#yeah no one likes cr7 there

[floatiesmx]

To say Jude’s good boy got image got flushed down the toilet in 2 weeks is confusing to me because it was never there to being with? Anons you allowed yourself to fall for that perception just because of what? He treats his family well (bare minimum), does abit of philanthropy and is a mamas boy? Mamas boys are the worst in my opinion because the one person that you think can “hold” them accountable (their mother) never does which is why they are so utterly reckless and definitely are the worst in their treatment to women , they only care about their mother ,not saying that’s Jude but yeah. Anyways as said by admin his past has been public for years , it is just either some of you ignored it or did not dig deep enough , Jude has never been this good boy who wants to find someone to settle down with , so why was this perception made ? However this doesn’t mean he should be demonised for this behaviour, Jude is just like any other 21 boy ,who are probably far more trifling since they dont have random people snooping into their business, he’s going through cr7 phase , whether it will leave is another question but for now it’s staying.

there’s is definitely an image crafted about him which doesn’t mean its inauthentic like he really does seem family oriented and stuff like that which is what gets brought up a lot but in the same breath there hasn’t been a point in his career he has painted himself to be perfect or like a ‘pr merchant ‘ or whatever people put that on him then freak out he isn’t that

[cant-get-no-worse]

i know that barça screwed m/ssi over and that his fans have every right to be pissed at that but i can't help but feel that the number of m/ssi fans and the number of barça fans is so disproportionate.

i love him but a part of me didn't want him back because of his fanbase, particularly the ones who hate barça. our youngsters are already under so much pressure and i don't want them being blamed and hated on for not being like the prime teams that m/ssi had in the past.

I believe you're far from being alone in this stance, anon! The sheer number of internet crowd that Ronaldo or Messi can drain is akin to the swifties or other internet phenomenon : it's lot of users that can together act quite dumb. Any crowd existing erases any nuances the people composing them, as individuals, could bring to discussions. I myself consider that what happened in those years is nothing less than disgraceful - from Luis Suarez's treatment and how Neymar's millions have been handled by Bartomeu, to how one of our biggest club legend has been fucked over by the board, and more specifically Laporta - who remains first of all an ex-lawyer and a politician - in an utterly shameful manner. Meanwhile, I believe that Laporta genuinely cares about the club (I might be wrong since as mentionned previously, he's a politician, but being from the city itself and everything, for now I do believe a genuine care to exist, mingled amongst politics, personal ambition and co) and most probably saved it from a dire wreckage ; so there you go.

Essentially 1) indeed that'd have been a problem, esp with the youngsters being more connected online and more susceptible to stumble upon those senseless criticism springing out of twitter 2) the outweight of what he could have brought to the team, being an experienced football player, having grown up within the club and knowing it as well as he does, good relationship with the coach and being the at the level that he is. Thinking specifically about the passes/vision dev. with Pedri, relationship with Gavi whose rage/energy about the club/on the pitch reminds me a lot of young Messi, Yamal, etc.

So yeah, valid thoughts! At the end of the day though it's chill, a done deal : he's not coming back as a player, probably will for a farewell match and later on as a board member, and eventually all that "true culer" vs "solo stan" discourse (it bears repeating that this is a majorly online discussion - cf the chants for him all throughout last part of the season - and that, as we know, the contrast between online and reality is a crude one lol) will mean nothing down the line as time erases those asperities. At the end of the day whenever there's talk about Messi and Barça, I always like to step back and hightlight that beyond the brand the name "Messi" has become and all the anger/frustration/annoyance that can legitimately spring out of culés/others from the massive cult-like following that gravitates around it, there's a guy who, like Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol, Guardiola and other beloved players, came from our very own academy, repeatedly chose to gave said club - not without rocky moments btw, let's not romantize there - 95% of his career/talent, while standing at times surrounded by "prime teams" and at others seemingly utterly alone in shameful XI sides hanging on by a thread. His coming back could've been beneficial on some plans ; it could've been a disaster on others ; and honestly, talking about the multiple issues there comes with being associated to such a worldwide persona and the consequences it has on his relationship with the club/its fans is quite interesting and unique, since it's a phenomenon that I believe spawned from the social media age, and of which the only equivalent to Messi in that cult-following is CR7, who changed clubs quite regularly and didn't forge such a special connection with one. Thus LM10 really seems to be a quite specific case. Messi's stay at Barça was far from being a steady, quiet journey too, and I think it's always healthy to critize it as it's never alright to idolize anyone, as long as the bottom line - which is why I have a slight irk at some self-proclaimed "true culer" - remains : this guy is as much a culer as anyone sitting in the stands or watching on the TV, and for the amount of things he gave that club, probably more.

[footytea]

Am I the only one who thinks there’s nothing wrong with Jude’s celebration and he shouldn’t have even been fined?? He’s been doing this at Madrid and no one said anything but when he does it in England all of a sudden it’s a problem? And yeah it is a bit vulgar but I think people are over doing it with the hate and other players in the past including cr7 have done it so he’s not even the first one. I’m convinced that half of this Jude scrutiny from the media is embedded in racism and when England gets out he’s going to be ripped to bigger shreds then he already is from saving their asses.

i agree with you, i've said before uefa needs to stop investigating harmless things like this. it is vulgar, but not something a player should be banned and fined over lmao

[rmfantasysetpieces1]

Here is the thing about jabs, Real Madrid is top of laliga. MCFC isn't top of england. Real Madrid have spent all season finding a balance that Guardiola publicly stated was found so...the jibe is... low, and i recall Viniciusjr looking at it shaking his head up and down and loe and behold viniciusjr had a great game, he should had four assist without question but his teammates.. cough mbappe didn't seem in the mood to finish the easy.

THOUGHTS AS I WATCHED THE GAME

Real Madrid vs MCFC 02/11/2025

My thoughts

This referee, i see him in ligue1 a lot, he is funny. I don't care for him. Remember, refereeing isn't about wrong or right, the rule book allows ref interpretation to be 100% acceptable. So the wrong right argument is nonexistent. But you can say you don't concur with ref's choices and the ref for this match, he is a funny one, consistency with him, rough.

4:03 that is why you have mendy, a defensively honest player, mendy has never bombed forward, he offers himself as a valve.

And again, the attacking players of real madrid never use the overlap anyway. So, if a player in front of you never losses the overlap, then they want their dribble to be the determining factor and that means you stand back

Saved by the poor positioning of Vini, or slow passing to vini.

6:45 come on mbappe, hold up the ball,damn, cr7 style players are something else, always getting away with poor hold up play.

7:59 I look at the replay , that is a foul on mbappe from the mcfc player. It is called a hold back:) PEople talk about corrupt refs but I have seen players in the past ten years every match on all sides be held back by the shirt, that is a yellow card so.... I don't think refs ar ecorrupt but I think refs are

10:45 no excuse, first a yellow card retroactive on the mcfc player who fouled Bellingham but Vini gave mbappe the assist,,you have to score that mbappe, you supposed to be the man again, no excuse mbappe.

11:17

I will forgive Mendy , he hasn't taken a strike in the box in months maybe years.

12:29 Rodrygo passed too slowly to Mbappe there

12:55 i said ti, this ref, man, i tell you, he lets fouls go, that is a foul for me, vini is being pushed off, that is a foul man

16:11 so far rodrygo's passing to mbappe is poor tonight.

17:15 MCFC have no movement, real slow, trying to pass through teams is not easy, you need players who can do it on the ball.

