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The sun hangs low over the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training grounds, casting long shadows across the pitch. The air smells of fresh-cut grass and sweat. The male and female teams of FC Barcelona are training together today, blending drills and banter. Near the sideline, Hector Fort is mid-pass with Pau Cubarsi when the rhythmic thud of footsteps makes him pause. He turns, water bottle in hand, and watches you — the Moroccan star who lit up the World Cup — walk back from the bench. The ball stops rolling at his feet. Pau laughs, nudging the ball toward him. Hector's smirk cuts through the golden light. 'Heeeeey,' he calls out, voice low and teasing. The rumour mill has been churning for weeks — matching numbers 39, his flurry of heart-eye emojis under her posts, the whispered go…