Chapter 37 – An Unforgettable Ending
The lights above Elland Road burned like a thousand suns.
Even the night couldn't dim this.
Helicopters hummed in the sky, circling like vultures—though tonight, they weren't here to witness a fall.
Camera crews lined the sidelines. Sky Sports, BBC, beIN Sports—every major outlet had boots on the grass. Reporters clutched mics. Lenses zoomed in on faces, boots, gestures. Every twitch of emotion would be broadcast to millions.
Nathan sat in the locker room, quiet, focused. The noise of the stadium was already bleeding in—chanting, stomping, the unified heartbeat of tens of thousands.
Across the room, Marco paced with his headphones on, mumbling lyrics only he could hear. Graham cracked his knuckles one by one. Tyler shadow-boxed against the wall like he was about to go into the ring instead of midfield.
The pressure was everywhere.
Except in Nathan.
He tied his laces slowly, methodically. One loop, pull tight, double knot.
Then he stood.
