Novels like Deadly Curve
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Deadly Curve, best match first.
- 151 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
- 152 From the Start, I Got Zidane's Template! Messi and Ronaldo Beg Me to Take Citizenship 开局齐祖模板！梅西C罗求我入籍 [Satisfying read] [No Chinese national team] [Fast-paced, no dragging things out] [World Cup] [European Championship] [Wins every title] Real Madrid U19 player Su Changge was kicked off the team after beating up the grandson of former Real Madrid president Sanz. In the process, he gained Zidane's peak-performance template. It all began when he joined Atletico Madrid. A world-shaking, god-tier midfielder was born. [Ding! Ronaldinho's Soccer Elf template has been fused!] [Ding! Ronaldo's Phenomeno 148Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 153 Football: I Have an FM Football Manager System 足球：我有fm足球经理系统 [Coaching story + System + One female lead + Football legend] At nineteen, he was a genius beyond the understanding of ordinary people. At nineteen, he was the coaching sensation setting the football world abuzz. In 2016, Yan Yuan took charge of 1860 Munich, a club on the brink of relegation, and used his insight and boldness to take the team to new heights. His rise from the second division was only the beginning of his legend. With brilliant tactics, he broke Neymar’s “curse of having won 2.2kReads8.4Score139Shelves
- 154 Football: A God-Tier Agent, Signing Messi from the Start 足球：神级经纪人，开局签约梅西 [Nontraditional Soccer Novel + Tomato’s First Soccer Agent Novel] [Soccer + Power Fantasy + Passion + System + Development + Alternate Setting + Fantasy] Lin Chen, a FIFA-certified professional soccer agent, unexpectedly awakens the [Super Scout System] and begins a legendary career discovering young talent and signing international stars. From then on, he builds a soccer agency empire, recruits stars from around the world, establishes youth academies, and acquires traditional powerhouses, rulin 692Reads8.5Score100Shelves
- 155 Reborn in Football: Building a Top Club from League Two 重生球坛，从英乙打造顶级俱乐部 In 2006, Lin Feng transmigrated into a nightmare from the start: an English League Two club drowning in debt, furious players blockading the gates to demand their wages, and a century-old institution on the brink of collapse. Fortunately, a [World-Class Club Development Platform] System dropped out of the sky! It brought him an information advantage from the future, giving Lin Feng the ability to see through everything in the world of football! From then on, Hartlepool United was no ordinary clu 310Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 156 Dreams of 2046: The Youth Academy Sets Sail 圆梦2046：青训启航 China’s national football team missed the World Cup again. In 2026, even with the tournament expanded to 48 teams and 8.5 qualifying spots, they still didn’t make it. A young man fresh out of a sports university goes to teach in a remote village. On the sandy pitch, he meets a group of children: a gifted but quiet midfielder, a fullback who still can’t control the ball after countless drills, and a girl with a ponytail who fights for the ball among the boys. No System, no golden finger, no ove —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 Football: My Skills Are So Good, Even Nightclubs Can Make a King of the Game 足球：技术太强，夜店也能造球王 Su Feng transmigrated. He arrived in Germany in 2015, only to be kicked out of Borussia Monchengladbach from the start for his lazy approach to training! But nobody knew he had a Causality System! Professional players aren’t allowed to smoke, but somehow smoking boosts his stamina! Professional players aren’t allowed to drink, but somehow drinking boosts his explosiveness! Professional players aren’t allowed to go clubbing, but somehow clubbing improves his coordination and jumping ability! 1kReads7.7Score104Shelves
- 158 Football Coach: I Use the Art of War to Conquer the Chinese Super League 足球教练：我用兵法玩转中超 Chen Mo, a university team coach, unexpectedly receives an offer from a Chinese Super League club. He thinks he's finally found a patron who recognizes his talent, but in reality, he's been drawn into a vortex of power plays among investors. In the midst of crisis, Chen Mo seamlessly applies the wisdom of ancient military strategy to modern competitive sports. With passion, perseverance, and ingenuity, he composes a triumphant anthem of youth filled with love, friendship, fiery ambition, and dre 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Football: Chasing Glory and the Championship by Maxing Out My Stats 足球：进击荣耀冠军，从肝满属性开始 When he opens his eyes, Lin Feng finds himself back in 2015, inhabiting the body of a Freiburg youth player on the verge of being cut. Even though life in Europe is desperately poor, he turns down a contract from Guangzhou Evergrande to return home, refusing to go along with the national team’s corruption. Fortunately, a Proficiency Panel activates just in time, giving him hope again. He grinds his [Shooting Lv. 1] all the way up to the devastating [Axe Cannon Lv. 5], his [Speed Lv. 1] all the w 1.5kReads6.7Score104Shelves
