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- 1 A Chinese-British Referee's Journey in England 华裔裁判的英格兰征途 [Football referee] + [Realistic style] + [Career growth] + [Restrained System] + [Cultural conflict] + [From grassroots to the World Cup] Zhang Hao, of Chinese and English heritage, was born in Birmingham’s Chinese community in England. Carrying a dream of fairness, he started out in the Level 20 community league. He fought prejudice with Chinese resilience, honed his refereeing through relentless hard work, and used the “Pitchside Judge” System to fill in the gaps. Passing through successive ev 365Reads8.4Score12614d adds
- 2 There's Hope for the National Team! That Socially Doomed King of Football Is on a Rampage 国足有救了！那个社死球王杀疯了 The universally derided good-for-nothing striker of a China League One relegation-threatened team has gone 17 straight games without scoring. His head coach points a finger at him and yells, “If you don't score next time, you're gone.” Just as he's packing his bags and preparing to retire, the One-Goal-to-God System suddenly binds to him. He is guaranteed to score one goal in every official match, but 24 hours before each goal, he has to complete a random public-humiliation task! From then on, f 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Football: I Bought Atletico Madrid from the Start, and All of Europe Panicked 足球：开局收购马竞，全欧都慌了 [Football Manager] [No System] [No Female Lead] [Griezmann fans, beware!!!] Li Wuwei, a devoted football fan, transmigrates by accident into the body of Li Wuwei, a 2016-era heir to a business empire. After inheriting his fortune, he sets out to realize his football dream: he buys Atletico Madrid, deals with a traitor from the start, and brings in prodigies such as Victor Osimhen. He leads Atletico Madrid step by step to the summit of European football. 25Reads—Score15514d adds
- 4 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
- 5 The Iron-Faced Referee: Two Cases of Cards Sweep the World Cup 铁面裁判：两箱卡牌横扫世界杯 Commentator: “The scene is completely chaotic! Oh, look, the Iranian striker has pulled out a stun baton! The American striker has one too! Let's see the goalkeepers: Iran's keeper has taken out a ‘pistol’ first, and the American keeper isn't backing down, pulling out a ‘sniper rifle’! This is about to get out of hand! Zhao Ning, where's Zhao Ning? Zhao Ning has pulled out a red card! What dedication! Wait, why are there words on the red card? No, Zhao Ning has pulled out...!” After transmigrati 2.2kReads5.5Score11314d adds
- 6 Football: When the Game Becomes Reality, I’m Invincible from the Start 足球：游戏照进现实，开局即无敌 A king in soccer games, a soccer enthusiast in real life. By chance, he returned to 2014 and obtained the System from a soccer game. He completes the System's soccer-game missions in real life. The dashing prince of the pitch? A sprite of the green field? The greatest player in soccer? The chosen one of his era? The architect of an invincible team? A magnet for female celebrities? I'm all of them. They're all me. 297Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 7 My Unbeatable Predictions 我的无敌预判 Chen Hui was a key midfielder for a strong team in the second-tier league, with considerable skill and a reputation in both the league and the club. During a match to earn promotion to the first division, the club owner told him the team must not win and had to lose. Unhappy with the owner’s orders, Chen Hui gave it everything he had and scored the winning goal, helping the team earn promotion. As the fans cheered and celebrated, Chen Hui became the target of revenge from the mastermind behind t 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn: I Raised a Soccer Team 重生之我养了一只足球队 A brand-new work is here! I hope you'll come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 Trained by Van Gaal, I Send Argentina Home from the Start! 师从范加尔，开局送阿根廷回家！ [A utility striker early on, an all-around striker later, the Netherlands national team’s golden boy, no female lead, iconic moments galore, aiming to win every trophy, lighthearted] Dai Wei transmigrated to a parallel world and became a substitute player for the Netherlands. It was the quarterfinals of the Qatar World Cup, and the Netherlands were trailing Argentina by two goals! At this critical moment, Van Gaal decided to risk everything and sent his favorite player, Dai Wei, onto the pitch a 5Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn in 2012: From Pickup Games to the World's Best Footballer 重生2012从野球场到世界球王 After witnessing China's national team suffer a humiliating 0–7 defeat to Japan, Lin Chen gets drunk on the pitch, consumed by grief and rage. By a twist of fate, he is reborn in 2012 and awakens the Attribute Allocation System. From an unknown nobody on an amateur pitch to the world’s greatest footballer, dominating Europe’s Big Five leagues, he reaches the pinnacle of the sport with one goal: shatter a century of prejudice against footballers of Asian descent and erase decades of humiliation s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 They Made You a Substitute, but You Became a Midfield God 让你当替补，你成足坛中场真神 [Football] [System] [Passionate] [Midfield Maestro] A young Huaguo defender, rejected by several Serie B clubs for his poor defensive skills, starts from scratch in Italian football with a “Milestone System” that grants random rewards only after he achieves professional breakthroughs. Little by little, he transforms into a midfield maestro who controls the tempo of the game. 365Reads—Score10214d adds
- 13 Football: Barcelona’s Legendary No. 10 and Revival 足球：巴塞罗那的复兴传奇10号 The second leg of the 2018–2019 Champions League semifinals! At Anfield, the Barcelona fans finally lost their patience as they watched the 4–0 score on the stadium's big screen. They cursed Dembélé on the bench, while some fans, utterly disappointed, got up and left the stadium. But what happened next left them full of regret. A boy born in Huaxia in 2001 stepped forward and pulled Barcelona back from the brink of elimination! With a Pro Evolution Soccer System built right into him, he received 129Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 14 The Legend of Roman on the Green 绿茵传奇罗曼 The prodigy Roman joined Leeds United's youth academy at fifteen and made an incredible leap from the U16s to the U18s and then to the first team in just half a season! Under Bielsa's guidance, he shows the potential to become a world-class midfielder. After transferring to Manchester United at seventeen, he becomes a key part of the club's revival and leads the team toward a glorious resurgence! 73Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 15 Football: The Complete Midfielder, Restoring Germany's Glory 足球：全能中场，重铸德意志荣光 [Football] [System] [All-Around Midfielder] [Character Growth] [Germany National Team] [World Cup] In his previous life, Luo Lin Bachmann spent ten years languishing in his home country. After an accident, he was reborn. He returned to 2016, to the Red Bull training academy, where his dream had begun. The Superstar's Journey System awakened! With Pavel Nedved's template from the start, his physical abilities received a comprehensive boost, and he gained a host of incredible skills. Zinedine Zida 23.9kReads8.1Score2.3k14d adds
- 16 Star Player Moments: Starting as a Benchwarmer at a Mid-Table La Liga Club 球星时刻：从西甲中游替补开始 [Mind Games + Superstar Moment Cards + Parallel Universe + Nonstop Thrills + Smart Protagonist] In 2014, Real Sociedad had fought their way into the Spanish Super Cup final, only for their star player, Griezmann, to go off injured just before the final whistle. The media was in an uproar, the teams were worlds apart in strength, and the starting striker was injured. The team had parked the bus early, hoping only to make it to a penalty shootout... Everyone thought the ending had already been wri 317Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Blueprint for the Beautiful Game: From Football Manager to a Golden Age 绿茵蓝图：从足球经理到黄金时代 [Ensemble cast + slow burn + unconventional football story + building a football system + no individual heroics] In 1990, financial whiz Lin Shen accidentally transmigrates into the darkest era of Chinese football. Armed with the ability to predict the future and a data-driven mindset, he spends tens of millions to buy a team on the verge of folding, vowing to spark an industrial revolution in football! From body-fat assessments and the “Sparks” youth development program to recruiting young star 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Call Me Worthless? I’ll Lead China to the World Cup 骂我废物？