Novels like Football: Heart of the Pitch, Conquering Mourinho from the Start
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- 151 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
- 152 Football: Max-Level Ball Control, Skills That Break the Mold 足球：满级停球，技能太超模了 (You don’t need to have watched the anime or follow football to enjoy this.) (No national team football + passionate soccer + a touch of anime elements + sweet everyday romance with one heroine) Lu Xiao, a Bayern youth academy player, awakens the Superstar System. After spending 1,000 days at the Bayern training ground, he can activate the System and draw the Ronaldo Nazario template. With only three days left until activation, his contract expires and Erik ten Hag, the coach of the second team, 8.1kReads6.5Score59314d adds
- 153 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
- 154 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 3.4kReads9.0Score25414d adds
- 155 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
- 156 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
- 157 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! 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 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
- 159 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 19.3kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 160 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
- 161 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
- 162 The U-20 Team Told Me to Get Lost, Then I Awakened Adriano 国青让我滚，我觉醒阿德里亚诺 [System story] [No overpowered domination at the start!] [Games included] [Everyday life] [Player template: Adriano] In the summer of 2009 in China, Chen Feng was kicked out as a center-back for failing to make a “contribution”! He thought his dream of playing football was over, but this was where his legend began! [Congratulations, Host. You have selected Adriano, whose peak lasted only a short time. The Host must complete System training to extend his career.] Veteran coach Ari Han: “Young man 47.7kReads8.3Score6.6k14d adds
- 163 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
- 164 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
- 165 Olympics: Giving Laid-Back Parisians a Billion Points of Shock! 奥运：给松弛的巴黎人亿点震撼！ Chen Ming awakens the All-Around Sports System and immediately signs up for the Olympics! He sets out on the path to turn his life around. The medicine-guzzler, the purple sweet potato monster, the American asthma squad? Just wait until I take you all down. “I heard a Longguo athlete broke the world record in the 100-meter dash!” Chen Ming: “Hold off on the interview. I still need to prepare for tonight’s basketball game. I’m leading the national team to crush the Dream Team.” “What, basketball 6.3kReads8.5Score56414d adds
- 166 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
- 167 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
- 168 The Sprinting King 短跑之王 Reborn in his middle-school years, he steps onto the track and takes on all challengers! Starting at the county sports meet, Zhong Xiang begins his journey to become the king of the track. Who says people of Asian descent can’t break through the limits of human potential? Who says they can’t break world records? Zhong Xiang won’t just break the world sprint record, he’ll set a record that no one who comes after him can beat! He’ll become the sprint king, a red bolt of lightning! 2.4kReads8.3Score18914d adds
- 169 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
- 170 Football: I Lifted the World Cup in 1982 足球：1982年我举起了世界杯 You Xi transmigrated from 2025 back to 1981. His transmigration was caused by encountering “that ball,” which was really a fixation on Chinese football. Thanks to it, he got a cheat and won the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, becoming a legendary king of football. That ball also turned out to be a weapon for killing, looting, and laying waste to cities and nations. With it, he could take revenge to his heart’s content and vent all his pent-up frustration. And, of course, there were plenty of gorgeous 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Champion Pretends to Be a Nobody: I Am China's Flying Man 冠军装路人，我，华夏飞人 (Sports + Men's Sprinting + One Female Lead + Olympics + Alternate Universe) My name is Zhao Feng. That year, I met my coach, and I met someone who made me want to become a better person. They told me I should run faster, stand atop the world, watch our national flag fly, and let the world hear the sound of China's national anthem. Run, train, and prove with my own ability that people of Asian descent can run, too! I came chasing the wind, leaving record after record for China in the history of 4.9kReads9.3Score26914d adds
- 172 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
- 173 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
- 174 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
- 175 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
- 176 Better to Strive for Yourself Than to Find a Godfather 认义父不如自强不息 (This is a wildly imaginative fantasy novel, dedicated to fellow wage slaves as busy as I am. May life get a little easier for us all!) Lü Bu is reborn in the modern era. No Three Kingdoms this time, but China! It was bad enough being strangled to death at White Gate Tower, but the history books also branded him with the shameful label of “the man who stabbed his foster fathers.” He had only been forced by those powerful old men to do their bidding. He put those scoundrels to death with his own 705Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 177 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
- 178 Basketball Prodigy: Dazzling the Court with Rim-Rattling Dunks 篮球少年，从灌篮炸框开始闪耀 A boy once defeated the North Division’s Rookie of the Year in the National High School Basketball League. He was extraordinarily gifted and highly skilled, yet no one knew who he was. At sixteen, Zhuang Yu was a pearl buried in the dust. Then a freshman class tournament came along, and he began to shine with a brilliance all his own... In an instant, the dust clears and the light breaks forth, illuminating countless mountains and rivers! (After A Genius Point Guard, King of the Point Guards, an 14.9kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 179 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