- 160 I’m Mourinho’s Agent, and I’ll Take Him Back to the Top 我，穆帅经纪人，带他重回巅峰 A football story paying tribute to coach Jose Mourinho and the years of our youth. It spans December 17, 2018, to August 29, 2025, covering six and a half seasons. This is the first book in The Special One series, telling the thrilling story of the protagonist and Mourinho at Southampton and Inter Milan. This is a hard-core football novel, not a mindless power fantasy. It’s all about high-stakes transfer battles, meticulous tactical planning, and the careful running of a club. When “The Special 769Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 161 Starting in 1998, I Became the Godfather of Football 从1998开始，我成为足坛教父 Soccer + System + management, coaching, and playing + a master plan spanning the five major leagues … What? The future convict and the national team coach are on my team? Get rid of them, get rid of them! We can’t keep people like that! What? The Football Association has rules against freely trading players? What kind of ridiculous rule is that? To hell with it! Why is it so hard just to play a decent game of soccer! … In 1998, Longguo soccer was still among the best in Asia. Twenty-four years 3.4kReads9.0Score261Shelves
- 162 From the Start, I Max Out My Heading Talent and Make Messi Cry 开局点满头球天赋，梅西吓哭了 (European Championship + World Cup + Champions League + Crushing Messi and Ronaldo) [Most importantly, this book and its author are absolutely not Messi fans] 2005! After the national team needed a coconut-rice goalkeeper just to make it into Asia’s top eighteen, the hotheaded young Su Bai choked to death on instant noodles and transmigrated into the body of a Chinese-Croatian named Su Fei. Unlike the young Su Bai from another world, Bai Su starts with maxed-out heading talent. And after maxing 5.2kReads8.0Score371Shelves
- 163 Max-Level Passing: From Dortmund's Academy to Conquering Europe 满级传球，从多特青训杀穿全欧 [Passionate Football + System Rebirth + Genius Comeback + Conquering Europe] He was once the most expensive spectator on the Huachao League's bench: Lin Feng, a football-obsessed rich kid worth hundreds of millions. After an accident, he is reborn as an abandoned Chinese youth prospect at Borussia Dortmund's academy in 2015. When the King of Football System awakens beneath the starry sky over Westfalenstadion, the world of football begins to tremble: “Godlike Vision” lets him deliver mesmerizin 5.1kReads7.3Score295Shelves
- 164 I Just Want to Lay Low and Ride the Champion’s Coattails! 只想苟着蹭冠军！ Read with caution, read with caution, read with caution! This is not a power fantasy, and there’s no System, no harem, and no G-foot. The author takes things slowly, gets long-winded, and loves explaining things, while also refusing to write about nothing but soccer. The first few chapters are all about setting the scene and establishing the characters. The story pays close attention to detail and enjoys playing with logic. If that’s not your thing, please don’t flame me; feel free to quietly le 320Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 165 From the Start, I Gain Max-Level Strength and Crush Ronaldo and Messi 开局获得满级力量，力压C罗梅西 (Soccer + passion + reborn + System + wish fulfillment) Reporter: "Who do you think is the most technically skilled player in today's soccer world?" Passerby: "There are lots of technically gifted players, like Messi, Ronaldo, and Lin Rui. They're all among the best in my eyes." Reporter: "Then who do you think is the strongest man in soccer today?" Passerby: "No question, it's Lin Rui from China. Nobody disputes that." Reporter: "And who do you think is soccer's biggest villain today?" Passerby 4.9kReads8.1Score317Shelves
- 166 Football: 99 Stamina from the Start, Running Rings Around Totti 足球：开局99耐力，防吐里奥 After seeing Messi’s outrageous antics in 2024, he immediately went from fan to hater and became a keyboard warrior. He never expected fate to give him the chance to face Messi in person. He transmigrated to 2021, the season Barcelona kicked Messi out. From the start, the System rewarded him with 99 stamina! Then, in a preseason friendly, he gave Messi a little shock and defended him so fiercely that Messi threw up! From that moment on, Lin Jie’s playing career took off. Starting with Dortmund, 453Reads6.9Score100Shelves
