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- 151 Reborn to Save Chinese Football 重生之拯救国足 The male protagonist is murdered and reborn as his sixteen-year-old self in 1996. In the past, he tried to save Chinese soccer by going into business; now he'll take the field himself. Come on, Jia-A League of the 1996 season! Think you're going to see the same old faces? Shevchenko, Veron, Trezeguet: every one of them will be here. On the pitch, follow the male protagonist's arduous journey abroad as he grows step by step and crushes one great player after another. Off the pitch, watch him turn 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Racing Against the Wind: My 100-Meter Throne 逆风飞驰：我的百米王座 In high school, he was once a rising sprinting star who drew everyone’s attention. But just before a major competition, someone sabotaged him, injuring his ankle. His results plummeted, the provincial team dropped him, and he became a laughingstock among his classmates and teammates, dubbed “the fallen prodigy.” Refusing to give up, he fights his way back to the top of the 100-meter podium. This is a grounded coming-of-age story about a student athlete. Come see if any part of it reminds you of 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Football: From Handong to the World Cup 足球：从汉东到世界杯 [No System + No transmigration + Parallel World + Soccer Comeback + Passionate Legend] A football epic with a mind-blowing scope! The story starts in a provincial league, yet sets the nerves of a Hong Kong diva, a Macau gambling king, and top officials in Handong on edge. Here, Mourinho leads a tactical revolution. Su Yalong follows the road to becoming the King of Football. And behind it all is a gripping struggle between capital and the old order. This is about more than football. It is a grea 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 A Small Club Called Kettering Town 一支叫做凯特林镇的小球队 What sparks will fly when a young man from China meets a small club that has never reached the next level? This is an ordinary story about football. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Borussia Dortmund: Signing In to Become a God 多特蒙德：签到成神 Germany, 2008. BayArena. Borussia Dortmund are trailing 0–1, their star player is badly injured, and new coach Klopp is in dire straits! Fan Chu Feng transmigrates by accident, becoming an 18-year-old substitute thrust into the fray. [Ding! Temple Tour Sign-In System activated!] [First sign-in at BayArena! Congratulations, Host, you've obtained “Ironclad Body (Lucio)”!] A Maldini-style sliding tackle, a thundering challenge that sends a striker flying, an epic long pass that cuts across the 47Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 156 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
- 157 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
- 158 A High Schooler's Career in Professional Football 高中生的职业足球人生 (The earlier chapters aren’t very good, so I recommend reading from the back to the front.) Volume Two: Mbappe: “Manchester City feels like home. I’m going to win the Ballon d’Or.” Haaland: “No, you won’t. It’s mine.” Wang Yifei: “Sorry, but Guardiola says I’m the best in the world.” Mbappe, Haaland, and Wang Yifei: the top three players in world football! As it turns out, three number ones add up to the world’s number three! Mbappe: “Pass it to me. Pass every ball to me!!!” Haaland: “Sorry, I —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Green Pitch's Talent Scout: A Bankrupt Club from the Start 绿茵伯乐开局一个破产俱乐部 Given another chance at life, he'll do whatever it takes to succeed for the sake of his faith. Starting with an amateur club, he spots promising young talent, develops them patiently, and gradually conquers the world of football. This is a new author's first book, and everyone is welcome to offer advice. If you enjoy it, please follow the author. I'm a hardcore football fan and a passionate reader of in-depth coach stories. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 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
- 161 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
- 162 A Football Legend Reborn: I Have Three Signature Skills 足球传奇新生之我有三大绝技 Have you ever imagined transforming from a fan in the stands into the star of the pitch? This book takes you on a fantastical footballing journey. The protagonist is an ordinary fan who stays up late at home watching a live football match. After loudly complaining about a misplaced pass, he is unexpectedly chosen and granted extraordinary skills, beginning an unbelievable life in football. In this new footballing world, he starts off playing poorly, enduring the fans' abuse and ridicule. The sta 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Reborn as Barcelona's Financial Godfather: The Red-and-Blue Empire 重生巴萨：红蓝帝国的金融教父 [Reborn] [Barcelona Dynasty] [Financial Tycoon] [Power Fantasy] [Behind the Scenes] In 2017, when Neymar left for Paris for a staggering 220 million euros, the glory days of Camp Nou seemed to be over. Crushed by enormous debts and burdened with an aging squad, the club's president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, mockingly nicknamed “Doraemon,” looked set to drag the Blaugrana into an abyss of mediocrity. But at that moment, the wheels of fate turned backward, and memories from the future awakened in the 96Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 164 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