带华国捧起大力神杯 Chinese football is a global joke. Seventeen-year-old Lu Ming crouched beneath a car at the repair shop while the TV showed another family’s 17-year-old prodigy scoring eight goals in eight games. He filled out a talent application form and hesitated for ages over the “Special Skills” section before writing just two words: scoring goals. At a trial for a struggling China League Two team, his fitness barely scraped by and his technique was average. For the first 70 minutes, he vanished from the g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Transmigrating to Buy Cristiano Ronaldo 穿越之买下C罗 For no reason at all, I couldn't find anything to read. The entire bookstore had been wiped clean. What a bore. [Transmigration + System + Feel-Good Soccer] Guo Xiaoxing is a Cristiano Ronaldo fan. After transmigrating into the son of a wealthy family, he appoints himself head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers and signs his idol before Saudi Arabia can get to him! When Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United part ways for good, the whole world waits to see where he'll go next: Real Madrid? Saudi 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Football: One Song, Fragrant Pear Blossoms, and the Strongest Striker in the Game 足球：一首梨花香，足坛最强前锋 In a match between China U19 and South Korea U19, Chen Fan created two goals and then won a penalty to equalize in the dying moments. Sadly, he was unable to take the shot because of an injury, and countless fake fans mocked him. Not long after, when he had recovered and was about to return to Dinamo Zagreb, Chen Fan finally stood up to the torrent of abuse and published a statement to set the record straight. But his statement was not accepted, and Chen Fan was thrust into the eye of the storm. 1.5kReads5.4Score10114d adds
- 21 Soccer King Li Shimin! Conquering the World Through Football 球霸李世民！从足球开始征服世界 Li Shimin’s soul transmigrated into an alternate parallel world, where he awakened the Spendthrift Gravity System and summoned the twenty-four meritorious officials of the Lingyan Pavilion. A super-satisfying power fantasy! From food delivery rider to tycoon! The System says I have to unify Blue Star within ten years. Time is short, and the mission is urgent! A story featuring multiple female leads, soccer, financial warfare, political intrigue, war, a System, and supernatural abilities. Li Shim 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Football: Messi's Biggest Fan Shines in Europe 足球：梅西迷弟闪耀欧洲 [Training] [Training] [And more training] On the verge of death, Lin Bai's final words unexpectedly caused him to be reborn. He carried with him his longing for football from his previous life. He devoted the most precious twenty years of his youth to the football pitch, writing a story worthy of China's King of Football. Without a System, how can you get stronger? There's only one way: rely on yourself and train! [This book was written in November, before the news about the China tour in Miami 295Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 23 Cast Off by Barcelona? I Turned Around and Won the World Cup 巴萨弃子？我反手拿世界杯冠军 Before the final of the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Shen Weiya transmigrated to a parallel world while playing a soccer game. At just 19, Barcelona's youth academy branded him “lacking sharpness and physicality” and kicked him out. At the lowest point of his life, the FC Career System suddenly activated. He joined Arsenal as a free agent, honing his shooting and physicality in Arteta's possession-based system. He fought his way from the U19 squad to the first team, becomi 12Reads—Score14314d adds
- 24 Football: That's a Black Cat? More Like a Shady Shop 足球：你这是黑猫？你这是黑店吧 [Football] + [System] + [Coach] + [No female lead] Lu Chen was originally the leader of an amateur team in 2026. Then a ball hit him in the head on a pickup field, sending him back to 2018 England, where he awakened the Black Shop System. At the time, the Black Cats, Sunderland, had been relegated twice in a row to League One. Club chairman Ellis Short was desperate to offload the hot potato, while wealthy clubs and investors steered clear, and no one dared take over. The young manager from the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 The Soccer Cheat: From the Chinese Super League to Conquering the World 球场欺诈师：从中超到横扫世界 A realistic football novel with no System and no golden finger. Mu Chen, an 18-year-old football prodigy, came on as a substitute in the final round of the China League One season and helped his team earn promotion to the Chinese Super League, beginning his professional career. His outstanding performance drew attention from all sides, earning him the nickname “Football Con Artist.” 