18:13 no carvajal/militao/rudiger/vasquez the backline is so makeshift, and MCFC used asencio who some said is a savior. Asensio is the player MCFC focused on, he isn't a better option, got beaten in one sequence to goal twice

22:02 I love how haaland took a breath, in all earnest, Mbappe had the first best change in the match and real madrid had the best opportunities in front of goal with goal scoring players. so mbappe, where you at?

25:05 I don't think the mcfc keeper touched the ball but real got a corner.

28:23 I agree to Bellingham, ceballos what are you doing, there is a free man wide, what are you doing? he took a blast from outside. Asencio, poor marking twice in one sequence of play that led to a goal , ceballos, terrible choice

29:11 it seems like grealish may be out, I am not certain. i think so, seems out of breath, i wonder what. yeah, grealish out for foden, i see him grab his leg. Guardiola said something to him:)

38::14 that moment is the problem when you play a system. MCFC are trying to play out the back with no one with speed, few dribblers, playing out the back with the pass requires a patience, that mcfc don't have. You can see how they lose matches, they are forcing a system and it shows. it isn't the best system for the squad.

40:37 funny how MCFC is playing the patient game xavi tried to get FC Barca to play,

41:49 again, Mbappe positioning

42:54 Valverde is right, that was touched this ref, i have seen him man... he has issues with black players.

43:28 the ref called that but didn't call the push on vini in the box , well ok. This ref let neymar get hacked in france whenever he was the ref. he has biases 100%

45:00 somebody has to be there that should be assist 2 for vini, someone has to be there, Mbappe where you at?

90+1:42 the futbol gods ar ehilarious, another MCFC player on the pitch hmmm, long season, long season.

90 +3:!6 no excuse mbappe, no excuse, that is two clear chances on goal, didn't hit the target with either:) hahaha ahh boy, don't talk about ancelotti or vini let's talk mbappe. he didn't hit the target, whose to blame now? vini?

HALFTIME THOUGHTS

Vini + Rodrygo gave Mbappe two clear chances on goal and he didn't hit the target. So I question the real madrid fans looking at ancelotti/mendy/vini... what role did they have to play in him not hitting the target? ahh boy ok And to be blunt , haaland on the other side is only better cause of the goal Asencio helped in with his positioning. Haaland don't press so while DeBruyne don't run so... mcfc

HALFTIME END, one switch of player for

Asencio begins the half by giving the ball away but real madrid fans are talking about mendy:) amazing

47:01 Tchouameni is the only one who can handle .

48:18 why is vini running like a pack mule, mbappe come on! And people ask why vini want out, he has won everything, with real madrid, he does not have to be mbappe's benzema. Valverde being so deep is hurting the modulation from defense to attack for real madrid

52:31 another Vini assist, vini has provided three assist that haven't even led to the ball hitting the target? mbappe where you at.

54:36 the whole real madrid team is hsutling except mbappe, damn man, vini is running around cutting wide, making great crosses, jude i think has more takes in the midfield and more hold up midfield play than any. Rodrygo has assisted defense as always. camavinga is being a pivot with little support, tchouameni + mendy have made important stops but mbappe hasn't been to task. Ceballos even earned a set piece, though he lost the ball.

59:46 terrible defending by city, who was on Mbappe?

the free kick was poor, but 96 for mcfc kept every one onside, awkward, goal to win, was harder in terms of form than the two who should had scored already but ok, whatever

63:41 the reality is, real madrid have in this match, tons of chances, that are a real madrid player unpressured and they haven't hit the target, no excuse, no excuse. Mbappe/Valverd no excuse to not hit the target, you don't have to score, but when you

65:58 again, no excuse:) Jude, score, chip please, chip please

66:35 again, no excuse, mbappe why can't you see you are offsides ahhhh

67:10 MCFC look done, they are tired, MCFC is tired. they are done, Real Madrid because of their poor finishing can't finish them off.

70:08 someone said, Valverde is doing great as a right back as if Valverde being so deep isn't part of the reason why real madrid's modulation from defense to attack is less sharp... iit amazes me how fans like to place players in positions that causes serious trouble for the team, just to get their style in

76:36 I knew it, this ref:) he didn't call the push on vini but called this on foden, who lost the ball:) hilarious:)

86:11 well first, the MCFC keeper switched allegiances, he passed it to bellingham which is crazy to me, then bellingham finds vini who finds diaz who finds vini, his shot is blocked and mcc who are slow paced all match, slow reacting all match. in all earnest, Ancelotti's strategy has worked all night, the players failed in their finishing. and MCFC to their credit are trying to help Real Madrid win with their passing and possession strategy, they don't move so...

89:39 it is a two legged affair so... this isn't over, camavinga!!!! what a player

90:00 +):37 Ask neymar about this referee he know all about him, this ref in my view, caused many of neymar's injuries cause, he... is biased. the foul on vini plus the foul on bellingham should had been given.

90:00 +1:38

Look at Vini Vidi Vici, Look at the hustle look at the determination, Vini Saint Garrincha, look at that hustle. Bellingham ran it in

FINAL THOUGHTS

First to MCFC, you can see why MCFC have problems. KDB doesn't run he has five or less runs per match, Haaland doesn't press horizontally, he presses in a region. Second city are trying to do guardiola's possession system, but they don't have a arjen robben/eto'o /henry/messi ribery type player. this is a team of midfielders without any true wide players and with no collective speed. The truth is, the first high quality attempt of the match was a n assist that wasn't by viniciusjr to mbapep who flubbed the one on one with the mcfc goalkeeper, the lack of movement in mcfc is the problem. In all sectors they don't move so the possession system requires 100% retaining of the ball. Vini/Bellingham/Camavinga/Rodrygo /Valverde all took the ball and each time they did with Ancelotti's reactive strategy, they had a great chance on goal.

I can see why Guardiola has problems this season, MCFC's squad needs a system set more in their own half, a counterattack bunker. . they can't run with anyone as a group and it shows. if you can't run you can't recover, and risking possession when you can't recover leads to the season mcfc has. Real MAdrid missed two chippings, three one on one's with no pressure.

To Real Madrid, Asencio was the first goal for mcfc, ceballos the second Ancelotti knows the players who are best. And to the rotation, ancelotti would had done it quicker if the real madrid squad finished their chances so...

The only player I have issue with today is Mbappe though. Yes he scored a very acrobatic goal but in cup play, the key is conversion rate, not quantity of goals. Mbappe needs to get to 50% to be what real madrid need, based on this match he is batting 1/7 that is to low . he had seven chances this match one on one with the keeper no pressure and only challenged with one, all the rest didn't hit the target or he flubbed his form, that isn't good enough for the main man. And a shout out to ViniVidiVici who people keep saying need to show up, he has been showing up for three years now.

