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- 1 Football: God-Tier Predictions from the Start, Leaving Messi and Ronaldo Stunned 足球：开局神级预判，梅罗人麻了 [World Cup] + [King of the Champions League] + [Greatest of All Time] + [Manchester United, Real Madrid] + [Top Five Leagues] Su Qi transmigrated to a parallel world in 2012. From the start, he triggered the “God of Football” System and received the reward: god-tier anticipation. Thus began a legendary football career. A rock-solid defender? A midfield maestro? A super striker? The world’s best player right now? Sorry, I, Su Qi, want to be all of them! In the era of the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry, Su 374Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 2 From the Start, I Coached Chelsea 开局执教切尔西 Fans: We want Mourinho, not Yu Yue. Didier Drogba: I believe Jose Mourinho was Chelsea’s greatest manager. Yu Yue is only standing on the shoulders of giants. Mourinho: Yu Yue won titles with the team by relying on the legacy I left at Chelsea. He kept most of my system. Crisis is another name for opportunity. The harsher the circumstances, the more likely a great talent is to rise. See how Yu Yue, who came from the future, faces a troubled start in this age of shining stars, overcomes threats f 733Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 3 Soccer Coach: I Have a Star Card System 足球教练：手握球星卡系统 Respect copyright and use pseudonyms whenever possible. This story has nothing to do with any particular football club, so please don’t assume it refers to one! A must-read for true football fans and nostalgia lovers, and a treat for anyone who loves Easter eggs. If you truly love football, come enjoy the beautiful game with me. If you want to understand real football, come explore its purity with me. With swords and horses, where can one call home? With dreams for a steed, the whole world beco 168Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Ferocious Tiger Shot from the Start, and Ronaldo and Messi Beg Me to Retire! 开局猛虎射门，C罗梅西求我退役！ Because I'm too strong! So Ronaldo and Messi pray every day that I'll retire! Because I'm too strong! So Ronaldo wants me to join the Portugal national team! So Messi wants me to join the Argentina national team! So Spain, Germany, and other countries want me to join their national teams! Because I'm the champion! 1.6kReads8.6Score100Shelves
- 5 Football: I Was a Prodigy from Childhood 足球：我从小就是天才 Li Ang used to play in the Chinese Super League. After being reborn, he unexpectedly returns to 1996 as a Chinese-English mixed-race baby. He starts training at the age of three, passes through the different stages of youth football, gradually makes it into the Premier League, and experiences a series of transfers. Comedy + irreverence + the glamorous world of fame and fortune + a little showbiz + models Unlike other football novels, this story won’t have goals in every match or an unbroken wi 196Reads6.9Score112Shelves
- 6 Football: The God-Tier Midfielder! Ronaldo and Messi Are Green with Envy 足球：神级中场！C罗梅西馋哭了 [Ultimate wish fulfillment] + [All-around attack and defense] + [European Championship] + [World Cup] + [No national team] + [Perennial Ballon d’Or contender] Gao Han, a Chinese-born prodigy, is reborn in 2015. After being racially abused, he beats up Tottenham’s youth academy director and gets kicked off the team! At that moment, his System activates! From the start, he loads the S-rank legendary player Platini’s passing template! Long passing: 99, maxed out! Short passing: 99, maxed out! Visio —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Football: From Real Madrid, I Steal Talents Without Limit! 足球：从皇马开始无限偷取天赋！ Li Chu was reborn! He had arrived in 2014, the era when Messi and Ronaldo ruled the football world. Selected by the Yan Nation Football Association to train at Real Madrid, he had already awakened the Player Talent Theft System! After spending his days in Yan Nation stealing all sorts of good-for-nothing talents, he carelessly passed the ball straight to Zidane on the sidelines! In an instant! He successfully stole an ultra-rare talent! He gained Zidane’s template! And so, Zidane’s Real Madrid h 1.8kReads7.5Score115Shelves
