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Orla Hughes-Galloway's biggest dream as a little girl was to play for the Irish national football team, but in the WSFC Ireland competes with the UK as the British Isles, so it's the next step up. This team is, as one would expect, largely dominated by English players, so Orla has to compete extra hard to stand out and earn a spot as an Irish player. This year, she's finally earned a spot on the team with her inspired play for Liffeyside Celtic FC, which has become her actual hometown club and in a way still fulfilling her childhood dream of wearing the Irish colours for her sport.

Orla isn't the only Irish player on the squad, as aging striker Sterling Scott is still hanging around and able to help her with the transition to playing international football. Trick Johnson is also one of the best players in this group and anchoring the left back spot, and as an attacking mid Orla is quickly working to develop chemistry to receive those passes from the back that she can transition up towards the other frontline players. Even though she's already one of the better players in the league as evidenced by having won the Division 2 MVP last season, the stakes are just far higher whenever the prestige of national pride gets involved, so it's critical that Orla figures out how to take her game to the next level. At the end of the day, though, Orla can still take pride in having risen enough in her career that she's earned the consideration of being able to represent her country. Perhaps one day Ireland will have its own national team for the WSFC and Orla will be able to represent her home country properly, including avoiding the controversies coming with associating Ireland so directly with the UK, but for now she has the opportunity to play for her region on the world stage.

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**ReadySalted**

Being called up to the national squad is an absolute dream come true for No Face, the British Isles is about to hit a real golden generation and is looking forward to playing alongside teammates like Wiggo and also weekly enemies such as Luke Walker and hopefully one or two of the younger kids get called up as well like Definia, after BI's failure to get out of the group last time this next world cup is an incredible chance for redemption and one that No Face is hoping to take by both hands, looking at the upcoming roster for the next world cup the British Isles is super stacked at striker so being honest with himself he sees himself as the 4th best option at striker currently but one or two of the current talent are slowly getting older so he's hoping he can sneak in as a top 3 striker but also versatile enough to help elsewhere

It's been a while since No Face has been based in England and even though it will only be for a few weeks he is over the moon to experience the home comforts once again after so many years, the main one obviously being a proper cup of tea and biscuits, he's over the moon to be near a greggs again and even managed to sneak in a proper chippy tea even though his manager wasn't too happy once he found out, it's been nice to reconnect with old friends and see family he hasn't seen in ages, seeing everyone back home just hits home how important the British Isles success is to people in this country, and the weight of it all hits him hard, but it's a responisbility he is happy to carry with him as he sets off to his first friendly

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lemonoppy

https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showt...#pid105774

I've been called up? What a shock! I think I'm in a weird spot where I'm just not good enough for Liffey and also presumably for a national team. My player is leading his class in TPE, sure, it's only 24 points and I'm just at 1150, nowhere near that kind of 2k top that the real maxers end up as (maybe a bit lower than that after the starting TPE was lowered). In the Asia federation, I'm 10th in TPE, which does put me in the starting lineup, actually! And looking at it, there are two keepers in the top 10, so it's kind of that I'm 8th in a 10 person race to get into the starting ten outfielders. We, Asia that is, don't have a striker, surprising since it's a bit overrepresented (double the count needed based on the position tracker). We have a RAM in Rigby Emerson but he's only 50 TPE ahead, and IA. Looking at it he's also not done his career task to get his ST to a primary role, like I have, and I would say that my build is much better suited for the striker role. Allie Bunson is probably our focal point playing the CM role, but not sure which spot in the midfield Bunson would play. So I guess that Zeagle actually does make the starting eleven, and quite comfortably. I'm a little worried for our team in general, looking at this now, we've quite shallow at the defense spot, which is pretty important, but our midfield looks quite strong. So when Zeagle gets the call for the World Cup coming up, I think he'll be quite arrogant and feeling very deserving of his spot. It's been inevitable since the Sydney days (up the Roos) and with no one that he used to play with growing up in the smaller national/regional cups being able to showcase his level of quality, it's an easy shoo in and Zeagle will need to have his team feed him. Get ready for prime no touches no service.

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**DivogoJota**

CPT 4

Andre Caetano takes a deep breath as the final whistle blows. The Alpine Federation falls, an exit in the semi-finals to the Pyrenees Union. The Mountain Men fought hard, but they were bested on the day. An own goal from Tony Delvecchio was quickly canceled out by Vito Habjanic, but a late 83' minute strike from Julian Rubio put the pre-tournament favorites ahead before a late Leandro Dybala clincher in stoppage time dashed any hopes of the Alpiners pushing the game to extra time.

Andre walks up to his Club Deportivo Tenochtitlan teammate Bérangère-Amandine Bruère-Estrangin and shakes her hand, congratulating her on the game and wishing her the best of luck in the World Simulation Football Classic final. It is a final that the Pyrenees would win in dramatic fashion. The Alpine Federation would eventually find solace in losing to the eventual winners. However, in that moment, Andre is in a pensive mood. Could he have done more? A pass under hit. A header lost in the air. An opposition player, unmarked.

Eventually, Andre walks to his teammates and helps them off the field. He claps Marcel Voda and Giacomo Santori on their backs, as they return the favor by ruffling Andre's hair. The players are past the point of exhaustion, both physically and mentally. It is a draining tournament. A grueling set of matches in quick succession during the winter period. A gauntlet that represents a chance at glory, with your home on the front of your jersey. Andre looks around him, at the names on the back. Del Pirlo. Qartista. Twinkletoes. Habjanic. Will this be the last time he plays with these illustrious titans of the league?

Andre finds himself back in the locker room without realizing he walked down the tunnel. Giacomino Raiola is giving a speech to the players on perseverance and resolve, on the future and the journey. Andre looks at the players around him. Some will be back. Others will not. Andre's gaze eventually falls on his own reflection in a mirror. Andre sees himself. He sees resolve. He will be back.

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