#rmsoccer

[doinggreat]

https://www.tumblr.com/doinggreat/765625516411830272/this-current-real-madrid-is-very-very?source=share

idk. Maybe a management/coach change. Real Madrid was a team known for never putting a player above the team, yet they’ve been doing that recently. I’m telling you right now, half the shit Mbappe is doing and demanding, CR7 would’ve never been able to get away with. There’s a sense of entitlement and lack of care coming from the players right now, a lack of respect for their own team. Idk, respect for the team hasn’t been instilled in these players. Maybe it’s a management problem because I cannot even imagine them getting away with this childish behaviour when Zidane was in charge or even Mourinho. Nobody’s teammates whether from Barca or Madrid EVER acted like this over CR7/LM10 Ballon D’ors.

oh yeah tbf the way their new signings are being blown out of proportion is crazy. its not about a team anymore, its not about values, its not even about football, its just about trophies nowadays. but to think one player can be the one to bring you trophies in teams sport is delusional yet they still treat their players differently, almost like spoiling the bigger names in their club

they were so used to being francos favorite. it never really left them. i think there were a lot of moments when the club blew up from the inside and this is the first time we see their temper tantrum towards the outsiders

[jaywritesrps]

The only time Ash talked shit was at her clubs that never even involved NTers. Getting upset and pissed after games and then get thrown to do media cause you're the captain. She always took alot of shit for the team. Esp on tbe Pride. Woso players who inserted themselves into that divorce drama is because they are messy and love drama. It's not because Ash said some shit in post game press conferences over the yrs. Come on now. 😂

My dude, I was already here back then, i saw she doing this trashtalking shit constantly. It was one of the things that made stop liking her in the past, Cause, especially in woso, that is a tight knit community, you don't trashtalk your team, cause it's a collective sport and even if you have Messi's or CR7's level of ability you can't pull something like that, and she did that a lot in SM and in the press. Exemple: back when Jill was still not sure if she was with Ashlyn or Naeher in Hope's place, Kyle did a post match stories, and you could hear her trashing her NT backline. She did that with Marta, that is pretty much THE GOAT, where she said in a press conference post game that Marta was making her job really harder by not scoring and in the next match Marta scored and they still lost cause she conceded 2 goals on balls easily defended cause she wanted to show off and be again in the save of the week. In a close community as that, that is pretty much together since early ages, this kind of shit it's not seen with good eyes, not even in the male soccer community that is more lenient with this behavior this kind of shit is saw with good eyes.

And yeah they like the drama, but you have to take in consideration that in one side, you have a person that everyone already dislike cause of their own behavior, and in the other side, there's someone that everyone loves and is seen as good person and teammate (just look how how Purce and Jenna runs after Ali to hug her during the NT's Gold Cup celebration. Look at how Alex Morgan goes to talk with Ali bringing Charlie with her and Charlie hugs Ali.), even if Ali was wrong about this they would still side with her at the end of the day and find a way to blame her cause they dislike her for her own actions.

[birdstooth]

Omg so full disclosure I haven’t read this YET but I’m reblogging for later bc I saw the SOCCER descriptor and was like yyyaaaassssss, finally something I have a clue about😭😭😭 

a lot of random speculation under the cut

Side note: Does anyone else feel like they are missing out on some aspect of the story when they don’t have a full understanding of the AU concept??Mob!Character?  Yeah… idk how the mob works outside of goofy Italian stereotypes and SNL skits. Biker!character? Not really sure what the vibe is like in biker gang tbh. Best Friend!Character? Brother, I haven’t had non-hostile interaction with another human being since I ate my sibling in the womb so idk what to say here either (jk… I was an only child in the womb) 

Anyway, I feel I have an adequate knowledge of soccer so here’s my pregame analysis of the story based solely on the moodboard/graphic. I look forward to reading the fic after and being completely wrong about everything lmao.

FIRST, I’m looking at the jerseys.

The colour scheme says Argetina (lol I prob only thought this bc the WC is still kinda recent in my mind), but the lions say EPL.

Next thought: Is this a reference? An homage to some player? A basis for one of the characters? Who has worn those jersey numbers in the past?? 

With that in mind, here’s my list of the most notable (to me) players who have worn 7 or 17 from some of the more well-known teams in recent-ish history

Chelsea:

#7

Ramirez

Scott Parker (to all the naysayers - yeah maybe he’s a mediocre player that isn’t in the same league most of the others on this list, but he still deserves a spot ok. Why? Bc I’m pretty sure he was England captain in a friendly PLUS, his haircut makes him look like a handsome ww2 RAF pilot)  

Didier Deschamps (!!)

#17. Eden Hazard 

SPURS (COYS♥️):

#7. As much as I love Sonny (Son Heung-mi), there’s no one really famous famous that has worn this number

#17. Kevin Prince-Boateng (aka the brother that’s that’s not Jérôme lol), Moussa Sissoko

Manchester United:

#7. The man, the myth, the legend… CR7 himself lmao 

#17. Nani

Manchester City:

#7. James Milner

#17. Jerome Boateng, Kevin De Bruyne

Liverpool (my dad’s home team haha):

#7. Luis Suárez (the guy that bites people) , James Milner (with his second appearance on this list!)

#17. Álvaro Arbeloa

Arsenal:

#7. No one??? Or maybe this is just my spurs bias showing omg sorry lol

#17. Alexis Sánchez? 

Sorry if your fav team didn’t make it on the list lol 

So looking this over, no one really jumps out as being particularly “Bucky” or “Steve” characters (other than Scott Parker…for his haircut). Like, even if we take the most lauded player CR7, his diva attitude kind of rules him out as the basis for either of these guys so I guess OP just liked those numbers or maybe I missed another hint??

If I had to choose players to base them on tho, I can definitely see Bucky being a midfield maestro like Schweinstieger just based on that one post someone made explaining how he had to do mad quick algebra equations in his head to accurately snipe people, so yeah, he seems like he could be a "see the big picture"/orchestrate the plays kind of dude.

And Steve I can see as a Neuer-like team captain, not just bc they are both tall, stoic blonde ppl, but they both have this calm leader energy on one hand, and boundless enthusiasm on the other (Neuer’s post match heat map.... dude wants to play midfield lol it gave me a heart attack everytime he left his post) 

But neither of those fellas is a striker and I feel like the moodboard implies that one of them should be, so I have zero conclusions here. I mean I can also maybe picture Bucky being like a cocky Giroud kind of striker? idk idk. 

What Just Happened?

Pairing: College!SoccerPlayer!Bucky Barnes x Fem!Reader and College!SoccerPlayer!Steve x Fem!Reader

Word Count: 2.4K

Summary: Fed up with having your feelings played with you decide to have some fun with a with your friend Steve.

Warnings: 18+ MDI. There's no actual smut but defo some mature sexual themes the whole way through. Little bit of angst, feelings and some swearing too

A/N: This is my first time writing college Bucky and I certainly didn't set out to make him an athlete too but the story went that way so yeah! I'm excited!!

Divider by the amazing @firefly-graphics and mood board by me ☺️

Masterlist | Marvel Masterlist

You knew it was wrong to play with people’s feelings, it was never your intention to hurt anyone. You were left with no choice, you had been an innocent bystander when hurricane Bucky Barnes tore through you and wrecked your heart.

It was hard to put him out of your mind, but you’d be damned if you were just going to sit and pine over him until the day you graduated.

If anyone else had been around that night you probably would have gone for them, but Steve was there, he was cute and down to have a good time with you.

If anyone else had been around that night you probably would have gone for them, but Steve was there, he was cute and down to have a good time with you.

You and he were in identical situations, you were crying into your ice cream tub over Bucky and he was completely hung up on Natasha. You were just two friends messing around, hopelessly trying to forget someone else.

Most of all, you were painfully aware of how stupid it was to fall in love with your roommate and your best friend. It’s not like you had any control over it though.

You and Bucky clicked from the moment you met freshman year. He’d come rushing past you in the library all in a fluster, completely lost, looking for the same seminar room you’d given up on finding minutes before. He threw himself down in the chair beside you, grumbling apologies as he intensely stared at a crumpled map.

Despite the first week nerves bubbling in your stomach, you pushed through and offered him a strawberry Mento and a friendly smile. He was the first person you’d built up the courage to speak to and you were so happy you did.

You sat and spoke for hours, the seminar long forgotten about as you made fast friends. You shared everything with one another, from your big dreams to deepest secrets. It was like you were meant to meet.