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Football: Fired from the Start, I Activate a Star Player Experience Card 足球：开局开除，激活球星体验卡 [Football] + [Europe’s Top Five Leagues] + [Satisfying and believable story] Seventeen-year-old rising star An Lan is expelled and blacklisted by the Football Association. Just as he’s losing hope, he activates the Star Player Experience Card System. Every match, he can summon a legendary player! Blacklisted by the Football Association? With the System’s help, he crosses the ocean and joins a youth league in Germany. Just as An Lan is ready to train hard, the System, which looks so honest and up 273Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 29 The Greatest Striker in Football History 足坛史上第一锋神 First, a disclaimer: this is not a power fantasy, just a story. There is no System and no transmigration, only a parallel world with one extra genius boy. There are lows and struggles, as well as moments of glory. If you want a power fantasy, you can leave now. This book won't satisfy you. In 2007, Inter Milan won back-to-back Serie A titles, and Italian football gradually recovered from the Calciopoli scandal. Manchester United began its run of three consecutive Premier League titles, while Mou 3.4kReads8.0Score21614d adds
- 30 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, 645Reads5.3Score11414d adds
- 31 Never Back Down on the Court 有球必硬 [Stat-Based System + Star-Player Skill Imitation + Lighthearted Everyday Comedy + One Heroine + Serie A + Premier League] This man is the one who makes Guardiola’s heart race: a world-class defensive midfielder, a striker who clears the ball, a master of trash talk... “Stop!” Liu Haoyun snapped. “We can do without the last two!” This man has things most men don’t, but he’s also missing something men are supposed to have. Even so, he rides the wind and breaks through every obstacle, blasting open 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 Reborn: Starting with the 2002 World Cup 重生从2002世界杯开始 Fund manager Lin Shangchuan is reborn, and he’s a little annoyed. Other people get reborn to make money, chase women, or become capitalists, hoping to make up for regrets from their past lives. But his rebirth forces him down a path of making up for every Chinese football fan’s regrets. This is a modern-life rebirth novel, not a competitive football story. From the perspective of an ordinary fan, the protagonist explores how to save Chinese football. 856Reads8.0Score2914d adds
- 35 Football: A Journey of Glory Starting in League Two 足球：从英乙开始，天骄之旅 Ding Jiang is reborn at the age of 18. From the start, he gets the Prodigy System and maxes out his passing attribute. No matter where you are, he can pass the ball right to your feet! With the Twin Stars of the Era nearing the end of their careers, Ding Jiang heads alone to England. Starting in League Two, he climbs the ranks step by step. In the end, he becomes the world's third great star! 331Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 36 The Red Devils Rise: Mourinho Returns for a Second Stint from the Start 红魔崛起，开局穆鸟二进宫 Tags: Feel-good, no Chinese national team, focused on Manchester United Manchester United fan Lin Juexiao wakes up to find himself a hidden billionaire worth 20 billion. In his previous life, he watched United fall from grace on television. In this life, he decides to buy the club outright. On the day the Glazers announce they’re selling, an email signed “J” lands at the Rain Group: £6.5 billion, all cash, valid for 48 hours. No negotiations, no financing, and no leaving the other side a way out 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Football Replay God: I Use Mirror Images to Tear Up the Field 足球复刻神：我用镜像踢爆全场 [Passionate Soccer] [First Love] [Lighthearted Comedy] He can perfectly copy any soccer skill his opponent uses just by watching it once. From schoolyard matches to the pinnacle of world soccer, he uses his opponents' signature moves to nail every powerful rival to a pillar of shame. But the death countdown of the Omega System has already begun: If his synchronization rate with the System's consciousness doesn't reach 100%, his personality will be utterly erased. He must reach the top of the soc 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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—14d adds