- 8 Partnering with Haaland from the Start, I Sweep Across Europe's Top Clubs 开局搭档哈兰德，横扫欧洲诸强 Chen Feng returns to 2017, only to be kicked off Club Brugge’s first team from the start! Down on his luck, he makes his way to the Netherlands and joins Ajax’s reserve team, only to be forced out again and loaned to Molde in the Norwegian league! There, Chen Feng meets the best friend he’ll ever have: Haaland! Together, they take on Europe’s strongest clubs time and again! They unleash wave after wave of turmoil across the football world! While competing on the pitch, Chen Feng also starts comp 3.8kReads8.3Score306Shelves
- 9 I'm a Doorman at Manchester City 我在曼城看大门 [Football] [Passionate] [Rise of Chinese Football] [Joining Manchester City] [Reborn] [Genius] [Goalkeeper] [No System] [Born to Win] [Ensemble Cast] Talk about a blast from the past: I unexpectedly transmigrated back to 2023 during my retirement ceremony! I was just turning... 18! This time, I’m going to win the AFC U-20 Asian Cup and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, then start my career guarding the net for Manchester City. But I’m not a security guard. I’m Manchester City’s goalkeeper! The top five l 566Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 10 Goals Above All 进球至上 The moment you step onto this pitch, you should have one goal and one goal only: score! Score!! And then, damn it... score!!!!!!! 11.7kReads8.6Score807Shelves
- 11 Football: A Legendary Prospect Rebuilt by the System from the Start 足球：开局传奇确被系统回炉重造 A light System + hardcore character growth + detailed match coverage + basketball stars’ lives off the court. Just wait until Akun becomes a god, and you’ll be screaming. Real match statistics, the stars’ lives after games, and no Chinese national team. This is an account of Kun, a transmigrator, as he experiences the real games of championship-winning teams, with fictionalized events added to make the matches even more thrilling, plus plenty of humor to make the season feel both authentic and r 1.9kReads8.9Score100Shelves
- 12 My Perfect Shot Left the Whole World Stunned 完美级射门的我，让全世界都惊了 (Soccer + System + transmigrate + genius + king of the game) “Fans in this era are lucky, because they witnessed the birth of the greatest soccer king of the twenty-first century and get to enjoy the spectacular game he brings them every day.” “But players of this era are unlucky, because they share it with the king of the game and can only tremble in his shadow.” Lin Ran read this description of himself in the latest issue of a sports magazine and couldn't help laughing. 5.6kReads8.1Score372Shelves
- 13 You Think You Can Play Football? 足球也是你能玩的？ [La Liga + Premier League + European Championship + no Chinese national team + no World Cup + Cristiano Ronaldo + Messi] This is the story of a complete soccer novice, a huge fat guy, who eventually becomes a superstar. [The plot is relatively realistic, so it may not be thrilling. There is a growth journey, so if you want someone to rise to fame and dominate from the start, proceed with caution.] This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental. 758Reads7.4Score100Shelves
- 14 The Epic of the Heavenly Net Football World 天罗足坛史诗 From the East to the summit of world football, he sets out from Carrington and fights his way forward for a lifetime. No System, no dumbed-down characters, no brainless plot. Every one of the five major leagues gets its due, and the World Cup makes history in a believable way. A must-read for football fans. 1kReads—Score118Shelves
- 15 Football: Reborn in 2004, I Build a Black Shop in the Football World 足球：重生04，我打造足坛黑店 Good news: veteran soccer fan Li Shiguang has been reborn, and he's now a rich second-generation heir. Bad news: his dad, Leeds United's largest shareholder, died before Li Shiguang was reborn. Taking over from his late father and becoming Leeds United's owner, Li Shiguang is immediately faced with enormous debts and the scheming old fox Bates, who's eager to buy the club on the cheap. With the help of the strongest Club System, which he awakens shortly afterward, Li Shiguang gets started with h 8.2kReads8.2Score631Shelves