You were the founding members of your friend group, you’d both brought everyone together piece by piece until the puzzle was complete. You’d created a family away from all of your homes.

You weren’t sure when your feelings changed for Bucky, you always loved him but being in love with him had developed over time. I had crept up on you out of nowhere.

It’d been easier to ignore when you were living with Wanda, but by the end of junior year she moved in with her boyfriend and it seemed that Bucky was the only person on campus with a spare room.

Being thrown into close quarters with him all the time added pressure to your friendship. It brought feelings bubbling up to the surface that you’d pushed down for so long.

Now that you lived together, it was harder to stop the casual flirting; you didn’t go out of your way to touch each other, somehow you just always were. It was all just too easy and the way you both liked it. You’d created the perfect recipe for a disaster.

Despite the constant battle with your feelings, you thought you had everything under control. Until the touching and the flirting crossed over the line.

It started five weeks ago. You began sharing secret drunk kisses, hidden in the dark corners of some sweaty frat house.

It never went further than a steamy kiss, Bucky always stopped it. No matter how good it felt to have your lips on his, to have his arms wrapped around your body, he always stopped it.

I don’t wanna compromise our friendship.

That was his excuse, his reason for stopping. And each time he stopped, you stood there, nodding breathlessly as his cologne flooded your nostrils, sending your fuzzy brain sky high. You understood, but it was still a bitter pill to swallow.

Bucky was the perfect guy, but he had serious commitment issues. He never understood how much he was hurting you when he bought some random back on the same nights he made out with you. It was the purest form of torture having to listen to his night time activities through the paper thin walls.

You knew all of them meant nothing and somehow that made it hurt more. It was all fine, that’s what you kept telling yourself, until it wasn’t. Until it became too much, the constant, never ending heartbreak for you, all the while Bucky continued to dangle himself in front of you like the most delicious doughnut in the bakery.

So you snapped.

Steve was already sitting at the usual table in your most beloved bar with an empty whiskey glass and the saddest look in his eyes when you arrived.

A couple of poorly played pool games and an unhealthy amount of alcohol led to you both spilling your secrets all over the sticky tables. Sharing things you’d vowed never to speak out loud.

You don’t remember who suggested what, but within a few hours you were back at your apartment. Your clothes tangled up in dribs and drabs from the front door to your bedroom. You’d left the perfect breadcrumb trail for Bucky to find upon returning home from practice.

You were too wrapped up in Steve to care about Bucky’s feelings, for once you were putting yourself first. Steve knew exactly how to make you writhe underneath him, he had you whimpering his name brokenly loud enough to travel through the walls.

For once you fell asleep satisfied, not miserable, lulled to sleep by Steve’s soft snores.

As you stirred awake, a foreign serenity settled over you with Steve’s strong arms wrapped around your body, pulling you into him. Blinking your eyes open, you smiled as his lips grazed your length of your neck, reminding you of the night before.

“Morning.” The gravel in his tone, set off a kaleidoscope of butterflies in your tummy. “I had a lot of fun last night.”

“Me too, Steve.” You giggled, he was so warm and playful in the morning, it really took you by surprise.

Steve sat up against the headboard, sleep still dusted over his feature. The sunlight streamed in from the window and illuminated his pale skin. His usually perfectly styled golden hair were now flat and messy.

“What?” He asked, meeting your gaze.

You sheepishly pulled your lip between your teeth and shook your head quickly, “nothing, just admiring a pretty face.” Steve laughed loudly, his eyes fluttering shut.

“Thanks for getting my mind off of everything last night.” He held his hand out to you, lacing your fingers together and pulled you into his lap. “Can I cook you breakfast, as a thank you?” His large hands squeezed your thighs gently.

A smile fought its way onto your lips, your hands resting on top of his. “Only if you make me pancakes.”

“It’s like you read my mind.” He chuckled, pressing his lips to yours softly.

Steve carried you giggling from your bed to the countertop, offering a stern order to stay put while he cooked, followed up with a sweet kiss.

So you sat there on the counter in his oversized training shirt from soccer. Your feet were dangling and your fingers were tapping the side in time with the soft music playing from the radio.

Steve whipped up the fluffiest looking pancakes you’d ever laid eyes on and brewed the perfect pot of coffee. He was a natural in the kitchen, the sight of the food had you salivating.

It was as you watched him cook and ate you delicious breakfast that you pondered over the whole situation. You and Steve had always been close but Bucky remained an unspoken boundary between you. Last night you’d broken that down barrier and it had you questioning why you’d never done it before, because you got on so well.

Everything about the morning was so easy and fun. Under all the smiles though, a pebble of fear settled in your stomach, it was scary how natural it felt with Steve, but that was a crisis for another day.

The sound of Bucky’s door flying open sent a knife piercing through the lightness in the kitchen. The apartment walls trembled nervously as his door collided with the wall. Steve flipped his final pancake and promptly placed it on top of his stack.

Your appetite died almost instantly, but you continued to munch on your maple covered pancakes, even if it was out of fear.

As his footsteps grew louder, so did the blood rushing to your ears. You wanted to sink into the ground, but Bucky was standing in the kitchen well before hell decided to swallow you up.

“Morning Buck!” Steve sang over his shoulder as he finished up with the toppings on his pancakes. He was totally oblivious to the deep blue stare burning a hole in the back of his head.

Bucky’s eyes flickered from Steve to you and back again, he’d seen your clothes on the floor last night but seeing you both in the flesh together felt surreal. You were completely frozen in place, each time his hard stare met your guilty eyes, your heart leaped out of its chest.

A lump formed in your throat as his eyes travelled down your body, taking in the sight of you in his best friend’s jersey. His eyes stopped mid thigh, where the shirt stopped and then he met your eyes once again, a vacant look in his eyes.

While Steve had gobbled down his pancakes at lightning speed, yours remained half eaten on the counter next to you. He grabbed his coffee from the side and took a final swig.

Bucky’s eyes widened in a way you’d never seen before, if he was a cartoon character you were certain they would have fallen out of his head.

“Is that my coffee mug?” He spat venomously.

Steve’s brows furrowed, inspecting the Team’s Best Striker mug, that you’d bought Bucky for his birthday, firmly in his grasp and shrugged. “Uhh…yeah, it was on the draining board this morning. Sorry Buck.” He shot his friend a confused look before putting the empty mug in the sink.

You cast your eyes to the floor, unable to stand the weight of your guilt dragging the mood down in the room, it’d soured the happy start to the morning. Every second that ticked by the tension grew thicker. You felt awful for parading Steve around the apartment in front of Bucky, it was selfish.

Another very awkward beat passed between the three of you until Steve’s phone chimed. The sound was a rude awakening from the self-loathing pit you were spiralling into at a rapid rate.

“Ah shit, gonna be late to practice, I gotta shoot.” Steve announced, grabbing his keys from the counter beside you. “I’ll text you later,” he grinned, leaning in to kiss your cheek softly. “You coming Buck?”

“In a minute.” Bucky grunted under his breath, barely loud enough for anyone to hear. Steve took the incoherent mumble for what it was and headed towards the door.

“Wait Steve, what about your shirt?” You called out, cringing as the words left your lips. You felt yourself making the whole situation worse, but it was like word vomit.

“Keep it, it looks better on you anyways.” He shot you a wink and sprinted out of the room.

You could feel the steam rising from Bucky’s body, you could hear how harshly he was grinding his teeth. He was doing everything in his power not to launch at his best friend and punch him in the throat.

The dust settled into the uncomfortable silence as the door slammed shut. Bucky remained in his place, his cheeks flushed, jaw wound impossibly tight, blue eyes flaming.