- 165 Football's Greatest Moments: I Become a Star Striker 足球名场面，我成为流量型前锋 Coach Mu transmigrates into another world and awakens the Famous Moments System, ushering in an era where traffic reigns supreme. A rich-club nemesis and unpredictable wild card, he hands out wealth to the poor, makes every matchup a fifty-fifty fight, and delivers epic comebacks that leave fans aching for more. Armed with the secret to going viral, he forces his way onto this track reserved for geniuses. At last, 1860 Munich no longer misses out on their very own “Football Emperor.” The world’s 358Reads7.1Score11014d adds
- 166 The Best Player in Europe's Top Five Leagues 五大联赛第一人 The story of Liu Yu’an, a Chinese striker who charges into Europe’s top five leagues. From the Chinese Super League to the Dutch Eredivisie, and then on to Europe’s top five leagues. History only remembers those who dare to chase their dreams. Let’s witness Liu Yu’an’s football journey together. Read the story of the greatest player in the top five leagues. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 A Coaching Career That Began with a College Team 从院队教练开始的执教生涯 A football manager’s journey, starting with a university team. The protagonist isn’t invincible, and the story isn’t mindless. This is a tale you can take your time with. Writing a new book isn’t easy, so please bear with me. 9.4kReads8.8Score88514d adds
- 168 Our Dawn, Our Dusk, Our Running 我们的晨昏与奔跑 (Football + comeback + romance) The news of the 2022 Wuzhou air disaster left Sheng Zimu grieving the loss of his closest friends, Zhou Wei and Yuan Xiaoxiao. Standing before their graves, he looks at their smiling wedding photo, and his memories suddenly flash back to the football pitch at G University in 2005. Back then, the shadow of his father’s death had trapped him in isolation. It was Yuan Dingkun’s advice and Duanmu Yan’s enthusiasm that helped him find his way back to football. From a s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Chinese Super League's King of Banter: Every Player on My Team Is a Meme Lord! 中超整活王：我的球员全员梗帝！ This is so absurd! It’s mainly comedy, so by the time you finish, either your top or your bottom will be wet, haha. Other people play in the Chinese Super League with their feet. I make a spectacle of myself. System task: Create iconic moments = earn money + get stronger! So... · Use a hotpot to block a worldie (number one trending topic) · Poke VAR with a clothes-drying pole (the Football Association is baffled) · Sell -5-year stickers like crazy (Taobao runs out of stock) Refund Bro: “This is 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 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
- 171 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
- 172 I'm Getting Absurd at Manchester United 我在曼联搞抽象 When other people are reborn, they become stock market tycoons or entertainment moguls. When I was reborn... I inherited Jose Mourinho's mess and became Old Trafford's new 652Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 173 Football: I Woke Up to Find the Whole Football World Hates Me 足球：一觉醒来，成了足坛万人嫌 Wang Lin had just been promoted to Barcelona’s first team when he woke up in a hospital bed. He opened his phone and nearly blacked out. “Football’s Playboy: Wang Lin, winner of the European Golden Boy award, hailed as a talent on par with Messi, the future face of center forwards, and the new Van Basten. How did he fall from grace, step by step?” “Football’s Most Hated Man: Wang Lin! Without the vast resources of China behind him, and the talent God granted him, he’d have fallen to the third di 4Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 174 Godfather of the Slums: From Bangkok's Favelas to the Top of the World 泥潭教父：曼谷贫民窟到世界之巅 A good-for-nothing protagonist, no golden finger, no System, and FM-style wonderkid development. Follow a Chinese college student from the slums to becoming the godfather of a Grand Slam-winning team, then leading the national team to its peak. A comeback story full of face-slapping, expert football insight, real tactics, youthful passion, urban romance, and honest reflection on the decline of football in the Dragon Kingdom. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 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
- 176 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
