When business student Lily’s local football club relocates to a city fifty miles away, she’s just as devastated as everyone else in her town. Determined to keep the community’s love of football alive, Lily, along with her dad and football coach sister, set up a brand-new club, Crawford United, with the dream of making it big.
When notorious professional player Ben Pryce shows up out of the blue to help coach their new team, everyone is shocked. Despite being a top Premier League striker, he’s been temporarily suspended from his team for an altercation with a fan. Ben’s here to revamp his image, and the attraction between him and Lily is as deep as it is instant.
But rule number one of Crawford United: strictly no mixing business with pleasure.
Despite his bad-boy reputation, Lily’s convinced there’s more to Ben than meets the eye. Embarking on a secret whirlwind romance, she soon finds out that this player has a heart of gold.
But will everyone else be convinced?
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Lily and her family start their own football club after their home team moves away, despite having little experience. They meet Ben Pyrce, a Premier League player suspended for bad behavior, who offers to advise them. A secret romance blooms between Lily and Ben, but complications arise when Ben returns to his team and must fake a relationship for publicity, leading to their breakup. The story explores the challenges of their relationship, though the execution of character development and the third act breakup could have been improved. Despite enjoying the overall story, the characters felt underdeveloped.
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