- 39 The Hawk-Eyed Attacking Midfielder, I Fed Ronaldo Until He Threw Up 鹰眼前腰，我把罗纳尔多喂吐了 Caution: not for readers who like purely invincible protagonists. It's Cristiano Ronaldo. [Football] [System] [Growth] [Not Invincible] [One Female Lead] [Slow Start] At Borussia Dortmund's U19 training ground, the coach tore a contract in half in front of everyone. "A Chinese player can't play attacking midfield. Get over to the bench." It happened to be Lin Feng's eighteenth birthday. He clenched the contract, now torn in two. That night, the System awakened, granting him the skill "Hawk Eye." 59.1kReads8.5Score5.1k14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 King of the Wing 边路天王 2014 belonged to the Messi-Ronaldo era, but years later it would be remembered as the beginning of a new age. That year, a groundbreaking superstar named Sun Yu burst onto the scene. He dominated the wings and personally brought the Messi-Ronaldo era to an end. The Sun Yu Zone, the Sun Yu Corridor, the Sun Yu Cut: these became familiar terms in football. Arsene Wenger said he embodied beautiful football. Pep Guardiola said he embodied possession football. Jose Mourinho said he embodied winning f 1.1kReads7.3Score10114d adds
- 42 The Red Devils’ Manager 红魔主教练 Moyes, wronged for the ages; Van Gaal, snow in June; Mourinho, unjustly maligned... Zhao Dongcheng, a peerless hero of his generation. I can say this: apart from Ferguson, I'm the second-best manager in Manchester United's history!! 3.1kReads6.9Score10214d adds
- 43 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
- 44 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
- 45 I, the Owner of Barnsley, Will Dominate English Football 我，巴恩斯利老板，称霸英伦 [System] [Boss's Perspective] [Buy Low, Sell High] [From Relegation Candidates to a Powerhouse] [No Female Lead] After staying up all night playing FM, Lu Hao's save file corrupted just before Barnsley's Champions League final. He was so furious that his vision went black. When he opened his eyes again, he had become the Chinese owner of the Championship's bottom club. The team sat 23rd in the standings, morale was shattered, and the finances were a complete mess. Even more absurdly, a club mana 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Football: Starting in England's Second Division, I Snag Future Superstars 足球：开局英乙，捡漏未来巨星 Lin Fan transmigrates back to 2018 and becomes the poorest owner in England’s lower leagues. From the start, he’s three million in debt, and the bank is liquidating the club next week! Luckily, he gets the FM Football Manager System, which lets him see players’ abilities and potential! He has just one rule for signing players: buy only future superstars and build an elite club! He signs Chinese prodigy Li Wei on a free transfer, and all the top clubs are fighting over him?? He buys Bellingham an 5.7kReads7.7Score47414d adds
- 47 Football: My Childhood Friends from Europe and America 足球：我的欧美青梅竹马 He joins England's team later in the story! That rainy night, the cash slapped against Gu Yan'an's face and the forged evidence shattered his football dreams. For two years in Sweden, he was a quiet international student, and a lifeless figure whom Christine pitied most of all. “Gu Yan'an, look at the wish you wrote when you were a kid.” Christine handed him the little rusted box. [I want to lead the national team to the World Cup! I want to play in one of the Big Five leagues! I want my friends 11.6kReads7.3Score83114d adds
- 48 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
- 49 The Treble: Partnering with Ronaldo from the Start 三冠王：开局和C罗搭档 Liu Yang is reborn in a parallel world and is astonished to find himself back at Old Trafford in 2008. At that moment, his team, the Red Devils, are being stubbornly held off by Wigan, the most resilient opposition they have ever faced. What's more, an opposing defender deliberately injures one of their forwards with a reckless slide tackle. Wigan's head coach arrogantly taunts Sir Alex right to his face. “So what if you have superstars like Ronaldo and Rooney? So what if the Queen made you a kn 362Reads6.3Score10014d adds
- 50 Sold Off by Barcelona from the Start, I Turn Around and Join Real Madrid 开局被巴萨甩卖，我转身加入皇马 In the winter of 2019, Chen Qi is about to be kicked out by Barcelona after three years with the club and not a single first-team appearance! The unfairly treated young man stands up to the club and secures his release. Then he joins their bitter rivals, Real Madrid! From then on, world football gains a superstar who loves training, chasing women, and beating Barcelona! Real Madrid had few expectations for Chen Qi. They signed him mainly to get under their rivals’ skin. But things went 3.7kReads6.8Score22414d adds
