Novels like Long Live the King of Football
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- 51 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 196Reads6.9Score11214d adds
- 52 Football: The God-Tier Striker Whose Teammates Can Just Lie Back 足球：神级前锋，队友全躺好 (Wolves in League One + Manchester City in the Premier League) After Zhao Yi acquired a football System, he had a perfect shooting score from the start, and the entire pitch was within his range! He gradually grew from a god-tier striker into an all-around monster in the world of football. His arrival brought the Messi-Ronaldo debate to an end. In those years, his shadow loomed over all of European football. When he announced his retirement, daylight finally returned to European football. There 4.5kReads8.6Score29014d adds
- 53 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 9.7kReads8.8Score71014d adds
- 54 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- 707Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 55 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 11.4kReads8.0Score99814d adds
- 56 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. 698Reads7.4Score10014d adds
- 57 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—Score11814d adds
- 58 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 9.2kReads8.4Score61114d adds
- 59 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 8.2kReads8.2Score63714d adds
- 60 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 8.8kReads8.6Score66614d adds
- 61 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 5kReads8.7Score36114d adds
- 62 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 1.7kReads7.5Score11314d adds
- 63 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 5.1kReads8.0Score36214d adds
- 64 Football: I Can See Players' Attributes 足球：我能看见球员词条 [Player Traits + Soccer + Coaching + Legend] [This book doesn't stick entirely to real-world events. If that bothers you, don't read it.] A down-on-his-luck young man. A club on the verge of relegation. No one would think that was a perfect match. And no one cared what kind of story might unfold here. Until a young man from China arrived. At the end of the 2017-18 season, Li Yanqing became the head coach of Burton Albion. A dreamlike journey began. With the ability to see players' traits, he br 2.6kReads8.3Score15714d adds
- 65 The Child Who Almost Wasn't Born 那个差点没出生的孩子 Sports + Competitive sports + Football + Period piece + Unstoppable protagonist In the 1980s, Lu Xinghe, a boy from a small southern city, heads to Europe to study and stumbles into the world of football! He makes the youth team at fifteen, becomes a first-team mainstay at seventeen, sweeps the league, and claims cup titles galore. When China’s national team is mired in a slump and keeps falling short, a call-up summons him home from overseas. With his help, the entire national team comes alive. 504Reads—Score11314d adds
- 66 My Goals Come from Cheats? No, They Come from Hard Work and Stat Points 我的进球靠开挂？不，是努力加点 Transmigration, Reborn, System, Football, Growth, European Leagues, World Cup In 2025, watching the Great Xia national team suffer a humiliating defeat to Indonesia, Wang Chao, possessed by the spirit of the famous “Refund Guy,” was consumed by rage and transmigrated on the spot! When he opened his eyes, he had become Wang Chao, a player whose potential had been exhausted after the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. The football association wanted to push him into another rotten, well-connected 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 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!” 13.3kReads8.9Score82814d adds
- 68 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 532Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 69 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—14d adds
- 70 The Pitch: From the Start, I Unlocked a Ronaldo Experience Card 绿茵之开局解锁大罗体验卡 Han Ning is reborn in 2008, back on the pitch for a friendly match against the youth team of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. A System awakens right from the start, granting him a peak Ronaldo trial card and the stepover skill. He tears up the field in the friendly match. Jurgen Klopp, Dortmund's new head coach, is watching from the sidelines. Impressed by Han Ning's dominant performance, he personally chooses to take him into the Bundesliga, where Han Ning officially begins his professional f 1.7kReads8.9Score11314d adds
- 71 The Champion Coach 冠军教练 In the world of football, the great powers vie for supremacy. As a new era dawns, the Red Devils and Gunners clash in a fierce rivalry. The Blues are poised to rise at Stamford Bridge, while the Reds face a long and arduous road at Anfield. At football’s holy shrine, the Galacticos shine like kings. Barcelona bides its time, awaiting the Elf King’s coronation and a sweep across Europe. The Rossoneri may be old, but they still dream of ruling the world and winning every heart! In midsummer 2000, 6.9kReads9.0Score63314d adds
- 72 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 1.9kReads8.9Score10914d adds
