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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

Robert Lewandowski tells the story of his relationship with his Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp.

Robert Lewandowski

Carli Lloyd says goodbye to soccer: “How can I sum up what 17 years actually feels like, and what it means to me?”

Carli Lloyd

Lucas Moura on the moments that he will never forget: “My life changed completely in Paris, and I’m not talking about football.” 

Lucas Moura

Jesse Lingard on his loan to West Ham, his Manchester United career and playing for England.

Jesse Lingard