- 177 Football: Fusing with Batistuta, I Become the God of War on the Pitch 足球：融合巴蒂，我成了球场战神 “You can’t even slip the coach an envelope and you still want to start? Get lost and go guard the goal!” When faced with a national team coach demanding a bribe, Lin Cheng flung his jersey in the man’s face and quit the team in a rage! Just as he was being blacklisted by the entire domestic football scene, the [Penalty Area Tyrant System] awakened! From the start, he fused two templates: the cannon-shot finishing of Batistuta at his peak and the iron physique of the monster Haaland! Heading off 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Football: My Leg Was Broken from the Start, Now I'm Teammates with Haaland! 足球：开局被断腿，搭档哈兰德！ [Soccer + System + Haaland + Bundesliga + Champions League] Sun Yang, a Chinese-descended prodigy, has his leg broken by a malicious slide tackle at Arsenal’s youth academy. The club then turns around and throws him out. Facing the end of his career, he awakens the Soccer Hall of Fame System. Armed with the supernatural skill “Put It Exactly Where I Point,” he joins Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. As long as he raises his left hand and points at a target, his right foot can deliver a pinpoi 21.2kReads6.8Score2k14d adds
- 179 Soaring Down the Wing 绿茵边路飞扬 In 2017, Liu Tianshui began with Ajax's reserve team in the Dutch second division. By 2018, he had helped Ajax reach the semifinals of the Champions League, then transferred to Arsenal and led the club into a revival that would launch a new dynasty. 4Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 180 The National Team Dropped Me in Front of Everyone? I'll Lead France to the European Championship and Become a Legend 国足当众将我除名？我率法兰西拿下欧洲杯封神 China drops me from the national team in front of everyone? I lead France to the European Championship and become a legend! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Drawkeeper: I Led Cape Verde to the World Cup 平局门将：我带佛得角拿下世界杯 Draw Specialist: I Lead Cape Verde to Win the World Cup 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Passing to the Max! Messi and Ronaldo Camped at the Transfer Window to Sign Me 传球天花板！梅罗蹲转会窗口抢我加盟 Passing Skills: The Best in the Game! Messi and Ronaldo Are Waiting in the Transfer Window to Sign Me 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 I Became a 40-Year-Old Goalkeeper and Used the System to Take a Tiny Island Nation of 550,000 to the World Cup Quarterfinals 穿成40岁老门将，我靠系统把55万岛国踢进世界杯八强 I Reincarnated as a 40-Year-Old Goalkeeper, and with the System’s Help, I Took a Tiny Island Nation of 550,000 to the World Cup Quarterfinals 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Oh No, My System Is a Scheming, Tsundere Maid 坏了，我家系统竟是腹黑傲娇女仆 When Zhang Baichi wakes up, a black-haired maid is standing beside his bed! What shocks him even more is that the maid is actually a System, or rather, the System is a maid! And his System is nothing like anyone else’s. It’s the utterly useless Football Manager System! Just like that, Zhang Baichi returns to a year ago and begins a love-hate life with his tsundere, scheming maid of a System. What on earth happened to make the infamous BBC publish an article titled “Birmingham City Club Has Given —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 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
- 186 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
- 187 Football: My On-Pitch Persona Is All About Randomness 足球：我的球场人设主打一个随机 [System]+ [Meme antics]+ [Unserious]+ [Random]+ [Fast-paced]+ [Rise of Chinese Football]+ [One Heroine] Chen Mo transmigrates to a parallel world. He becomes a reserve player on Manchester United's first team in the Premier League. At the same time, he gets bound to a random card-drawing System. [Host has been detected participating in an official match. Random card activated for this match: King of Adversity (Gold)!] [Activation conditions: 1. Get caught diving three times; 2. Your team is losi 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 From the Start, Mane and Salah Fly Down the Wings 开局马内萨拉赫两翼齐飞 Zhou Xu opens his eyes and finds himself back in 2011, now a head coach. He travels to France to sign Mane, heads to Egypt to bring back Salah, and buys Vardy from an amateur league. Zhou Xu assembles a superteam and dominates the football world. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Football: Starting with Nottingham Forest 足球，从诺丁汉森林开始 A Football Manager fan transmigrates from 2025. This time, he finds himself facing a legendary club mired in the Championship but with Champions League pedigree: Nottingham Forest. