Novels like King of Football in Two Lifetimes
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- 51 Scottish Football! An Octopus Alien's Happy Game 苏超！章鱼星人的快乐足球 The Super League! An Octopus Alien’s Happy Football —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Ragnarok: Ronaldo's Dream Comes True in North America 诸神黄昏：C罗的圆梦美加墨 The Twilight of the Gods: Cristiano Ronaldo's Dream Come True in the USA, Canada, and Mexico 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Football: Blazing Speed, Messi Calls Me a Pass-Back Freak 足球：速度拉满，梅西叫我回传怪 “Ding! Live Football System loaded! Host’s speed and explosive power permanently locked at 99!” Reborn at the scene of Milan’s 2012 disaster, Chinese student Lin Mo awakens a max-level speed System. Subbed on during a friendly, he becomes a streak of green lightning. From the halfway line to bursting past the entire defense and scoring, it takes him just 9.8 seconds! The scouts’ coffee cups shatter in their hands! His speed is a physical cheat code: The opposing coach roars, “Grab him! Use a tak 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Football’s Godlike Striker 足球之超神射手 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Cui Zhen leads China’s Dream Team to become world champions in a legendary story, with help from the Football Supergod System and his own extraordinary hard work. Denilson’s dazzling stepovers, Beckham’s trademark bend, Kanu’s butterfly step, Juninho’s perfect free kicks, Zidane’s Marseille turn, Batistuta’s GOAL, Messi’s solo run from one end of the pitch to the other. Volley shots, bicycle kicks, long-range lobs, diving headers, backheel shots... With —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Football: I Bought a Team and Signed Neymar from the Start 足球：收购球队，开局签下内马尔 [World Cup]+ [King of the Champions League]+ [Championship-Winning Coach]+ [Premier League]+ [Top Five Leagues]+ [Heartthrob to All] The protagonist transmigrates back to 2010 and takes over Morecambe, a club in England's third tier, nicknamed the Shrimps. Using his memories of the future, he signs the young prodigies before they make their names on the pitch. From the start, he snaps up Neymar, Kroos, Antoine, Thiago, Varane, and other young talents who were just emerging in 2010. With the Syst —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 56 Genius Marksman: From the Start, I Got the Sign-In System 天才射手：开局获得签到系统 In the summer of 2018, Wang Long was kicked out of his Chinese Super League club's youth team after getting into a fight with the owner's son. Just as he was about to give up on his football career, he unexpectedly acquired a genius striker sign-in System. Then, out of nowhere, he received an invitation to trial with Ajax, a powerhouse in the Eredivisie, and landed a professional contract. Wang Long began tearing up the Eredivisie and Champions League, bringing the era of Messi and Cristiano Ron 1Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 57 Reborn as Inzaghi, I Leave Balotelli Behind from the Start 重生因扎吉，开局留下巴洛特利 [Illustrations throughout the book] Zhang Yifan transmigrates and is reborn as Filippo Inzaghi, returning to July 2014 to take charge of Milan. His reward from the start is a user’s manual for Mario Balotelli. From then on, he coaches with a little magic and plays happy football! (The first 50 chapters focus mainly on Super Mario. Later, he starts signing players like Lingard, De Bruyne, and Lukaku! Winning matches matters, but having fun does too!) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Football: The Prodigy, I Rule the Premier League 足球：天才小将，我在英超当上帝 After transmigrating to a parallel world, he becomes a rising football prodigy, only to be blacklisted for refusing to play by the unspoken rules. Furious, he boldly heads overseas. With the System at his command, he joins Crystal Palace, a Championship side fighting to avoid relegation. Cast aside by the Nou Camp as an “outcast,” he pulls on the Eagles’ number 10 shirt and unleashes cruise missiles that tear through the sky, shattering every doubter’s scorn. In the wilds of England, he’ll unlea 32.8kReads6.4Score3.6k14d adds
