce on a mistake. He also developed exceptional understanding with teammates, non greater than with Lionel Messi and the two of them were just as happy setting up the other to score, as they were when scoring themselves.

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Xavi Hernandez- Spain

Xavi made his Barcelona debut back in the 98/99 season, with the Catalan giants winning the title in his first season. From there though the club would endure a turbulent few years on and off the pitch, whilst Xavi continued to improve and grow as a young footballer. His second La Liga title would not arrive until 6 years later in 2005 under Frank Rijkaard, but from that point on Xavi's career would feature almost non-stop success.

The following season was an injury plagued one for Xavi however, as he missed out on much of the season which saw Barca retain the league and win the Champions League final against Arsenal, with Xavi unavailable. 2 trophyless seasons followed but in the summer of 2008, Xavi truly announced himself to the world. At Euro 2008, Xavi was the tournament's best player, scoring in the semi-final and assisting Torres' winner in the final against Germany, as Spain won a major trophy for the first time since 1964.

In the 08-09 season, Guardiola's first as Barca manager, Xavi provided an incredible 29 assists from midfield, as Barcelona's new 'tiki taka' style won them the sextuple in 2009. At the 2010 World Cup, Xavi was again immaculate, helping his country to win the World Cup for the very first time. The following year another Champions League title arrived and then in 2012, Spain became the first team to retain the Euros, demonstrating their superiority by destroying Italy 4-0 in the final. Alongside Busquets & Iniesta, Xavi had been a part of one of, if not the greatest midfield of all time at both club and international level. He left Spain for Qatar in 2015, after winning another Champions League title as part of a treble.

Xavi is here a victim of playing his best football in between two decades, as if this was a Team of the Decade for the years 2005-2015, he would be one of the very first names in the starting XI. However, he did not emerge as one of the game's best players until towards the end of the 2000's and retired from European Football in 2015, which was not quite enough time to justify him making the starting XI. However in those 5 years, he achieved so much that he still demanded to be named amongst the 14.

Xavi is considered one of the best midfielders of all time, for Barca he played 767 matches and for the national team he won 133 caps. He is considered one of the most reliable passers ever, registering a 91% pass completion rate through the 2010 World Cup. Xavi was incredibly difficult to dispossess of the ball his speed of thought and understanding of space nearly always allowing him to retain possession. As a deep-lying playmaker, Xavi was a lot more than just a 5-yard sideways passer, his penetrating passes allowed him to notch a high number of assists and 'pre-assists' with his passes often opening the opposition up and unlocking a deep defensive block. Xavi's style earned him the nickname "The Puppet Master" with former Real Madrid player and manager Jorge Valdano saying about him: "If football was a science, Xavi would have discovered the formula. With a ball at his feet, no one else has ever communicated so intelligently with every player on the pitch."

Toni Kroos- Germany

Kroos came through the ranks at Bayern Munich and after impressing on loan with Bayer Leverkusen, he became an established starter for the Bavarian club. In 2013 he would help the club to win the treble as they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the all-German Champions League final. The following summer after making the 2014 World Cup team of the tournament and lifting the trophy following a 1-0 triumph over Argentina, Kroos joined European Champions Real Madrid.

In his second season with the club, Kroos won his second Champions League and his first with Real. Los Blancos would go on to threepeat the competition, with Kroos a crucial player in the middle of the pitch, forming an outstanding partnership with Luka Modric. Kroos would spend 10 seasons with Madrid, playing 465 games and winning a huge number of honours including 4 La Liga's, 5 Champions League's and 5 World Club Cups. His final match for the club before retirement was the 2024 Champions League final, with Kroos winning his 6th overall, against Borussia Dortmund, the same opponent from his first final 11 years earlier.

Kroos won 114 Germany caps and scored 17 goals, including 2 in the incredible 7-1 victory over Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-final. Kroos will be remembered for his incredibly accurate long-range passing, which allowed him to dictate games from the middle of the pitch and also his consistency, with the German rarely dipping below a 7 or 8 out of 10 over many years, making him one of the most reliable and important players for both club and country.

Neymar- Brazil

Neymar was one of the World's first "Youtube Footballers" amazing fans from all over the world with his goals and flamboyant tricks on the video platform for his native club Santos. Neymar would make 225 appearances for the Brazilian club scoring 136 goals and winning the Copa Libertadores in 2011, with Neymar scoring in the final. In 2013 it was confirmed he had signed for FC Barcelona, but before he could play his first games for the club, he had an international tournament to play with Brazil in the form of the Confederations Cup.

This tournament would excite Barca fans further as their new man lifted the trophy and won the Golden Ball for the best player at the tournament, scoring in a 3-0 final win over Spain. Neymar had a promising first season at Barcelona, but it was in his second season he truly arrived, starring as one-third of the "MSN" alongside Lionel Messi and new signing Luis Suarez. This devastating forward line would win the treble, with Neymar netting 39 goals. In total Neymar would score 105 goals in 186 games for Barca, before the transfer that shocked the world.

In 2017, Neymar joined PSG for a world-record transfer fee of €222 million. The Brazilian would perform excellently but serious injuries would plague him every season, often forcing him to miss the crucial months of the season. One year he was able to stay fit for the final stages of the Champions League was in 19/20, where he played in PSG's first and to date only Champions League final, but they were beaten by Bayern Munich. Despite scoring 118 goals in 173 games, and starring alongside Mbappe and Messi in another devastating forward line, Neymar could never make his time in France a success that got anywhere close to justifying that enormous fee. Partly due to recurring injuries and partly because after leaving one of the biggest clubs and one of the most-watched leagues in the world to play in Ligue 1 with PSG, the club and the league did not grow significantly in mass appeal.