“Buck I didn’t know you’d be home, I’m so-” The words tumbled out of your mouth in a nervous jumble, but Bucky held his hand up to stop you.

“Please don’t speak for a second.” He muttered.

“Okay.”

It felt like you sat there for a hundred years as he processed everything, you waited and waited. And yet, everything happened in such a blur, so quickly.

One moment you were metres apart and then he was right in front of you. He slotted himself between your dangling legs, his cold metal hand ran up the length of your thigh, along the curve of your body. Carefully exploring your body over Steve’s t-shirt.

His other hand cupped your cheek and pulled your face towards his, smashing his lips down onto yours. He kissed you with a neediness and passion that shocked you.

Your lips reacted before your brain could stop you, your fingers clawed at his body desperately pulling him closer to you. You matched his need with your own, it was a clash of teeth and tongues.

Bucky’s metal fingertips hooked under your knee, pulling you forwards into him more and wrapped your legs around his torso.

He pulled back and placed kisses all over your face, stopping when his lips hovered over yours once again and breathed you in.

His minty fresh breath attacked your senses, perfectly balancing the sweet and sour scent of the pancakes and coffee lingering on your breath.

You tipped your head upwards, your nose brushing his and reconnected your mouths again. This time it was slower, but you felt the passion he poured into your lips.

His vibranium hand held the back of your neck firmly, keeping you in place. Your fingers tangled through his messy brown locks and tugged gently. A soft moan erupted from his check, it was the most heavenly sound you’d ever heard.

Bucky’s warm hand traced soft patterns along your thighs pushing up the shirt higher and higher until his fingers ghosted over your soaked panties.

You whined into his mouth, your hips bucked into his hand desperate for more from him.

“Bucky, please.” You whimpered into his mouth.

Bucky’s movements stilled, your words awoke him from whatever jealous spell had overcome him. He pulled away from you, his chest heaved steadily as he caught his breath, his lips were swollen, his cheeks tinged pink.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that.” He breathed, before backing out of the room and making a run for the front door.

You sat there for God knows how long replaying the moment over and over in your head, trying to make any sort of sense of it.

You weren’t sure where he’d gone or why he would leave so suddenly, but it didn’t feel like he’d truly left you. You could still taste the minty reminiscence of his toothpaste on your tongue, feel his lips moving against yours, his handprints marked on your body.

Now your head was truly fucked.

Tagging: @delaber @elemenhoepe @theselilwonders @ramp-it-up @nikole-witha-k @mkirk12776 @rivers-rambles21 @turbolisedcomet @im-a-marvel-ous-hoe @aquariusbarnes

[the-firebird69]

There's other things happening here and a few of them are

-and then aka Dave yeah got his eviction notice yesterday no but when was filed to victim and to evict the others but not our son.

-the post office tried screwing around with our son's check again to pay his credit card for their pain in the ass and they were fighting over it when the mailman came in and took the mail and that was what happened he put it out to be assorted and it got sorted while they're fighting and then it left and there's idiots luckily and the guy in the post office truck wanted it and they watched him the whole way and it's a decent size truck and they kept saying it don't even I really it's disgusting you people are so stupid

-is a huge number of warlock in Charlotte county getting ready to leave finally there's still 120 households but they're going to be very fewer today it is a huge evacuation and they say it too we're out of here and it's good we don't need you here I don't want you here and there are more things here to talk about

-they are firing people from retail jobs and other private jobs but really they're down to about 10%, they're going to drop five more percent out and the percentage is rough it could be at 15% and they're dropping 5% out it's closer and they fired people on Sunday and it was 5% it was a lot but that's what's working on the weekend

-on top of that government workers they're laying off another 10% that said and you know there's 10% left in the State of Florida and Charlotte county is 20% left 10% are going to be fired today

-and out of leadership in Charlotte county is still 2800 they want to find 400 today

-there's a few more positions that they're laid off today in Charlotte county one of them is the police department personnel there where about 60 cops and they laid off 20 and hired back 20 and minority Bullock and now they want to lay off 20 more and hire 20 minority warlock and stuff like that the sheriff has 300 minority more luck and 100 left and they're holding for today other agencies are looking to cut in half again but really they're hiring a bunch of minority warlock for those agencies as they release people from the FBI and about 50% today the CIA about 50% the DEA 50% NSA 50% and their offices will have minority warlock in them and at 50% of the office morlok population.

-and it is going on too but there are a few people who CR7 for what he is they see our son for what he is and who is but it's not in a good way they say he's a Giants and to take him down and stuff like that that's an excuse to try to kidnapping it's a growing one that's seriously it's a joke... But I didn't intend it to be and he wants to put it up there because it sounds funny and he said the reason is that he's not a giant right now so there's a bunch of people will be considered mentally ill by others even their own that's what's happening they're saying it and they're saying you're crazy and they're getting hit that guy is no bigger than us you loser and then they hit each other and it's quite a show

-there's a ton of people who are wondering what the song Halo is about in my son says that people like him have a lot of electrical activity and the Brain if you look at it and do something and just heat it up or charged up you'll see a little bit of a Halo and everybody's trying to check but they can't it's not really charged up and nobody really has video of it how they do and it's the tech people and you have to look at it a certain gear and you can see it and it's glowing and it looks odd like a golden ring

-there's a couple other things there's a lot of people in town running around already trying to cause trouble and they are being picked up

Some of it's been modified the statements if he doesn't post them right away usually at the end we found one that was in the middle and we fixed it but this guy Brian has nothing to do yet so you have to entertain him you should let him know that his people are being arrested too and brought in questioning murdered a lot of them it's just sitting there making stupid comments on the website bothering her son the guy needs to get the f*** lost along one side of his trumpsters you're useless person Brian James.

Besides that the evacuation is increased from 50% to about 75%.

Usually if you evacuate an area up to 75% the whole place is going to evacuate really think that's the case in a couple hours will probably see it.

Right now a massive contingent of minority morlock are heading this way and it is a huge bunch huge. They're going to take over where the more likely here and there's about 25% more of them coming that are leaving cuz I always tend to find a place.

Hera is okay the incident is passing she is not under duress or nothing like what it was and she feels better and didn't really tell him so she's mad at him. She says you planned it. And then she says I have my release date after she said I'm doomed here but she's got a release date and she's going to be released into our custody and we'll have all the proper foods and medicines and oxygen levels and everything. She's laughing a little bit cuz he's the one who helped her a lot and he's surrounded. It's getting information here himself but she does feel better.

-it's a huge day in history.

Mars into Superior conjunction, but shortly after Mars and Venus going to conjunction it's in February of 2024, and that's about 7 months from now and that's when it occurs and she's excited very excited and said my man is helping me and she said you created both and she and she said oh it's supposed to happen after. But if we can get out now it's the thing to do and it didn't happen but we have a lot of work to do to get there and we have to make sure it works one of the moves is coming up real quick he says you have some stuff to get out of the way and in a day and we said no way so it makes sense to me but it could be the other one that makes sense so. Whole bunch of us for getting up in arms they have the schedule we have to do and we're getting to work a couple more things happening though and sending out orders now

-there are unruly people here there are nasty comments and threats people stalking him. I want them in jail and I mean it and let's be at worked on. And people are doing a job all over to get there today in Florida they're evacuating and they're getting picked up too at the same time and large numbers of being arrested and more evacuating it's a large scale evacuation not only that but they're pulling people in and it's a small fraction of those evacuated but it's a large number it's like 2 billion an hour it's a ton of people so we are watching that and watching people get arrested I don't see what for and we understand people are having a hard time I'll send it arrested for stupid stuff. There's probably not any of them left in Tallahassee or Gainesville and they are quickly emptying Tampa area and soon Sarasota and they'll reach here is already Naples and Cape Coral and the stereo down that way are evacuating so both sides are going and they're going to do these people sitting here.