- 59 A Nightmare Start in England's League Two, Premier League Dominance in Five Years 英乙天崩开局，五年成为英超霸主 Tags: transmigrate, System, soccer, owner, management Liang Ziyan transmigrates into the world of Football Manager 26. From the start, he lands in a disastrous situation: Harrogate Town in League Two, the team predicted to finish dead last in Football Manager 2026! The club is also in the middle of a losing streak. Having transmigrated with a System, Liang Ziyan vows to lead the club to the Premier League within five years! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 At 17, I Made a Name for Myself with One Goal at Chelsea 17岁的我在切尔西一球成名 Sixteen-year-old Chen Zhiyi is widely hailed as a once-in-thirty-years talent at Meicheng Football School. But because his parents can’t afford to bribe anyone, he goes from starter to ball boy, not even good enough to be a substitute. Humiliated in front of everyone, he angrily quits school. Just as his dream of becoming a footballer is about to fall apart, a phone call from a Chelsea scout in China takes him to London. After activating the Football King System, he flourishes at the Cobham tra 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Football: From the Start, I Fused with a Ronaldo Nazario Player Card 足球：开局融合大罗球星卡 From the start, he fuses with the “Alien” Ronaldo player card, and Dragon Nation's Xiao Chenhui leaves the whole world astonished! Jurgen Klopp: He's the most talented footballer I've ever seen! Jose Mourinho: It's obvious. He's the special one! Ronaldo: I see my younger self in him. Roberto Baggio: His free kicks are absolutely masterful. Gabriel Batistuta: Power shots? He's the real expert! Zlatan Ibrahimovic: The saying “Where there's Zlatan, there's a league title” needs a new star. Miroslav 230Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 62 Football: Mourinho's Chelsea-Era Masterpiece 足球：惊艳穆里尼奥从切尔西开始 You were born before I was, but I was born when you were already old. I was always chasing you, but never once surpassed you Zhang Ming wakes up with a soccer talent System and sends a curling shot into the top corner of the goal. Mourinho is so stunned his jaw nearly hits the floor. This is incredible! Delighted, Mourinho immediately recruits him and brings him to Chelsea. 981Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 63 I, Gao Qiu, Lead Team China to Win the World Cup 我，高俅！带领国足拿下世界杯 Gao Qiu transmigrates into the modern world and embarks on a football journey. His peerless skills are unexpectedly scorned by domestic Chinese teams. With his discerning eye, the Silver Fox spots Gao Qiu's talent and takes him to Juventus, where he makes an astonishing debut. He sweeps through Europe's top five leagues, astounding the football world and basking in glory. Chinese fans join together to petition the Chinese Football Association, demanding that Gao Qiu play for his country. Gao Qiu 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The System Helps Me Become the Greatest Striker in Football 系统助我成为足坛第一神锋 [A feel-good power fantasy] My name is Yang Jun. I was once a prodigy on the pitch, but now I’m a perfectly qualified water-bottle manager. On the night of the 2022 World Cup final, a flash of white light shot out of my TV and struck me. When I awoke from my coma, I found I had been reborn ten years in the past. On top of that, I discovered something strange inside me. “Beep, ” “The Green Pitch Star-Making System has been activated. Host, choose your position on the field.” “Forward, obviously!” 288Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 65 Reborn: My Buddy Leads the Chinese National Team to the World Cup 重生之老铁带领国足进世界杯 Deep behind bars, he dreamed of standing on the World Cup podium. When he woke, it was 2009, on the eve of the crackdown on match-fixing and organized crime. In his previous life, he went from player to prisoner and brought shame upon Chinese football. In this life, he is bound to the “Training Master System” and has only one bottom line: never take part in match-fixing. While everyone else goes along with the corruption, he trains alone on the practice field at four in the morning. When dirty m 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Patron Saint of Football 绿茵圣父 It was a day worth remembering for him, because that was the day he became a head coach. At his first meeting with the players, he introduced himself in a way that made everyone laugh. When he caught a player arriving late, he punished him severely to set an example for the others. 7Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 67 Football: I'm a Goalkeeper, and Every Long Ball Scores! 足球：我，门将，开大脚就破门！ After transmigrating to a parallel world, frail and sickly Jiang Ruolin awakens the [All-Around Goalkeeper System]. From then on, the world has an all-around goalkeeper! President Luo: “What? Jiang Ruolin is going to Bashark? Agent! Arrange my transfer right away! I need to get out of Xi Jia immediately!” The Coal Boss: “What? Jiang Ruolin is joining Bashark? I love Bashark! I don't care what the salary is!! Just name your price!” Director Mu: “I'm so upset! I've taken ten shots at Jiang Ruolin' 1Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 68 Football Dynasty: I Am That God 足坛皇朝：我既是那个神 Cristiano Ronaldo: Tang Tian is someone I would fight for all my life. Messi: One diving accident left me in a deep coma. Football Boots: Without a doubt, Tang Tian single-handedly built the national team's glory. Scarlett: I met that man on a plane when I was eighteen. The Alien: Tang Tian is a god of football. Ade: Tang Tian is like my father, lighting the way forward for me. ZZ: Tang Tian is the backbone of the national team. Without him, I'd still be eating oysters back home. The Emperor: Al 6Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 69 Football: Shining in the AFC Champions League, I Sign with Arsenal on the Spot 足球：闪耀亚冠，当场签约阿森纳 Chen Fan transmigrated! He unlocked Bell's signature moves and lit up the AFC Champions League! During a friendly against Arsenal, Wenger signed him on the spot! Between two points, Chen Fan is second to none! Unstoppable cuts inside! Powerful long-range shots! The pendulum dribble! His jaw-dropping moves shock the world! His journey to becoming the King of Football begins... 595Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 70 Buying Achraf Hakimi from the Start in 2003? 03年开局买了阿什拉夫？ "June 1, 2003. Leeds United was on the verge of bankruptcy. Eighty million pounds of debt hung like a noose around the neck of this once-mighty Premier League club, leaving it dangling before the gallows. As everyone waited for the club to collapse, Qin Chuan, a young man who had never appeared in the football world, walked into the boardroom at Elland Road. No one knew that a prompt had just sounded in his mind: [System activated. Initial funds of 200 million pounds received]." 428Reads7.3Score2014d adds
- 71 Coach, Where Do I Play? 教练，我踢哪？ After an unexpected transmigration, he finds himself back in 2011. With the ability to see the future, how could he let such a rare opportunity slip by? Through investment, he amasses a fortune worth tens of billions in a remarkably short time. A passionate football fan, he buys a small club and uses his money to assemble an invincible fleet, conquer Europe, and build a football empire of his own! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Reborn: The Road to Becoming a Soccer King 重生之球王之路 Yan Luo: Even if this is only a Silver Age, I'll use my passion to forge it into gold. This is the legendary story of Yan Luo, the King of Football. Messi: When he stood beside me, I knew his achievements would become part of history. Cristiano Ronaldo: Like me, he never gives up. He's the proudest warrior in my heart. Maradona: I used to think Messi was the best player. When I noticed Yan Luo, I realized there was someone I'd overlooked. Pele: Yan Luo's arrival pushed football to new hei 2Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 73 The Green Pitch Knight 绿茵骑士 He's like a knight racing across the soccer field; Follow him, and you'll see the sunshine. In the name of Hanniang, run, young man! 7Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 74 Wang Sicong Buys Juventus 王撕葱收购尤文图斯 Wang Sicong is going to buy Juventus! He’ll complete a clean sweep of every trophy in a single season! Wang Sicong activates the Goalkeeper System! He leads the Chinese national team to the 2022 World Cup! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Glory Forward 荣耀前锋 As long as life endures, glory never dies. A young man who emerged from a British prison, a survivor of death football, can sway the entire world of soccer in the blink of an eye. 3Reads8.5Score114d adds
- 76 Five Million a Day: Betting on Soccer to Stay Alive 每日500万，投足球保命 Reborn in 2006, he has to spend five million every day, and can only invest it in the soccer industry. If he fails to meet the quota, ten years will be stripped from his life force, accelerating his aging. No rewards, no special privileges, just forced spending with no way out. He builds up capital using memories from his previous life, becomes a tycoon, and channels his money back into soccer. Chinese soccer rises. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Soccer No-Hoper Gets Hit by a System 足球废材被系统砸中 [Football] + [Dreams] + [Bundesliga] + [La Liga] Xia Yu was humiliated by his teammates in front of the campus beauty! After a System dropped into his lap, watch him win her heart and make his rivals eat their words! With the System and hard work, he grows step by step into a football superstar! First, he stands out in the Bundesliga. Then he heads to La Liga, where three powers vie for dominance! A team of discarded stars becomes an invincible force! Sharing an era with Messi and Ronaldo? That’ 676Reads8.3Score10414d adds
