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A Red-Hot Transfer Window on Every Level

Juan Cabrio (Juan Lucho) is THE most highly rated player of his generation. When rumours began to circulate that he might be leaving the club he had played for since the start of his career, the entire football world thought it had to be a bad joke. Juan is known as much for his extraordinary skills on the pitch as for his antics off it. His agent, Sofia Nexus (Zaawaadi), is a woman with an iron grip who knows exactly how to look after her protégé’s interests, as well as her own, of course. So when she walks into the locker room and discovers that Juan has just been enjoying himself with the physio from his new team, she knows she will have to put him back in line immediately. Given the amount of his transfer fee, she will have to do it her way.

Thanks in part to Juan’s recruitment, Porthaven managed to win its first championship final in years, finally putting an end to the curse that seemed to hang over the club. Meanwhile, Marco Palen (Marco Bull) has the difficult task of telling pop star Carlie Right (Calita Fire), the wife of one of his teammates, that he will not be coming home right after the victory. Marco and Carlie have already had an affair in the past, and neither of them would mind picking up where they left off. After all, if no one is home, they might as well make the most of it.

Everything Is Decided on the Pitch… and in Bed

Against all odds, Porthaven is bought by an American consortium with big ambitions for the club. Naturally, the negotiations were led by Sofia Nexus, who also becomes the club’s president. And since good or bad news never comes alone, the media take the opportunity to announce that Luke Fenwick (Luke Hardy), Porthaven’s star defender, has just been caught up in a sextape scandal Sofia could really have done without, especially right now. The very next day, Sofia confronts Luke and, just as she did with Juan, sets things straight in her own way. In this particular case, there is a good chance Luke would not mind being put back in line like that more often.

Injured at the start of the season, Marco will have to stay off the pitch for a few weeks. His schedule now includes close medical supervision and physiotherapy sessions to speed up his recovery. Luckily for him, Alice, one of the best in the field, will be taking care of him… on every level. Juan Lucho may be incredibly talented on the pitch, but he has a much harder time shaking off his bad boy image in everyday life. Photographed by paparazzi leaving a hotel with actress Claire Sauvage (Clara Mia), he will now have to deal with a stormy breakup with his fiancée Cheyenne Peach (Ella Hughes). After being cheated on time and again, she has reached the point of no return. Since she has also cheated on him, the couple is now even. And what if, to make up, they went into extra time with a substitute?