[Football] Managing England's Golden Boy

Helena Peters: Declan Rice, you're the best midfielder in the world! Go become FIFA World Player of the Year and win the Ballon d'Or!

[Warnings before reading]

1. The female lead, Helena, is Belgian. Her ex is Pep Guardiola, and her current partner is Daniel Maldini. She and Maldini are in an age-gap relationship, with her as the older one.

2. Rice's official partner is his childhood sweetheart, Lauren Fryer.

3. The male and female leads have no romantic storyline together.

4. Arsenal win the 2025-2026 Champions League, England win the 2026 World Cup, and Paris Saint-Germain and Spain's titles are altered for compliance.

A little advertising: The long-running football novel Football: We Didn't Miss Our Love is currently being serialized, and Football: We Didn't Miss Our Feelings is available for pre-order.

The completed football stories are Love We Didn't Miss, Lover We Didn't Miss, Sweetheart We Didn't Miss, Short Story: Lover We Didn't Miss, Cupid We Didn't Miss, Affection We Didn't Miss, Feelings We Didn't Miss, Romance We Didn't Miss, Becoming a Stepfather to My "Good" Friend's Child, When a "Good" Man Faces Temptation, and After Guardiola Was Caught in a Strangler Fig's Embrace.

P.S. Updates are whenever inspiration strikes. It's a short story, so feel free to dive in.

Blurb posted on March 8, 2026 (screenshot saved).

Theme: Trust is the foundation of a successful career