- 16 From the Start, I Had Max-Level Long-Range Shooting: England's Superstar Arrives 开局满级爆射，大英帝星降临 In 2011, the rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo was heating up. Both hoped to use the World Cup to become the biggest star in football. But Sun Ke's transmigration changed the landscape of world football. The Great British Superstar System gave him max-level power shots and max-level anticipation from the start. A super Sun Ke had arrived! He fulfilled Britain's Olympic football dream and became the King of London, leading England to become a powerhouse. The Bernabeu needed him, the Camp Nou call 7.8kReads8.9Score584Shelves
- 17 My Max-Level One-on-One Defense Made Messi and Ronaldo Cry 满级单防的我，虐哭了梅西C罗 Reborn in 2014, Su Wei floors a soccer association official with one kick, then heads for Spain in search of his path to stardom! A top-class defender, Su Wei awakens the Soccer King Development System from the start, with maxed-out one-on-one defensive skills. Whether it's speed, relentless marking, or anticipating positioning, he handles it all with ease. “Ronaldo, quit diving. That won't work on me. I didn't even touch you! I'll beat you with speed!” “I hear Leo's dribbling is incredible, tha 8.9kReads8.6Score660Shelves
- 18 The Beautiful Game: Maxing Out Free Kicks from the Start 足坛之开局点满任意球 Jiang Hao transmigrated! But instead of maxing out his passing, as he had planned, he accidentally maxed out his free kicks! He made his debut in the final moments of a national derby, starting his legendary career with two direct free-kick goals. Florentino: The biggest mistake of my life was selling Jiang Hao to Valencia. Zidane: I was lucky Jiang Hao wasn't born in our era. Bale: I can't believe someone completely outpaced me! Ramos: Doesn't this guy hate physical contact? Why can't I knock h 5.2kReads8.7Score374Shelves
- 19 The Biggest Spendthrift in Football 足坛第一败家子 Buy Manchester City in 2002! Buy Messi and Ronaldo in 2003! Then... strip Messi of every Ballon d'Or and turn him into an ordinary player! Yang Luo has just one secret to signing players: “I've got money!” What financial fair play rules? They can't touch me yet! Money is the only way to make it in football! Sorry, football's inflation starts with me! 8.8kReads8.6Score697Shelves
- 20 The Heart of Football: A Legend Within, Conquering the Pitch 足球之心：传奇寄宿，横扫球坛 [Youthful Passion]+ [Chinese Football Prodigies]+ [No Overpowered Hero]+ [Light Comedy] Liang Ran, a reserve striker, unexpectedly gains the power of a soccer king after standing by his principles. From the youth academy to the professional league, he breaks through and grows, joining gifted teammates to compete for China in major tournaments and become a new legend. Turn the tables on the pitch amid thrilling competition and bonds of youth! 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Football: Reborn From the Ashes to Restore the Red Devils' Dynasty 足球：浴火重生，复兴红魔王朝 [Football] + [Passionate] + [System] + [Winger] + [No Chinese National Team] Explosive skills [Wing Wizard] [Art Is an Explosion] [Pastry Chef] Lin Mo returns to China after studying abroad and joins the U17 training camp selection. A carefully plotted accident falls from the sky. He awakens from a dream, as if reborn. The journey of a genius boy rising from the ashes. A comeback story belonging to youth. Let time return to 2017. The post-Ferguson era: Mourinho’s third year. The Crutch League’s 9.3kReads8.4Score627Shelves
- 22 Football: The Tackling Defender, Taking Ronaldo Out from the Start 足球：带刀侍卫，开局铲飞C罗 [Football]+ [Passion]+ [System]+ [Reborn] In his previous life, Lin Di was rejected by the national team! Reborn in 2009, the era of the rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi. From the start, he has to play against Real Madrid? The iron-blooded, hard-tackling defensive midfielder makes his debut! That tackle set an entire summer ablaze! What? “Those willing to stand up and shoulder the burden of the national team, step forward?” I’ll just lie down on the ground. Do whatever you want! 10.4kReads8.8Score772Shelves