- 78 Football: Banned for Life, Forced to Conquer Europe 足球：终身禁赛，被迫闯荡欧洲 Guardiola: Xu is a midfielder with an incredible amount of creativity. Mourinho: Xu’s interceptions and tackles are impressive. Klopp: Xu is the best in the world at taking his chances. Fans: Xu Yuan is the undisputed king of football. Xu Yuan transmigrates to 2010 after his friend Lü Wen gets into a fight when someone deliberately takes him out with a dangerous tackle, earning him a lifetime ban from the Chinese Football Association. Xu Yuan heads to Europe, where an unreliable System lets him 14Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 79 Football: I'm a Ronaldo Hater, So Why Did I Inherit His Skills? 足球：我一罗黑，给我C罗传承？ [Good news]: Xu Feng transmigrated and got a System. [Bad news]: Xu Feng, a devoted Ronaldo hater, ended up with the Cristiano Ronaldo Skill Inheritance System. To inherit skills, he has to become more and more like the very person he hates most, that Awei Luo. How is he supposed to survive that? As his inner struggles intensify alongside his growing skills, Xu Feng starts out in the Chinese Super League, tears through the competition, and writes a legendary story for Chinese players. This book 155Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 80 Football: A Long-Range Thunderbolt from the Start Stuns the World 足球：开局一脚远程重炮震惊世界 An accident sends Jiang Chen back in a dream to the 2011–2012 season, where he becomes the water boy for a League Two team. Unwilling to waste his life, he unexpectedly awakens a Superstar System and helps his team get promoted with a long-range thunderbolt of a shot. From that moment on, the era of the two greatest rivals in European football is changed forever!! Messi, Ronaldo, Jiang Chen: three titans standing side by side! Jose Mourinho: Jiang is the best striker on the planet, bar none! Car 1Reads6.9Score114d adds
- 81 Football: I Wanted to Lie Flat, but Awakened the Star Summoning System 足球：想躺平却觉醒球星请神系统 (You don't need to follow football to enjoy this. It's a lighthearted comedy packed with jokes about active players.) [No national team football] [System novel] [Power fantasy] [Lighthearted comedy] [Active football stars] [No female lead] When 18-year-old Chen Shi was ready to retire and lie flat, he suddenly awakened a Star Summoning System! Step by step, he rises from youth training to the peak of world football, claiming the highest transfer value on Transfermarkt, the Premier League's highe 3.5kReads8.2Score26314d adds
- 82 Football: From the Start, I Had 99 Explosiveness and Stunned Messi 足球：开局99爆发力，震惊梅西 He transmigrates into the body of a young player, but with no connections, the national team shuts him out. From the start, he gets 99 explosive power, dribbling, driving, and ball-handling! A once-in-a-generation talent bursts onto the scene and turns the entire world of football on its head! Messi: “Since MSN, Ma Long has been the best teammate I've ever had.” Guardiola: “You know, Ma Long is a very good player. He's just like Messi...” 586Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 83 Making a Name for Myself on an Alien World 异球成名 From becoming a legend at ADO Den Haag to creating the Blue Fox miracle... After being reborn and gaining the “Make a Name for Yourself on Another Planet” System, Ran Chen begins to make a name for himself at Dutch club ADO Den Haag, then achieves success with Premier League side Leicester City, embarking on a legendary football career conquering the Eredivisie, ruling the Premier League, and winning fame across Europe! Skills mastered so far: 1. Pressing 2. Dribbling past opponents with ease 3. 285Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 84 Football: I Ended the Messi-Ronaldo Era 足球：我，终结梅罗时代 Jiang Feng transmigrated to 2014 and started out at the German second-division club Nuremberg. Scoring goals in droves and dominating the field, he caught the attention of top clubs. From then on, a new soccer star rose to prominence. He was called the man who ended the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry, and the true pride of Asia! Pep Guardiola: “Watching Jiang Feng play made me realize Messi isn’t a genius after all!” Jose Mourinho: “He’s a combination of Ronaldo and Messi!” Florentino Perez: “Real Madrid 1.8kReads7.4Score10114d adds