- 167 All-Round Defensive Midfielder: From Cape Verde to World Cup Champion 全能工兵：从佛得角到世界杯冠军 Ma Ernei, a 16-year-old youth-team prospect, is widely regarded in football circles as an all-around utility player. He can play seven positions, from winger and attacking midfielder to defensive midfielder and fullback, and can run for 120 minutes without tiring. Yet he is stuck at home because he cannot afford the fees for an overseas trial. After staying up late to watch Cape Verde, a nation of just 500,000 people, make its first-ever World Cup appearance while China’s national team suffers a 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 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
- 169 Reborn in 2002: Football Tycoon, Snatching the Glazers’ Deal 重生02：足球神豪，截胡格雷泽 [Manchester United]+ [Reborn]+ [Football Club Owner]+ [Tycoon]+ [Business]+ [Urban Slice of Life]+ [Global Entertainment] This isn't a traditional football novel. It leans more toward an urban slice-of-life story, so read with that in mind. Shen Yichen is reborn in 2002. His father becomes the richest man in Daxia, and Shen Yichen himself is bound to a Football Tycoon System. Before the Glazers can buy Manchester United, he beats them to it. “Congratulations, Host, on winning the Champions Leagu 9.6kReads8.8Score714Shelves
- 170 Football: The God-Tier Goalkeeper Everyone in Europe Calls 'Bro' 足球：神级门将让整个欧洲都喊哥 [Pure football story: Maxed-out reflexes from the start + Rational growth + No female lead + No Chinese national team. Plenty of match and technical details: a rewarding read at a slow pace, but a blur if you rush through it.] Li Ming transmigrates to the star-studded era before Messi and Ronaldo, when the top clubs were vying for supremacy. With his maxed-out reflexes, he rises from Atletico Madrid's youth academy to the La Liga stage. Ronaldo, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Raul, Villa, and an 18- 712Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 171 I Went to Japan to Play Soccer, and a Delinquent Girl Set Her Sights on Me 我在日本踢球被太妹盯上这件事 “Private Sakuragi High School… Does that school have a soccer team?” A few muffled chuckles came from those nearby. Some of the local players clearly knew Sakuragi High School’s reputation: they were famous for being an easy team to beat. “Then your school team experience might as well be zero,” the coach said bluntly, even a little harshly. “Just a hobbyist? Kid, this isn’t summer camp.” His words pricked Zhou Tian like a thorn, making his face burn. But he’d come here, and he wasn’t about to w 4.8kReads8.4Score318Shelves
- 172 West London from the Start: I Become the King of Football with Max-Level Headers 开局西伦敦，我靠满级头球当球王 Also known as: "Football: A Max-Level Header from the Start! I'll Lead Chelsea on a Northern Conquest!" Qi Xi transmigrates into Chelsea's youth academy as a fringe U18 player. The Blues have hit a slump and sit in the middle of the league table. They need to fight their way back up! From the start, the System rewards him with a beginner's gift pack, and he eagerly chooses [Beast Mode]. He unlocks the [Header God] talent system. Still not enough? The System gives him a post-match card draw, too. 641Reads7.3Score101Shelves
- 173 The God-Tier Football Commentator the National Team Begs to Coach Them! 足球神级解说，国足求我当教练！ (Wild football + passionate commentary + an ensemble cast of players + outrageously satisfying skills) The first full-length ensemble novel about Chinese football on the entire internet. Lin Xiang was a die-hard keyboard warrior who loved the Chinese national team deeply and cursed it harder than anyone. One dark and stormy night, he managed to literally anger himself to death. He never expected that instead of claiming his life, Heaven would give him a second one! He was reborn as an intern at 202Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 174 Football: Real Madrid Is Suppressing Me? I'll Join Barcelona Instead 足球：皇马打压我？我转投巴萨 [Football top-tier star + entertainment-industry top-tier star | Double powerhouse | Single heroine, Dilraba | Powered by a System] He is Ye Fan, son of Portugal’s richest man and the most terrifying goal-scoring machine in football history. Eleven Ballon d’Or awards, two World Cups, two European Championships, ten Champions League titles: a career with every major honor in football, all before he retires. On the day he retires at 34, he proposes to that woman in front of the global media. She i 1.3kReads5.1Score103Shelves
- 175 After Paris Saint-Germain Dropped Me, I Led England to Victory! 大巴黎除名后，我带英格兰夺冠！ [System Story] [No National Team] [Arsenal Win the Title] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Professor Wenger's Dream Comes True] [Mentor and Protégé] In 2017, on the bench at Paris Saint-Germain's youth academy, 17-year-old Yan Yuan clenches the dismissal notice in his hand. The director at PSG has judged this Chinese-born teenager to lack potential, and he's kicked out for his average footballing talent. But a turning point awaits in the German town of Hoffenheim, where this mid-table Bundesliga team 11.9kReads8.0Score999Shelves
