I Just Love Soccer 就爱蹴鞠

1. 1 啊 [Football] Wait, Do Goalkeepers Have to Play Striker Too? [足球]啊，门将也要踢前锋吗？ Lu Xi Tong露息瞳Danmei (BL)373k WordsOngoing Ailo, full name Andrea Lorenzo Rossi. Good news: He's of mixed Chinese and Italian heritage, holds Italian citizenship and a club membership, and is a thoroughly legitimate Milan youth academy prince. Bad news: He came of age in 2018 and 2022, the darkest eras in Italian football. The Azzurri missed two consecutive World Cups, Serie A fell to Europe's fifth-best league, and Milan's glory had faded. When the blue army of the Apennines became a legend and the red-and-black flag wavered in the win 2.9kFavorites3.1kClicks/ch2.2kGifts

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   Watching it now, Milan! The mixed-race protagonist is adorable.

2. 2 安 [Football] Anton's Green Pitch Diary [足球]安东绿茵日记 Caramel Pudding Li焦糖布丁李Danmei (BL)2.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] The soccer romance anthology next door, Letters, has started *The author is a fan of clean romances and doesn’t write Real Madrid, Barcelona, or Cristiano Ronaldo because I don’t like them. I’ve watched soccer for 16 years. If you’ve watched for less time than me, don’t give me writing advice in the comments. What’s it like for a female college student about to enter the workforce to suddenly become an 18-year-old Italian-Chinese guy? Anton, struggling to load an Italian 23.6kFavorites51.3kClicks/ch169.4kGifts

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   I love watching it, it's so good, I'll watch it again and again!

3. 3 听 [Football] I Followed Saint's Advice and Became Milan's Golden Boy [足球]听克圣的话，成了米兰金童 Bao Bao Da包包哒Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted In 2015, just after being diagnosed with cancer, Cruyff was thrown back to 1996 by a mysterious force. Before him was an Italian orphan, clutching a rock as he sank to the bottom of a river. "Do you want to lift the Hercules Cup?" A dying boy met a dying legend. One had nowhere to go, and the other had little time left. And so Giovanni, who hated football, became Cruyff's most prized pupil. From a troubled child who was looked down on to a superstar who stunned Italian football. His journey was 16kFavorites13.5kClicks/ch225.6kGifts

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   A rather peculiar setting

4. 4 野 [Football] The Ambitious One [足球]野心家 Let Me Get Rich换我发财Danmei (BL)589k WordsOngoing Irreverent version: A mother who died young, a father nowhere to be found, a country torn by war, and a broken boy. The more lovers, the better! Better to be the other woman than the third wheel! A showdown between scumbags. Tune in and see who comes out on top! There are no forever-boyfriends, only plenty of flirty prospects. Men are nothing compared to a big trophy. Men are precious, and love is worth even more, but for the sake of a trophy, both can be tossed aside. Igor doesn't know if he'll 5.2kFavorites5.1kClicks/ch23.3kGifts

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   I'm following him; his name truly reflects his personality.

5. 5 一 [Football] I Accidentally Won the Grand Slam [足球]一不小心就大满贯了 Who Has a Cat Pancake谁有猫饼No CP1.8M WordsCompleted [Next up: [Football] Oops, I Turned into a Cat] [Synopsis] The media often joke that football is ruled by three Portuguese men: top-tier star Cristiano Ronaldo, top-tier coach Jose Mourinho, and top-tier agent Jorge Mendes. That is, until a fourth Portuguese player appeared out of nowhere at the 2016 European Championship. He achieved a miraculous record with no precedent and no equal, and his handsome face, as dazzling as his skills, made headlines throughout the football world all summer. La 14.7kFavorites23.9kClicks/ch89kGifts

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   I rarely read books without a romantic pairing, but this one is very cute. I love the baby.

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