- 85 Football: Maxed-Out Ball Control, the Greatest Winger Ever 足球：我满级球感，史上第一边锋 Fang Yang, who has followed soccer for 24 years, transmigrates to 2018, when Messi and Ronaldo are at their peak and Mbappe and Haaland are rising stars. After being humiliated by his teammates, he understands the Divine Winger System and max-level ball control talent from the start. He goes on to become the greatest winger in history, changing the landscape of world soccer. The Big Five leagues, the Champions League, the World Cup, and every incredible record and honor: Fang Yang claims them al 1.5kReads7.4Score—14d adds
- 86 Save Lee, Bring Back the Milan Dynasty 拯救李哥，重现米兰王朝 Transmigrate to 2016, before Li Ge buys AC Milan, and take Europe by storm, dominating the continent while bringing back the glory of the Milan dynasty. (A Football Manager-style story, including transfers and matches.) P.S. Li Ge is basically a plot device. 231Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 87 Run, Football! 奔跑吧足球 A legend begins with a humble high school league. It would indirectly spark a craze for youth soccer and drive the development of Chinese football as a whole. Years later, when Meng Qiu looked back on the past, he felt deeply that following his parents back to China at the age of sixteen had been the greatest turning point of his life. His path to legend starts now. 428Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 88 The Godfather of Football 足球之教父 After an accident that could hardly be called an accident, Jiang Feng is reborn in 1999 in the body of a British Chinese man with the same name. The System that transmigrates alongside him is caught in a solar storm during the journey, leaving it with only a fraction of its functions. With a half-finished System and decades of football knowledge, Jiang Feng is ready to see how the two of them will whip up a storm in European football… 4Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 89 King of the Penalty Area 禁区之王 This is the story of a Chinese player who receives a System and grows from a substitute striker into the king of the penalty area, gradually conquering Europe's top five leagues, the Champions League, and the World Cup. 10Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 90 God on the Sidelines 场边上帝 It was autumn, 1999. Barcelona was on the verge of decline, the Galacticos were still taking shape, Valencia were riding high, and Deportivo La Coruna were on the rise. An inexplicable presence came into being in a small hotel in Catalonia. He indirectly brought the Dream Team into existence, then destroyed it with his own hands. He never directed team training, openly declaring that the head coach's only responsibility was to lead the team to victory. He loved fine wine, fine food, beautiful wo 16Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 91 The Legend of Football: The Rise of the Red Rebels 绿茵传奇之红叛军崛起 [Traditional football management novel] [Tomato's first amateur football team] [Football] + [Transmigration] + [Comeback] + [Tactical play] Our club, our rules! Two united teams, one soul! In 2005, a group of fans opposed to the Glazer family's takeover of Manchester United founded a football club of their own. Five years later, a Manchester United fan with memories of the future became the head coach of this amateur team. Stars like Vardy, Haaland, and Messi would all become members of the team 272Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 92 Football: I Turned Down the National Team and Lifted the European Championship 足球：拒绝国足，我捧起了欧洲杯 In 2016, Shen Feng resolutely chose to become a naturalized citizen and return to China, only to face unreasonable demands from the team manager! He was accused of refusing to play for the national team for money and told he wasn’t good enough to represent them! But then he made Leicester City’s first team, pushed Shinji Okazaki aside, and joined forces with Jamie Vardy to lift the Premier League trophy, creating the Foxes’ miracle! Six months later, he was even selected for the England national 3.2kReads8.6Score18314d adds