Thor Freya

[baekhvuns]

hey sunbae! lemme ask u guys something. what are everyones feelings ab neymar? saw the last ask ab his child (and yes, im happy for him and hope the kid gets a lot of love) but as a brazilian i wanted to know why people in baekhvunsland seem so positive about him

because i aint ;)

-hoobae anon

hello anon!! sorry it got long!

see ive seen neymar play since almost the beginning of his professional career in europe (when he signed for barca and as msn), when he was the golden boy of brazil! i will tho praise his playing skills not his stupid antics, i did dislike him after he left barca and the whole lawsuit he did @ them bc barca bankrupt after he left 😭😭😭 AND THEY NEVER CAME BACK FROM IT GHWNFHWK still slightly bitter on that,, but it’s known that people do disrespect him on and off the pitch constantly as a player

he dives yeah, but he also does other stuff that isn’t highlighted, the disrespect on him as a player is crazy if u see what psg writes / treats for him, if you look at him actually play- like at barca and now @ psg you can see he’s THAT wonder kid, the one who shook the ballon d’or podiums while never playing in euro— the pace he still has, his dribbles (although rare now but still seen) and the masterclass he has when he links up with messi >> they COOK, he has been trying to bring brazil the wc but he’s always injured by other people who foul him bc that’s the only way to stop him,,, i do think if he hadn’t had that back injury it would’ve been a different result for brazil 🤚🏻

but i don’t support his political views or what he represents as a person bc i know how shitty he is, the ppl he supports are and what he has done 🔫 it’s ridiculously stupid for players to bring politics into their game play, i know how shitty of a person he is (+ everything w him in brazil as well) along with his arrogant personality and the incredible amount of stupid pr decisions he’s made and what he stands for, that’s not what i like him for, for me he’s that one player from brazil who had a prime under messi’s and cr7’s, reached his hype but his decisions and not taking responsibility as well as being very unlucky stopped him, tho still i wish he brings brazil a wc

i don’t think anyone is really positive about him here, bc everyone knows what he has done, most ppl here are for brazil winning as a whole rather than focusing on singular player, neymar plays great and that’s where it stops for me personally

tldr: i like him as a player not as a person

[userblaney]

If France wins on Sunday I’m actually goin to explode mind

[epuiseeparmedia]

The fun fact is that I made money betting United would win.

Not out of belief of the team abilities (lol) but my absolute belief that the Premier League is rigged. I didn’t buy the spurs victory last season, and guess who made money then. So I don’t buy this one either. But United needs to be back in UCL next season for dollars 💵 while in the last one, CR7 hubris needed punishment.

My collegue may think I am an insane conspiracy theorist but I am 4,20€ richer for it (I bet 1€/per game cause I am cheap) and he’s not.

Not sure if “I am right : it IS rigged” was the conclusion I was expected to reach. Oh yeah, “Cristiano Ronaldo bad, Cristiano Ronaldo dumb, Cristiano Ronaldo over, all hail Den Tag, etc.” As with the replacement against Switzerland I am aware of the current doxa, I just do not care for it.

Both haters and fans are weirdly convinced he’s crying himself to sleep whenever his former teams win like a deranged ex-boyfriend after a breakup. Haters need to know hating a famous person is not a personality, and fans need to give him a little more credit.

Cristiano Ronaldo will be fine. Acting according to one’s principles is more important than settling for less just to get some petty temporary ego boosts.

[footballffbarbiex]

Erling Haaland is an automatic "no, thank you". He's like marmite: some people love it, others can't stand it

CR7 also not my cup of tea and neither is Mbappe. While I think Mason Mount is overly hyped on this site (he is everywhere 😅), I'm meh about him 🤷‍♀️ (also not massively into the real players but that's a me problem because I can't stand real madrid)

He really is! he's not someone i look at and immediately hip thrust at but i can understand why others might do this. i dont often get him put forward so he's not a player i've had to write about in certain circumstances to think "yeah this isn't for me".

CR7 is absolutely on my no go list. i've made his shit private so i don't even see notis for him anymore. i just...no.

see, i enjoy writing about Ky, but the man himself can wind me up. it's a weird one.

with mason i'm hit and miss. some days i can envision plots with him left right and center and others i'm like, i don't want to write him at all.

it's been a while since i wrote RM players!

+ What players do you dislike reading about? +

[holdmyhopeinyourhands]

If people can literally hype of their favorite players for majority of the year and that somehow makes them end up on the ballon d'or shortlist I will from today onward keep hyping up Marquinhos because if there is anyone who deserves the recognition it's him. Marquinhos is the best center back in the world (i said what i said), has been consistent for the past 6 years with zero dips in form, is the backbone of psg, is only 27, is the captain of a team with the biggest heavy hitters in the world (Messi, Ramos, Neymar, Mbappe, Donnarumma, Verratti, Navas etc etc), won the copa america with Brazil, made the copa america final this summer, made the CL final and the CL semi final back to back, scored the crucial game changers in back to back seasons of the champions league (the quaters and semi finals) making him only one of three players to do so in the history of the competition (the other two being Griezmann and CR7) and he's effectively able to play defensive midfield almost as well as he plays center back and he's a great captain. Like Marquinhos deserves so much more respect than he gets and it's a criminal that he's never mentioned for anything despite being better than 90% of the players out there. Yeah, I said it. Fight me.

So Marquinhos better be on the ballon d'or 2022 shortlist (top 5 at least) or I will stab a bitch.

Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk

[that-soccer-guru]

Soccer question! You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to! What do the different player position numbers mean? Like what’s the job of a 9? A 6? Thank you!!!

Hell yeah I'll answer this, I love this question!

So recently I found out that this isn't common knowledge and that me screaming about "a true 10" meant diddly squat to people. SO HERE WE GO.

The field numbers refer to the original positions/jersey numbers given to starting players from 1-11. Nowadays it doesn't mean much and sometimes players get numbered by what's available or their favorite numbers, but some classically given numbers are still used today. When commentators talk about the players in their positions they still refer to it by number.

So, what do the numbers mean?

1 - goalkeeper number. First in the formation because numbers go from your defending half to the attacking side.

2. RFB-RB. Right side defender (see, Kelley O'Hara and Emily Sonnett)

3. LFB-LB. Left side defender (see Crystal Dunn, ish, great LB but tbh her talents lie elsewhere)

4. LFB-CB-Sweeper. One of 2 Center defenders in a 4 backline formation, usually the last defender left behind, they "sweep" the ball. (See, captain Broon)

5. RFB-CB. Also one of 2 Center defenders in a 4 backline. The true center because the fullback/sweeper floats around behind the backline. (Dahlkemper is a good example)

6. CDM. A midfielder that stays with the backline most often. When the midfield is arranged as a diamond they're the ones closest to the backline. Usually the players in charge of stopping breakaways and recovering balls/playing the ball from the back. (See Julie Ertz)

7. OR-RW. Quick feet winger that's usually the player to fear bc they're the ones looking for spaces to score. (See, Tobin Heath)

8. M-CM-AM. Nowadays these players supply the balls, make the passes and create opportunities for the attacking mids and forwards to have more chances up top. Support for the #10s. (The Mewis sisters and Rose come to mind, actually most of the midfield in the uswnt if we're gonna be honest)

9. CF. Usually your striker, these are the ones at the top of formations when the formation calls for one striker (ie, if the formation called for a 3-4-2-1, the one is the 9). (See Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe)

10. AM. The playmaker. They're in charge of recovery, pushing the ball forward, holding the middle, creating chances, often they score their own chances too. These dudes to it all. This is the position that nowadays has kept the number convention (DVD, Messi, Neymar, Marta, Leicy Santos, James Rodriguez) and they're the players that the team is meant to hinge on, they also get shit on the most when things don't go right. I struggle to call Carli Lloyd a true 10 even at her peak, and honestly I think Lindsey Horan has more 10 potential, especially as of late, to fill those shoes.

