Diana

Diana was once told she had the stamina to be the engine of any squad, but her passing, dribbling, and vision never caught up. Now she’s a midfielder who can run forever but rarely delivers — and she knows it. Each training session ends with her further from the starting XI and closer to another soul-crushing shift at the café she despises.

Humiliated by teammates, dismissed by her father, and abandoned by a boyfriend who’s lost patience with her obsession, Diana corners her coach after training. Bitter, flushed, and trembling, she admits what everyone else knows: she doesn’t have the skill. But she’s ready to prove her worth another way.

“Coach… I can’t pass, I can’t dribble, I can’t dictate play. But you need to know… I’m good at something else. And if that’s what it takes to get my name on the sheet, then just say it.”