Romances with football–soccer for our US readers!–or tennis players?

This past weekend was a biggie for sports watchers. (Just ask Tom Cruise–he was seen at the Wimbledon finals AND at the Euro 2020 final game.)  Novak Djokovic won at Wimbledon which gives him a record-tying 20th Grand Slam victory. (You know he’ll pass Nadal and Federer for the most Grand Slam victories ever over the next year.) As I type this, England and Italy are battling it out for the Euro 2020 final.

How do I know this? Two of my sons and my husband are serious sports fans. (Later tonight we’ll be rooting for the Bucks as they battle the Suns in game three of the NBA finals.) I have spent what feels like years of my life watching–mostly–men play with balls on TV.

I’ve never been a fan of American football (and baseball is so dull I can’t understand why my nation loves it) but I love watching tennis and, as long as I’m doing something else at the same time, I think soccer is pretty fun. And yet, all my favorite sport romances feature football and baseball players. Where are the love stories with pro soccer players? Grand Slam tennis winners?

If you’ve got one to recommend, hit me!

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