11. LW. Speedy and quick footed like the 7s, they cross to the area, run through for weird passes, they'll feed balls to the striker and are an integral part of a good bamboozling play (valid for both wingers) (see, Christen Press)

With all of these you also get into "false (insert number here)" territory. That usually refers to, let's say, a false 9. It's a player who's not really a striker, who plays a little closer to the middle, and is more akin to a 10 or an 8. Or a false 7 who isn't a pure striker or a winger but is used as a distraction tool because of their speed.

Like I said, the numbers are a little more arbitrary nowadays and players wear either whatever is available, family numbers if their parents or siblings played and they want to continue the tradition, or their favorite numbers (or if you're Ibrahimovic you wear CR7s number x3 because you're 3x the player he is). The numbers that more or less remain the same with these rules are the #1s, #10s, #7s and often the defense numbers (2-5).

Hope that helps? If you need some visuals I'm also gonna put down this pic I grabbed from the Bundesliga that more or less let's you see the field positions (without a formation though but it helps)

[sunsetfanfics]

All I Want

(Jadon Sancho x Reader)

Jadon imagine where he really likes you but knows you won’t be with him because of his fboy lifestyle and you always joke about it and he tried to get you or something along those lines please if you can x

Warning: a bit of harsh language

You drag yourself into the break room, feet aching. Tom, your coworker, watched in amusement as you plopped down into the chair across from him, a sigh escaping your lips.

"Tired?"

You look up to see him smile, which you can't help but reciprocate.

"A bit, yeah."

"Only an hour left now, then you get to go home." He replies, to which you nod.

"Yeah, only an hour. You say that as if it'll magically make me feel better."

He shrugs. "It should. You've already worked for seven hours. Plus you have off tomorrow."

"I guess, can you get me a water?"

He chuckles and nods, getting up and walking over to the mini fridge in the corner.

"So, do you have any news on you-know-who?" He asks, receiving a groan in response.

"I think he knows, to be honest. It's not like I'm blowing him off or anything, but his lifestyle just,, isn't for me."

Tom nods, walking back over to hand you an ice cold bottle.

"Thank you." You mutter, receiving a nod in response.

"Well, do you like him?" He questions, sitting back down.

You twist off the cap and don't hesitate to take a swig of cold water.

Once you feel somewhat replenished, you put the bottle on the ground and twist the cap back on.

"To be honest,,," you pause, "I do. I really really do. I just,, I wish he wasn't such a fuckboy. Because underneath that layer is a really kind individual.

"I would date him if he didn't play this,, character. I just-"

But you didn't get the chance to finish as the bell rang outside.

You threw your head back, "fuck my life!"

Tom giggled as he watched you stand up and hurry back out to the desk.

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As the last hour wound down, there wasn't much to do, but you still managed to keep yourself busy.

Once your shift finished, you went back into the break room, saying goodbye to the few coworkers that were in there on your way out.

Nobody knew about this whole 'situation' with Jadon except for a few people, each of whom you trusted with every fibre of your being. You trusted them to keep this within the group, knowing that if it got out your name along with 'Jadon Sancho's girlfriend' would be everywhere.

As you walked out to your car, you got a text from Tom.

'Did you see his new post on ig?'

You instinctively rolled your eyes. What new flex would it be this time?

'I'll look at it when I get home' you replied as you dug your keys out of your pocket and unlocked your door.

On the whole ride home, you couldn't help but think about him. Even if you tried to think of something else, your mind would somehow twist whatever you were thinking about to always go back to him.

Pulling into the driveway, you had finally managed to stop thinking about him, since you were now thinking about what to eat for breakfast, seeing as it was only 7:18am.

You turned the car off and opened the door, practically hauling yourself out of the driver's seat.

Today was the most difficult 8-hour shift you've done to date, which meant you were beyond worn out.

Your sore feet somehow carried you into the house where, no surprise, your best friend was nowhere to be found.

You both typically worked opposite shifts, so you rarely saw each other, but sometimes you could catch each other just as one was returning home and the other was leaving.

Though it defeated the whole purpose of owning a house together, it was kinda nice to have the space all to yourself after a tough shift.

As you sat down, rather forcefully, on the couch, you flipped your shoes off and grabbed the tv remote sitting on the coffee table. You fully stretched out as you turned the tv on.

This was the routine you had grown accustomed to: you got home, let yourself relax for a bit, then got to work doing something else for a while, then went to bed.

As you pressed the button to turn on Netflix for perfect background noise, your phone went off.

You ignored it, deciding to wait till you had the show set up to check it.

DING! DING! DING!

Notification after notification piled up until you couldn't take it anymore.

You angrily dug your phone out of your pocket and looked at it, the screen lit up with even more texts from your coworker group chat.

You roll your eyes and groan, shifting your attention back to getting The Great British Baking Show on.

Once it started playing, you finally read through the texts.

'Y/N!'

'HAS ANYTHING HAPPENED WITH JADON'

'PLS TELL US'

'omg look at his latest post'

'DAMNNN'

'yall did y/n look @ the post'

'idk but 👀👀'

'he looks like a fboy to me tbh lmaooo sorry Y/N'

You couldn't help but laugh at the last one.

Switching to instagram, you check to see what all the fuss is about.

The post in question? No surprise, a few photos of him shirtless on his friend's expensive yacht.

You roll your eyes, "my god Jadon."

Despite posting classic fuckboy photos on instagram, you couldn't help but get a few butterflies in your stomach.

You double tap on the photo, then go back to the groupchat, only for a new text to pop up.

Jadon ⚽🔥 hey 😛

Another eye roll.

'hey Jadon'

'I saw you liked my recent 👀👀'

Uh oh. This won't end well.

'yeah'

'do you like what you see? 😜'

There it is.

'eh, ig. cr7 has better abs, though.'

'sure, for now.'

'right. I'll hold you to that.'

'wish you would hold something else, if you know what I mean 😉'

Jesus Christ.

'haha. what were you even drinking in that photo?'

'something exotic 🍹'

'yeah, it looks it.'

'haha yeah. anyways, wyd?'

There it is. The holy grail of fuckboys. The three letters everyone dreads. Oh no. Oh god.

'relaxing, I just got home from work.'

'really? it's almost 8 in the morning.'

'mhm. I worked 11p-7a. I'm tired.'

'are you still working @ the hotel we met at?'

'mhm'

'niceee. I'll be in town tm if you wanna meet up'

'yeah? who's the new lucky girl you'll bring this time?'

'no one. it'll only be us.'

'right. that's what you said last time.'

'this time will be different. I promise. you off tm?'

'yeah'

'ok. meet me at our café.'

'I have things to do too, you know, it's not all ab you Jadon.'

'damn, ok. well, if you decide to come, I'll be there at 12:30.'

'ok.'

'see you then, boo 😘'

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12:15, you showed up early, as per usual. You were sitting at the table you and Jadon would sit at every time you came, aka the closest to the window.

12:30. You were watching out the window, not taking your eyes away. He was nowhere to be seen.

