Leave a story for footballer (6)
I believe the answer is:
goalie
'footballer' is the definition.
(goalkeeper)
'leave a story' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'go'.
'story' becomes 'lie' (I've seen this before).
'go'+'a'+'lie'='GOALIE'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for goalie that I've seen before include "Footballer" , "Keeper (colloq.)" , "one saves" , "number one" , "On-field custodian" .)