- 73 The Chinese-Born King of Football: Conquering Europe from the Championship 华裔球王：从英冠开始杀穿欧洲 Goodwin made his debut in the 2014-15 season, helping Bournemouth reach the Premier League for the first time and helping the Blues set the incredible Premier League record of 102 points... Goal after goal, he tore through defenses, and his championship-winning quality had Europe's top clubs scrambling to sign him. This is a sports novel surrounded by beautiful women. Goodwin's friends and social circle span the globe: Gigi Hadid (Gigi), Helen Flanagan (Helen), Kendall Jenner (Kenny), Hailey Rh 1.5kReads6.8Score12414d adds
- 74 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 527Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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… 162Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 76 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... 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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 9.9kReads8.7Score62814d adds
- 78 The Unconventional Goalkeeper 非主流门将 [Goalkeeper + Portugal National Team + Time Reversal Ability + Brute + One Female Lead + Follows Historical Events] In 2014, Dragon Nation midfielder Zhang Laosan was forced to go abroad~ By chance, he gained the ability to turn back time by one minute! Recommended to try out as a winger? Sorry, I choose to be a goalkeeper! And so the most unconventional goalkeeper in world football was born! .. In a crucial league match, the opposing team attacked relentlessly but could not score. Their coach a 2.8kReads8.8Score16514d adds
- 79 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! 9kReads8.6Score74114d adds
- 80 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! 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Tragedy of Football 足坛之殇 (Supernatural powers + god’s-eye view + midfield maestro + thunderous striker + lighthearted humor + unconventional style + pure wish fulfillment + stress relief) Conquer East Asia, join Ligue 1, rise to the Premier League, win the Champions League, lift the World Cup If you were an ordinary person and God gave you an extraordinary life, but there was no such thing as a free lunch, and you had to trade years of your life for a brief period of dazzling achievement, would you accept? And what ki 73Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 82 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 19.6kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 83 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! 10.1kReads8.8Score77214d adds
- 84 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... 4kReads9.5Score37714d adds
- 85 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. 5.5kReads8.7Score30214d adds
- 86 Ruling the Football World, Starting with Iron Head Kung Fu 从铁头功开始称霸足坛 Seventeen-year-old Li Feng was stuck on the bench with Borussia Dortmund's U19 team. Average speed, average shooting, and the only thing he had going for him was his height. Then he met a strange old man with white hair, received an unparalleled cultivation technique, and that very night activated a status screen only he could see. His beginner's gift pack gave him the Iron Head Technique, maxing out his heading stat. The next day, during a training match, he blasted a hole in the net with a 19.1kReads6.4Score11014d adds
- 87 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. 12.3kReads8.8Score91714d adds
- 88 Sprint: King of the Track 短跑：赛道之王 [Olympics + Sports + Sprinting + One Female Lead] Reborn once more, I’ll use my own two feet to break free from poverty! Li Feng was reborn after bravely helping someone in danger, and Heaven rewarded him with an enhanced physique and a real-time attribute panel! This is the perfect body for sprinting! If I can’t rule the ages, then I’ll dominate the world of sports! The IAAF Golden League, the World Championships, the Olympics: I won’t miss a single one! I’ll run the 100 meters in under 10 seco 6.7kReads8.9Score38514d adds
- 89 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 35.5kReads9.0Score2.4k14d adds
- 90 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 30.3kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
- 91 The Jiang Family's Beloved Little Daughter Can Work Immortal Magic 团宠之蒋家小女会仙法 Space + Cultivation + Farming + Beloved by the whole family + Medicine Big news! Big news! The people of Qingzhou spread the word far and wide. The Jiang clan of Xijindu, where no girl had been born in two hundred years, had welcomed a baby girl. They say the little girl was born blessed with tremendous good fortune. On the day she was born, rain fell from the heavens upon the land, which had suffered a prolonged drought. A few days after her birth, the family elders went hunting in the mountain 52.8kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
- 92 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.8kReads—Score11614d adds
- 93 Li Chengdao 李承道 Special forces soldier Li Chengdao unexpectedly transmigrates to a strange valley. He transforms the valley and makes his way out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he builds his own Heavenly Dao Group in the world of immortal cultivation. He establishes the Li Family Medical Hall and heals the sick. He makes his fortune with spiritual-root wine, branches into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes a free Heavenly Dao Academy and cultivates a great 1kReads9.2Score25114d adds
