The flashbulbs didn’t stop. They came in bursts, like lightning in a storm, only this storm was man-made and aimed directly at Leo and Maya.

The Champions League victory had been the spark. Their public confession was the detonation.

Three days later, the world was still picking through the debris.

They weren’t just captains anymore, they were headlines, hashtags, cover shots. Their faces were splashed across the front of sports magazines and tucked into the glossy center spreads of ...