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My heart jumps every time I hear my name read out on the team sheet with all those big names.

Cole Palmer

Sara Gama pens a letter to her younger self: “I am writing to let you know that you are going to become someone that you never thought you could be.”

Sara Gama

Jacob Ramsey on playing for Aston Villa: “I’m so lucky to wake up every morning and go train and play for Aston Villa.”

Jacob Ramsey

Antontion Rüdiger pens a goodbye to Chelsea.

Antonio Rüdiger

Chioma Ubogagu on her doping ban: “The law is black and white, but the reality is far more complex.”

Chioma Ubogagu

Lotte Wubben-Moy strives for equal access to the sport she loves: “Equal opportunity to play football at youth level is something that I will continue to fight for as my career as a professional footballer progresses.”

Lotte Wubben-Moy

Allow Granit Xhaka to set the record straight: “I lived through that nightmare once. I don’t ever want to do it again.” 

Granit Xhaka

Arsenal and Scotland player Jen Beattie details her battle with cancer: “There’s no reset button quite like cancer.”

Jen Beattie

Molly Bartrip opens up about her battle with anorexia nervosa, depression and anxiety: “I wasn’t just ruining my mind, I was ruining my body.” 

Molly Bartrip

Growing up, it was Alexia Putellas’ dream to play for Barcelona. Now, she’s a Barça midfielder and a Ballon d’Or winner.

Alexia Putellas

This is Romário in his own words: “Whatever I did, good or bad, it came from the heart.” 

Romário
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Lorenzo Pellegrini was destined to play for Roma: “I was dreaming of running out in front of the fans at the Stadio Olimpico.”

Lorenzo Pellegrini

Jon Bolding shares what playing for the England powerchair football team means to him.

Jon Bolding