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The Sunday Football
Gay Stories · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A new goalkeeper joins a Lisbon amateur football team and falls for the left-back who keeps shouting at him. A rowdy, affectionate two-part gay romance of muddy pitches, mixed signals and a very late penalty.
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“The Sunday Football” is a Gay Stories story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 4 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: Left Back. Aaron joins a Sunday amateur football team in Lisbon as goalkeeper. Rui, the left-back, shouts at him in three languages for conceding, and gives him a lift home.
- Part 2: Penalty. The Sunday Lions reach the cup final and it comes down to penalties. Aaron saves the last one, and afterward, on the muddy pitch under floodlights, Rui forgets to shout.
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