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 From the Start, I’ll Take Goku to Conquer the Premier League 开局，我带着悟空征战英超 In 2025, college student Tang Hechuan dies after staying up all night playing FC 25 and is reborn in an alternate version of England. His wealthy parents give him Luton Town Football Club as a birthday present. He then awakens an anime football club System. By drawing characters and putting them to use, he gradually breaks into the Premier League’s top four, wins the title, and ultimately lifts the Champions League trophy. From then on, players born in Xiong Da and Xiong Er’s hometown are no lon 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 My Disciples Are All Over the World 我的弟子遍布全球 What do you do when you transmigrate without being prepared? Help, waiting for an answer online... Wait, a transmigration System comes standard? Web novels really don’t lie. But this System is meant for someone else, so what do I get? I’m tired. Let’s just leave it at that. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Battle of China's Young Footballers 中国足球小将的战斗 A bare patch of yellow earth, a handwritten audition poster, and a gamble with no regard for the cost. When barefoot boy Kuang Zhaolei from Guangzhou, midfield general Wan Xiang from Qitaihe, iron-willed defender Zhou Yunuo from Nanjing, speedy dribbler Li Haoyan, metronome Liu Kaiyuan with his pinpoint long passes, and dozens of other children gather together, they bring with them young footballers of every age. They have no professional pitch, no top-tier gear, and not even a jersey with an o 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Betrayed by Tottenham, I Became the King of London 被热刺背叛，我成为伦敦之王 Zhou Qin took over as Tottenham’s interim manager and led the team to a strong turnaround, all the way to the League Cup final. But before the final, he unexpectedly received a letter of dismissal. After being sacked, he resolved to take over a London Premier League club and crush Tottenham once and for all! And so, the world of football changed. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Man United's Castoff: A Little Too Strong, Surrounded by Girl Groups 曼联弃将：有亿点强，被女团围堵 Cao Shuang, eighteen, is a Manchester United academy prodigy. He applies to go on loan to the K League to level up! Fans across the internet mock him as a flashy freebie thrown into the deal! Soon, his devoted fans are worshipping his world-class positioning and artistic finishing, while opposing defenders are driven to mental collapse by him! He wants to quietly level up and keep a low profile. On the pitch, he tears through every opponent. Off the pitch, his name is all over the gossip headlin 204Reads—Score26614d adds
- 195 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
- 196 The Godfather of Football: Starting by Saving Chinese Football 绿茵教父，从拯救国足开始 Chinese soccer has sunk to its lowest point in history. The national team has missed the World Cup for three consecutive tournaments, its Asian ranking has fallen to 15th, its youth training system has collapsed, match-fixing and gambling scandals run rampant in the leagues, and the fans have lost all hope. 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 I Have Two Plans to Save Chinese Soccer 我有两计，可救国足 [Political Power Games × Rising Through the Ranks × Reviving Chinese Football] In his previous life, he was the chairman of a multinational conglomerate. Reborn in 2010, he carries the conviction that he must “save Chinese football,” fighting his way up from a low-level FA clerk to the heights of power! “First move into the game”: The era of big-money spending? Capital calling the shots? He seizes the advantage of getting in early, takes charge of building the system, and turns the tide when all 309Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 198 Reborn as the National Team’s Goalkeeper 重生之我成为国足门将 Reborn: I Became the National Team's Goalkeeper Zhao Jinchuan is reborn as the national team's backup goalkeeper and bound to the National Team Rise System. From being cursed across the internet as a “nepo hire” to saving a penalty in the World Cup final and winning the championship. In four years, he learned one thing: the System can raise your stats, but you have to stand there and earn that final point yourself. His teammates, the matches, and that patch of grass in front of the goal. On the 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 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—14d adds
- 200 Bell's Template: I Become the King of Hat Tricks in Football! 贝尔模板：我成了足坛帽子王！ [Football] + [Game-like Perfect System] + [Reviving Manchester United] + [Too Many Elements] + [No Conspiracies in the Business World] + [Entertainment Industry Rising Star] At the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Rosen watched Ronaldo refuse to retire despite his age, leading to Portugal's elimination. He punched the TV to pieces, then was reborn in the autumn of 2020. He unexpectedly gained both a System and Bale's template! This time, he would no longer be a spectator watch 4kReads5.6Score14514d adds