- 176 Football: After Scoring Three Goals Against Japan, I Was Kicked Off the National Team 足球：进倭国三球后竟被国足开除 [Prolific striker] [Unstoppable all the way] [No Chinese national team] [Dominates Messi and Ronaldo] “Banned from playing nationwide for life?” Ye Cheng stared at the football association's announcement and laughed until he cried. In his previous life, his coach, who had bet on the match, held a grudge against him for scoring against Japan. Reborn, he awakened the Strongest Football System, and his heading ability was maxed out from the start! “Ding! Scored with a header. Experience +500!” “Din 11.6kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
- 177 The Football Dynasty 足球皇朝 “He's an arrogant, spoiled coach!” “But he brought a fallen powerhouse back to life!” “He's at war with the world!” “And that's exactly why he has the world's attention, sending your sales through the roof!” He is Li Wei! Carrying a dream that once died, but has now been reborn! 943Reads7.6Score100Shelves
- 178 Football: The Crisis-Fixing Coach, with a Keen Eye for Talent from the Start 足球：救火教练，开局词条慧眼识人 [Football Coach] [Competitive Sports] [System] [Character Growth] [Hot-Blooded] [Overseas] [Tactical Leadership] [Player Development] [Face-Slapping Comeback] [Attribute Tags] He was once a rookie assistant coach in China League One, but with the Legendary Coach System, he had a keen eye for talent and turned raw prospects into gold! Kanté, Mahrez, and Vardy led Leicester to a miraculous Premier League title, while Mbappé and Haaland ruled Europe under his guidance! He led England to the Europea 53Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 179 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—Shelves
- 180 I Woke Up as a Football Legend 一觉醒来我成了足球大神 [Ensemble cast + golden finger + System + feel-good power fantasy + football + lighthearted comedy] He chose football for love, then gave up love for football! You think he loves playing football? No! He just wants to attract more attention by playing it. An app called Dream Beginning, a dream spirit named Dream Guide, and Bai Qi, its one and only user, will completely overturn people’s understanding of football. To others, the pitch is where they sweat it out. To Bai Qi, it’s nothing more than —Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 181 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
- 182 Football: No System, Yet I Became a Legendary Manager 足球：没有系统，我却执教成神 [Football Coach]+ [No System]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Reborn]+ [Inspirational]+ [World Cup] Ling Feng is reborn with all the future knowledge of the football world, but he has no System. The son of the richest man in the country, he refuses all help from his family and insists on starting from scratch. While others rely on money and connections, he relies on his eye for talent, tactics, and sheer ability. From an unknown nobody to an overnight sensation, from interim coach to legendary manager. He 19.6kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
- 183 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
- 184 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
- 185 Village Super League 村超 Spurred on by China's Rural Football Super League, Chinese football finally rose to prominence, and the China men's national team defeated Brazil 7–0! ... This is the story of a small football team as it grows, of the players' first love and their dreams of pursuing football... 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 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
- 187 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
- 188 Football: At Manchester United, Every Shot Is a Goal 足球：人在曼联，射门必进 On the day Football Manager 2023 is released, Lin Lingqi, as usual, picks Manchester United as his club. He then creates a virtual player with the same height, weight, and appearance as himself, and uses the in-game editor to transfer him to Manchester United. Then he transmigrates into the virtual player he created in the game. With a System that guarantees every shot goes in, Lin Lingqi begins his legendary journey. Ferguson: "Lin Lingqi is Manchester United's treasure. He's the king of the Th 437Reads7.8Score103Shelves
- 189 EN Football's Soft Rice King: Sister, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore 足坛软饭王：姐姐，我不想努力了 [Football + competition + everyday life + heroine inspired by Taylor Swift + living off his girlfriend] Li Yufei, a Chinese-French mixed-race player, binds himself to the Football Sugar-Baby System and suddenly finds himself living off Taylor Swift. His future superstar girlfriend is way too formidable. What should he do? Li Yufei says he can only keep living off her while honing his skills, striving to become football's GOAT as soon as possible. Cristiano Ronaldo: I'm first, second, and third i 793Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 190 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
