Football: It All Starts When I Get Messi's Dribbling Skills

My name is Su Xing. When you come across that explosive news story about me, you'll probably think my career is over.

A teenage prodigy suffers a severe leg injury and spends an entire year on the sidelines. After that, he fears physical contact, and all the fire in him has been snuffed out. My former club drops me without a second thought, the fans no longer believe I can get back on my feet, and even my agent sighs and advises me to use what little fame I have left to return home and find a job coaching youth football.

But I refuse to give up. To every coach still willing to give me a trial, I stubbornly repeat the same words: "Sir, I want to play football." Until one night, I am sitting on the bench of a Bundesliga team fighting relegation, watching us trail by a goal. In the eighty-fifth minute, the head coach must have decided there was nothing left to lose, because he sends me onto the pitch without a second thought.

In that moment, I am reborn...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.