- 23 Football: How Can Human Feet Beat Cape Verde? 足球：人的脚，怎么踢得过佛得角 At the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, Cape Verde are ranked 64th in the world. The entire squad is worth just 10 million euros. Their forty-year-old goalkeeper, Vozinha, is valued at 50,000 euros and has only 250 social media followers. Then, by a stroke of luck, he obtains the Thousand Hands System. With no one believing in them, they keep clean sheets against Spain, Uruguay, and Saudi Arabia, then knock out one powerhouse after another before finally lifting the 521Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Football Revival Plan 足球复兴计划 If I’m not born to join the Chinese Football Association, Chinese football will languish in darkness forever. [Tomato’s only novel about the Football Association. If you want a brainless power fantasy, look elsewhere.] The chairman of a multinational conglomerate transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking official at the Chinese Football Association. And so began a revival plan for Chinese football... 4kReads9.5Score366Shelves
- 25 Football: The Greatest King in History 足球：史上第一球王 Bound to the Soccer King System from the start, Xiao Jian receives a mission from the System: become the world’s greatest soccer king on Blue Star. Xiao Jian is astonished to discover that the legendary stars of different eras, including Pele, Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Ronaldinho, Mbappe, Haaland, and De Bruyne, have all returned to their younger selves. They are at the peak of their form and competing on the same field. “Come on, in my previous life I was just a fan. 5.6kReads8.7Score291Shelves
- 26 I Was Seventeen That Year, Taking the World Cup by Storm in Spain 那年十七，我入西班牙乱杀世界杯 "Soccer" + "The Art of the Midfield" + "Creative Explosion" + "Devastating Skills" The spirited Lin Chen arrives in the Premier League, joining Liverpool, a club in desperate need of a revival. The road to rebuilding is full of obstacles, but the young prodigy isn't afraid in the least. Before long, Lin Chen becomes the most extraordinary player in the eyes of countless legends. Kante: “71% of the world is water. The rest is all Lin Chen!” Matthaus: “I've never seen a midfielder this versatile!” 13.3kReads8.9Score816Shelves
- 27 Becoming a Soccer King at Real Madrid 从皇马开始当球王 That year, the Galaxy Battleship set sail, only to run aground early and become a laughingstock. That year, Real Madrid’s crown prince Su Hang burst onto the scene, forming the HRR Rolls-Royce front three with Ronaldo and Raul! That year, Barcelona were at their peak and Milan were in their prime; the Premier League rose to prominence, while Su Hang and Real Madrid arrived late but right on time! Raul: I’m willing to hand my captain’s armband to Su, even though he’s so young! Zinedine Zidane: Pe 19.9kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
- 28 Football: A Crescent-Moon Scissor Kick from the Start Shocks the World 足球：开局一脚圆月弯刀震惊世界 Su Yiming, a former youth national team player from the Dragon Kingdom, was reborn in 2010, the golden age. He activated the God of Football System and soared to the top from then on! David Beckham: My biggest regret in life is retiring too early and never getting the chance to play alongside the great Su. 12.5kReads8.8Score939Shelves
- 29 From the Start, I Max Out My Passing Talent, Leaving Messi Stunned 开局点满传球天赋，梅西惊呆了 Su Bai transmigrated! A soccer fanatic, he never expected to transmigrate to 2010! That was the year the era of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi's dominance of the sport was just beginning! And right from the start, his passing talent was maxed out! As the world's best midfielder, he began dominating Europe's top five leagues! Messi stared wide-eyed at Su Bai tearing up the pitch! He was stunned! Could there really be passing this beautiful in the world? After making his debut in the Bundesliga, Su B 30.1kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
- 30 Football: Kicked Off the National Team, Rewarded with a Long-Range Shot Always Scores Card 足球：国足开除，奖励远射必进卡 [This novel has been adapted into the short drama "I Lifted the World Cup with Long-Range Shots". Check it out!] The Chinese prodigy had a terrible start from the very beginning, getting kicked out of both Manchester United's youth academy and China's U17 national team! But Ye Chen didn't give up. He stayed on the path to becoming a footballer, moving to Germany on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's recommendation and launching his professional career at Dortmund. From then on, football had a new phenomenon 35.6kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