12:45. He still wasn't there. Why were you even surprised?

1:00. Still no sign of him. You were almost finished with your coffee, and you were getting restless.

1:15. Everyone who had been there when you arrived were long gone, all the tables filled with new customers. You probably looked pathetic.

1:30. An hour after he said he would meet you, and you were fed up. Why did you even bother?

1:35. Nothing. No new messages or anything. You were done.

You walked out, trying your best to conceal your anger. You should be used to this. You should've known. Over an hour of your life wasted.

Just as you get back to your car your phone goes off. With a quick glance, you can tell it's Jadon.

'hey! sorry, something came up. can you do next week? I wanna make it up to you.'

You couldn't believe your eyes. You wasted over an hour,,, for that.

'no, I can't. I'm actually busy next week, and the week after that, & every week for the rest of my life.'

'haha, thats funny. what day can you do next week?'

'I just told you, I'm busy. I just wasted an hour of my life that I could've used doing literally ANYTHING else just for you to say that something came up,, & it was YOUR fucking idea!

'I like to think I'm a patient person, but that just sealed the deal. my god Jadon, I knew you were a fuckboy, I mean, we both joked ab it, but I didn't think it was this bad.

'stop dragging me out like this. just say you're using me for sex and go. I'm sick of getting my hopes up just for you to let me down again. I'm over it, and I'm over you. please fuck off Jadon'

It was marked as read the second it was sent. The three dots would pop up, then disappear, then pop up again. It went on for 2 minutes.

The final result?

'I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you.'

You left him on read.

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The next day you were back at work for a 3pm - 11pm shift. You had told everyone what happened, and they were angry and upset for you. A few were tempted to text him, but you told them that it would only escalate the already tense situation.

Around 10pm, you were winding down. There was only an hour left in your shift, and you had had a relatively slow day for once. And it seemed like it was going to be a normal shift.

You were sitting in the break room with some of your coworkers, watching a rerun of a golf game which you were, for some reason, invested in.

The bell rang outside, and although you were a bit upset to have to abandon the game, you weren't that upset, considering this was the slowest day you've had in a while.

As you walked out to greet the patron, your heart stopped and your stomach dropped.

It was Jadon, standing there with a white box and a teddy bear.

You glared at him, and a part of you filled with hatred, but the other part gushed at his gesture. He really was going to be the death of you.

"Hey, y/n. I'm really sorry about yesterday. I didn't mean to keep you waiting for over an hour. The reason why I didn't come was because I wanted to get you this."

He paused, gently setting the small box down on the desk, "I tried to get in quickly and pick this up, but the line was so long, I wanted to come and give it to you, but I figured I had kept you waiting long enough, so I called it off."

You're not convinced, but you wanna be. Every part of you wanted to forgive him,, but your stubbornness wouldn't let you.

He sees your shifty glance and sets the bear on the counter as well.

"I'm so so so sorry. I know I fucked up, and you have every right to be angry at me. But even if you never wanna see me again, can you please open it? Just for my sake?"

"If it'll make you leave faster." You respond, intending to sound bitter, but instead sounding shaky.

"I will. I know I can't keep promises, but this one I will. If you don't want to talk to me anymore, I will respect that."

You bite your lip and nod, looking down at the box and undoing the red ribbon. It looked very professional and well done.

As you lift the top off, your eyes widen and fill with tears. You can't help but slap a hand over your mouth.

Inside were all of the polaroids you've taken, ranging from the first time you hung out together, to a few months ago. There were ones of him playing football, and of you in various places doing a gesture that soon became an inside joke. You used to travel together all the time, you miss those days all the time.

The light blue camera used to take all of these photos was inside as well.

Jadon watched as you looked through the photos, a shy smile forming on his face.

"The camera still works, if you want to try it out." He said, voice barely above a whisper.

"Jadon, I-" you hesitated, and for the first time in your life, you were truly speechless.

"There's a, uh, there's a note on the bear." He muttered, looking down and scratching his neck.

You looked at him, and couldn't help but smile a bit. Only Jadon would do this.

Your attention turns to the bear, and sure enough, there was a note attached to its paw. Gently removing the handwritten note stuck to the paw, you read it carefully, clinging on to every word.

'Y/N,

I'm sorry if I hurt you yesterday. And I'm sorry if you feel that all we are is friends with benefits. I've always wanted more with you, but was too afraid to act.

I put up this fboy facade hoping I would attract someone who would be into,, that. But the one thing I didn't take into account was if I fell for someone.

Because my whole life changed when I met you.

I kept this act up, thinking you would be into it and fall for me, but that's not what happened. In fact, when the exact opposite happened, I was shocked.

Nobody liked the real me. That's why I started doing this, because that's what brought people in. And it worked, because it seemed as though everyone else fell for it, everyone except the one person I wanted.

And if I'm being honest, let's talk about the elephant in the room: we both know that I've loved you from the moment we met in this exact building 3 years ago.

You're all I've ever wanted. You're all I will ever want. I'm in love with you.

I'm willing to do whatever it takes to be with you, but it's up to you on whether or not you'll accept.'

A grin appeared on your face as tears streamed down your cheeks.

You looked up at him, a soft yet nervous expression on his face.

You came out from around the counter and threw your arms around him, burying your face in his neck.

"I'll take that as a yes, then?" He joked, making you laugh.

You look up at him. "On one condition."

"And what's that?"

"Stop being such a douche."

"Done. I don't need the facade when I have what I want."

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thanks for reading! this was my first footballer fic & im actually really proud of it! requests are open, and feel free to use one of the prompts I posted before!

this was for you anon, hope you liked it ;)

[hardtchill]

What do you think about people who say that much of Alex's hype, and popularity comes from her "looks" and her more open persona in media and life compared to other players? Saw on twitter people talking about Kerr and Miedema's dominance and how Kerr and VM could score 30 goals in a season and AM could score 5 and somehow all the soccer magazines would have AM's face front cover no matter how undeserved it was simply for the "appeal" and to satisfy overall attraction marketing techniques...

Before i start i want you to realize that this answer might get me lynched so yeah, be grateful 😉

I think part of Alex’s popularity is because of her looks but i also think it’s down to general soccer organizations (like UEFA and FIFA) and media simply not caring enough to actually look into players. Alex has been famous for years, Miedema only came into the picture in 2015 (earlier for fans of course but that’s when she made her first big tournament). These male dominated organizations are simply rehashing old names because they are to lazy to research new ones, that’s why Alex was being nominated for every price you can imagine (also the reason why Marta was being celebrated last year).

Alex is definitely helped by her looks, it’s what draws in the people. To some degree this also happens in men’s football, look at the CR7 and Messi debate, a lot of women pick CR7 because of his looks. For me the most important difference is that Messi never suffered from that, female players are. 

One example i want to name is how people reacted to Sari van Veenendaal (Dutch NT goalkeeper) winning the golden glove. She was ridiculed for her “horse face” and it was said that she would probably like some hay. Keep in mind that these were football commentators on National television saying this, not some idiots on Twitter. 

In short, i don’t mind players like Alex gaining popularity because of their looks, what i do mind is players without those looks not getting the recognition they deserve. I can honestly tell you that if Viv or Sam would look like Alex they would have gotten a lot more attention. That is the part you hardly ever see in Men’s football. Women who don’t look like Alex get less recognition, money and chances, that’s the part that bugs me. 

Note: i don’t hate Alex or Marta, i do however think they shouldn’t have been celebrated as much as they were in 2019 because they did not have good years. Miedema and Kerr should have gotten that recognition instead.