Neymar has since moved to the Saudi Pro League, where serious injuries have mostly kept him off the field. For his nation, Neymar so far has 79 goals in 128 caps, making him the highest goalscorer in the history of the Brazil national team, surpassing Pele last year. Neymar's bad luck with injuries has also followed him to the national team. An injury against Colombia in the 2014 World Cup Quarter-Finals forced him to miss the semi-final against Germany, which in his absence the team lost 7-1. Injury also forced him to miss the 2019 Copa America in its entirety, which his nation would win. Aswell as winning the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2016 Olympic Gold, both on home soil, Neymar also reached the 2021 Copa America final which also happened to take place in Brazil. Though this time he was on the losing side to Messi's Argentina. He will hope he has one more shot at the World Cup in 2026, but currently it appears unlikely injuries will permit him.

With well over 400 goals in over 700 games, Neymar has a scoring record most out and out number 9's would be proud of. He also has over 200 assists which exemplifies his extreme creative talents and teamplay. But outside of just the numbers, it has been the flair and expression Neymar has played the game with that he will be best remembered for. One of the most skilful players ever, his creative dribbling has forced him to take a huge number of bad challenges over the years, which has sadly plagued the second half of his career with injuries that have prevented him from reaching the highest high's he was surely on course to reach at one stage.

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Real Madrid vs Sevilla Can be Tricky with Ramos in Opposition

Ancelotti’s Real Madrid is packing their bags and hitting the road, destination? The iconic Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium. And guess what? Sevilla has a former Real Madrid legend in the house, Sergio Ramos. Talk about a fresh start. But hey, he’s stepping into the ring with the current big shots of La Liga. The “Real Madrid vs Sevilla” face-off? That’s not just a game; it’s an affair! Real…

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the prompts “do you think of me when you touch yourself?” and “don’t pretend to be innocent now” with sergio ramos pls 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

i rlly like the friends w benefits au with driver!reader so maybe as like a continuation of that? like y/n and sergio meet again during a party and y/n realizes she caught feelings so she avoids him … one thing leads to another andddd sergio makes her touch herself while he watches .. 😻😻

thank you!! I can definitely write another part for you!! // prompts: “do you think of me when you touch yourself?” & “don’t pretend to be innocent now” 

part one of driver!reader x fwb!sergio

The race weekend had officially ended, the 2022 race season had come to an end and you were beyond grateful. You needed a break and tonight, you were being dragged out by Mick, the two of you would be joining Seb and Hanna as they had a kid free night. 

Now when you met Sergio on Friday, you hadn’t expected things to move so quickly nor did you expect to see him again tonight. 

Sebastian was trying to talk Mick into taking a jagger bomb with you two when you felt a hand on your lower back. You turned to see Sergio beside you, “hey pretty lady.” 

You had avoided him when you saw him in the garage earlier that day, you were focused on the race. “What are you doing here?” You asked, a bit confused. 

“Did you get my number?” His eyes find yours, the dull lighting in the packed club wasn’t as horrible as it seemed to be; every single on of his features highlighted.  

“I did-” “Here!” Seb was already drunk when he passed the unwanted shot to Sergio, “take it!” He tells the Spaniard. Sebastian got an arm over Hanna's shoulder, a sappy grin on his face as he shouts something in German before you all down the brown liquid. 

The little kick the jagger had gave you the confidence to talk to Sergio; as if you hadn't woke up in his bed that morning. 

“You look beautiful,” he whispers in your ear, his arm around you. You leaned into him, a hand on his chest. “Should we get out of here?” You asked, looking up at him. 

Your eyes resembled something of a baby deer, soft and innocent but he of all people knows that’s not innocence; that’s lust. 

His hand tangled with yours after you hugged Seb and Hanna goodnight, promising to visit. Mick had been pulled into a conversation with someone else, not even noticing when you left but you were certain that even in his drunk state, Seb would take Mick home with them. 

It was the early hours of the morning, no one was outside except a few people smoking or finding their way back to where they came from. The night was warm, the breeze blowing softly as your heels click along the concrete towards the car. 

Sergio’s hands were on your hips, steering you to the backseat of his car rather than the front. 

The moment the door shut, his lips are on yours, pulling you onto his lap. “Do you think of me when you touch yourself?” He mumbles against your lips and you mutter a no, hands tangled in his hair. 

Sergio rolls his eyes, “I know you do, you admitted the much.” His eyes find yours, moving you to lay back on the cold leather. You had let a few things slip last night; one too many margaritas equaled loose lips and secrets spilled. 

“I like these,” Sergio says, his fingers trailing along the black lace under your dress. 

"Show me how you touch yourself, I wanna watch." He says, his words catching you off guard.

You look at him, confused. “What ?”

“Don’t pretend to be innocent now.” He drags a finger up your thigh towards where your hand was resting. “So show me.”

“Are you serious?” Sergio ignores your question and pulls your hand between your legs before looking up at you.

“Yes, I am.”

You were still unsure what prompted this but you knew if you wanted to him to fuck you, you should do what he wanted; so you did. Your fingers moving exactly the way it does when you’re home in bed. 

“Like that?” Sergio asks, his eyes fixed on your hand, watching as it moves exactly how he does if he was doing it to you.

“Mhm hm,” your head leaned back on the seat behind you, eyes fluttering closed.

He smiles to himself, leaning forward to kiss along your chest. “So perfect for me,” he whispers against your skin, his hand reaching down to wrap around your wrist, “let me give you want you want, darling.”

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