- 191 Passing My Way to Popularity in a Soccer Anime 我靠传球在足球番剧中当人气王 After transmigrating into the soccer anime world of "The Pinnacle of the Pitch", Lu Yuan gains the Popularity System. As long as his popularity is high enough after the anime airs, he can max out all his attributes... The only problem is that he spends his popularity points in advance to max out his passing! With his passing and handsome looks, he wins over countless fans of the show. Years later, a soccer prodigy who dominates the world emerges! 132Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 192 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
- 193 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
- 194 I Started by Turning Around the National Team and Became Real Madrid’s Leader 从国足逆转开始，我成为皇马领袖 [Football] [China National Team] [World Cup] [High-Energy Action] [No Harem] In 2024, the China national team sets out once again to qualify for the World Cup. In November 2024, Tang Yi transmigrates into the second-round match against Japan, helps turn the game around, and joins Real Madrid. And so, an eighteen-year-old Longguo player bursts onto the La Liga scene, hailed alongside Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal as one of the “New Double Prodigies.” The Galacticos have a new captain. After twenty-fou 10.2kReads8.7Score650Shelves
- 195 From the Start, I Have Max-Level Speed and Can Tear Through the Top Five Leagues 开局获得满级速度，杀穿五大联赛 Reporter: “Mr. Lin Yi, may I ask why you chose football instead of track and field? With your speed, if you'd trained as a sprinter, you could have become a world-famous champion.” Lin Yi: “Well... I actually love football! I think there's more of a thrill in using my speed to break through layer after layer of defense on the pitch, then kicking the ball into the goal!” 4.9kReads8.2Score303Shelves
- 196 Soccer God: The Rise 足球之神：崛起 Jiang Chen was once a washed-up striker who drowned his sorrows in a bar while reminiscing about the pitch. When he wakes up, he finds himself a winger for Feyenoord in the Netherlands. Blazing speed, explosive strength, and talent to spare... And so begins a legendary tale of being reborn, a System, exhilarating wish fulfillment, and football: From a young player in the Eredivisie, to a rising star in Serie A, to dominating Europe’s top five leagues; From an underestimated rookie to the “East 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 The Age of Champions 冠军时代 When they were fourteen, Chen Fei and Wu Yu kicked their seventh ball to pieces beneath an old wall in City Y. They had nothing. No decent pitch, no professional coach, and no one who believed two boys from a small city could make anything of themselves through soccer. Chen Fei was the one who sent the ball to places no one could imagine. Wu Yu was the one who turned those passes into goals. They thought that was all there was to it: as long as they kept running together, the road would never 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 The Legend of Lin Shen 林神传奇 Lin Chengyu is a middle-aged Chinese football fan. During the 2025 Spring Festival, he suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage and transmigrated into the body of his fifteen-year-old self during the 1998 World Cup. And so began his rise to legendary status… 166Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 199 Banned by the National Team, I Became a Soccer God in La Liga 国足封杀，从西甲开始成球神 [Football + System + grinding attributes + power fantasy] Reborn in 2008, Bai Ye is hit with a complete ban from the Chinese Football Association, suspended for ten years and saddled with a tarnished reputation! The All-Round Football God System awakens! Hard work makes you stronger! While the Messi and Ronaldo era has yet to begin, and Xavi and Iniesta are leading tiki-taka as it sweeps across Europe, Bai Ye grinds his attributes relentlessly on the Espino training ground: passing, vision, posi 12.3kReads8.4Score409Shelves
- 200 Saving Chinese Football: Starting with Espanyol 拯救国足，从执教西班牙人开始 [Football] + [System] + [Coach] Chen Feng bursts onto the scene in La Liga, leading Wu Lei to the title in his very first year as a coach! After a difficult spell in Ligue 1, Chen Feng takes up the reins again, coaching the league's dominant club. Under his leadership, the MMN trio strikes fear into European football, finally helping Paris achieve its long-held dream. He becomes a household name in the Premier League, as Manchester United poaches Chen Feng with a record-breaking transfer fee. He 1.2kReads7.1Score—Shelves