- 93 Reborn: Messi and Ronaldo Help Me Win the World Cup 重生：梅西和C罗助我夺世界杯 [Maximum Satisfaction] [Young Messi] [Young Cristiano Ronaldo] [World Cup] [Dragon Nation National Team] “Reborn, I’m going to buy young Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo!” Tan Xiangdong, Dragon Nation’s star striker who missed a penalty in his previous life, is reborn as a computer science student in 2000. While everyone else is busy snapping up real estate and internet stocks, he stakes his entire fortune on flights to South America and Europe. He signs up a sick 13-year-old Messi with the 300,000 y 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Football: Bizarre Missions, Shocking Germany from the Start 足球：奇葩任务，开局震惊德意志 “That Chinese kid Lin Yuan, is he running a marathon? Can he even play football? What?! He scored?!” “Why is Lin Yuan hugging the goalpost? What’s he saying to it? Camera! Get a close-up!” “I told you, this is just what football culture is like. I’m not the one who led it astray. I’m only responsible for winning. Whatever strange things netizens like to discuss are their own interests, nothing to do with me,” Lin Yuan said in an interview. The next day: “Lin Yuan repeatedly stressed that he was 56Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 95 Football's Overlord: Trailing 0–7 from the Start, I Turn the Game Around 足坛霸主：开局0比7我登场逆转 [Multiple heroines + power progression + golden finger] Luo Feng, an office worker earning three thousand a month, transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a down-and-out footballer with the same name. He arrives just in time for a complete disaster: Espanyol are trailing Real Madrid 7–0, with only 20 minutes left in the match, and he’s sent on as a mere formality. Just as everyone waits to laugh at him, the [Football Emperor System] activates! Luo Feng scores or assists in all eight goals, 644Reads5.3Score11414d adds
- 96 Premier League Supremacy: Starting in the Youth Academy 超级英超：从青训开始 Sports Competition + Soccer + Light System + Reborn + Youth Development The day the Super Premier League was born, the rules of European football were rewritten for good. Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan... Thirty-eight giants battle it out in one league. The bottom five are relegated outright, with no special privileges for anyone. An 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo bursts onto the scene in Saudi Arabia, a 17-year-old Lionel Messi waits for his chance at La Masia, and 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Wind-Chasing Boy on the Soccer Field 绿茵场上的追风少年 Li Junwei gradually stopped smiling. “Looks like you don’t want to invest in your son’s dream! You don’t seem poor to me. You can even play football in Belgium, so you clearly have the means. Why aren’t you willing?” “There are too many people who want to make the national team or the national youth team. How are we supposed to decide who gets a spot if nobody pays? Tell me. Everyone wants in. What are we supposed to do?” Li Junwei lowered his voice and lightly tapped the table with his knuckle 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 98 Reborn in 2001: The Youth Academy Coach Takes the Football World by Storm 重生2001，青训教父横扫足坛 [Football] + [Reborn] + [passionate] + [System] After fifty-two years of life and thirty years devoted to youth development, Lin Hui watched the national team fall short time and again. He died ill, carrying a lifetime of regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 2001, on the euphoric night China made its historic breakthrough to the World Cup. The whole country was cheering, but he could see the darkness awaiting Chinese football over the next twenty years: talented players overloo 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The Lucky Star of Football 足坛幸运星 Years later, at his retirement ceremony, Mu Yun said breezily to the reporters, “I'm not bragging, but when it comes to luck, every single one of you here is a loser.” 2Reads7.0Score114d adds
- 100 Dreaming of Clairefontaine: I’m in the Same Generation as Mbappe 梦起克莱枫丹，我和姆巴佩是同期 [Two-star rivalry + Chinese-descended prodigy + scion of a wealthy family + midfield maestro + passionate competition] In 2011, two 13-year-old boys meet at Clairefontaine in France. One is Kylian Mbappe, the future king of French football, a lightning-fast striker; the other is Romeo Zhuye, a top-tier rich kid with Chinese features and a midfield playmaker with “God’s-eye vision.” That summer, they are hailed as “Clairefontaine’s Twin Stars.” But the year they graduate at 16, fate takes them in 870Reads6.9Score10414d adds