- 180 I’m Reborn, So Why Would I Worry About Finding a Wife? 重生还怕娶不到老婆？ Yu Mingyi was reborn at his grandmother's funeral. He swore that this time he'd make something of his life: earn money early, marry and have children, build a home and a career, and stop running around on blind dates. He'd lead his family and friends to a happy life! 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Will History Repeat Itself? No, This Time I’ll Restore My Kingdom 悲剧重演？不，我这次一定要复国 This novel tells the story of Murong Fu transmigrating to different worlds to accomplish his mission of restoring his kingdom. The first world so far: Murong Fu transmigrates into Viserys III Targaryen, the beggar king! The second series features the Eighth Prince in the world of Yongzheng. 1.7kReads8.0Score10114d adds
- 182 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 6.1kReads—Score41414d adds
- 183 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 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
- 185 My Beautiful Tenant 我和美女租客 The villain’s emotions are a constant tug-of-war, with gripping conflicts, twists and turns, and a story that starts low before rising again. Lively and entertaining. Style: Urban survival, accessible, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with plenty of romantic tension. System: The Younger Every Day System. Each time the male lead, Hao Youqian, successfully delivers a cutting remark to a beautiful tenant, he gets a month younger. 2.8kReads—Score15714d adds
- 186 The Teleporting Delivery Driver 能瞬移的外卖员 The number-one tough guy, Ye Jumeng, can teleport while delivering takeout. The villains’ emotional manipulation, gripping clashes, twists and turns, and a story that starts low and rises high make for a vivid, entertaining read. Style: urban survival, easy to follow, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with no shortage of romantic tension. 984Reads—Score10114d adds
- 187 The Countryside Is Beautiful Beyond Measure 乡村无限好 My new work is out! You can 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! 118Reads—Score1014d adds
- 188 Desert Island Wilderness 荒岛荒野 System warning: Excessive intimacy with NPCs is prohibited. Ren Yingying catches Hao Shuang and Wang Qian acting flirtatiously. Ren Yingying sneers. “So this is how System users behave?” She turns and disappears into the depths of the jungle, while Su Yan secretly watches everything. That night, a red warning suddenly pops up from the System: Emotional bond instability detected. Survival points will continue to drain. Hao Shuang stands by the bonfire, his face deathly pale, when Wang Qian sudden 1.9kReads—Score11714d adds
- 189 The Song Dynasty’s Number One Tough Guy 宋朝第一猛男 Wu Jushuai opens his eyes to find himself in the Song Dynasty, transformed into an ugly man with the same name. The System, however, requires him to collect “admiration points from peerless beauties” to become handsome. The top courtesans of Bianjing, noble ladies from wealthy families, and chivalrous women of the martial world are all left blushing by his poetry and modern-day flirting techniques. The villains grit their teeth and grumble, “That guy's ugly and lecherous. What makes him so speci 1.2kReads—Score10214d adds
- 190 Wilderness and Deserted Island 荒野荒岛 Distinctive and original, exciting and vivid, with sharply drawn, lifelike characters and lively, clear, concise prose. A story of survival and life on a deserted island, with an exciting plot and vivid characters. 13.1kReads6.1Score49914d adds
- 191 I Make 100 Million a Day, So I Do Whatever I Want 一天进账一亿，我放荡不羁 A detailed look at urban survival and the complexity of human nature. Emotional sparring, gripping conflicts, a roller-coaster plot, and one satisfying moment after another. System: Earn 100 million a day. Every 10 million can be spent to buy or upgrade a superpower. 3.6kReads—Score24114d adds
- 192 One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty 明朝一百个美女 I woke up to find that I’d transmigrated into the male lead of One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty, and gotten bound to a rather improper “Humorous Get-Rich System.” As long as I make the villains laugh, silver automatically lands in my account. So I let loose, pushing my luck at the edge of death every day. Then one day, I cornered the peerlessly beautiful villainess Su Meier against a wall. “Miss, have you heard that a smile takes ten years off your age? If you smile a few more times, may 2kReads—Score12414d adds
- 193 Flirting Makes Me Stronger 暧昧就变强 The male lead, He Jumeng, has an incredible superpower: he grows stronger whenever he flirts with beautiful women. Then he suddenly gains the “Business Prodigy” superpower and starts with just 1,000 yuan in savings, gradually building his fortune! Style: A business prodigy superpower, the business world, commercial rivalry, emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, face-slapping, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. 4kReads—Score23314d adds
- 194 The Tough Guy of the Deserted Island! 荒岛的猛男！ The male lead is handsome, incredibly powerful, and has superpowers: there's a special energy inside his body that can create one uncomplicated object each day. It also gives him great strength, incredible speed, and lightning-fast reflexes. Style: deserted-island survival, full of twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful, easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant romantic tension. 18.5kReads—Score77514d adds
- 195 A Stingy Tough Guy with 500 Million, on a Trip with a Beauty 猛男有五亿还抠门，旅行遇美女 Style: After striking it rich, the macho Cao Jumeng has 500 million yuan but still sticks to his top-notch frugal habit of treating every yuan saved as a yuan earned. He meets beautiful women while traveling. The story is easy to follow, funny, lighthearted, and full of flirtation. There is emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. Problems crop up one after another during his travels, and he finds ways to solv 1.7kReads—Score11514d adds
- 196 The Beauties in the Safehouse 安全屋美女 Style: Global furnace apocalypse, safe-house survival. Easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant flirtation. System: Global Furnace Apocalypse Safe-House Survival System. Male lead: Hao Jumeng Language: Clear and concise. 9.4kReads—Score39514d adds
- 197 The Ultimate Tough Guy 第一猛男 Full of twists and turns, gripping and vivid, with distinctive, lifelike characters and lively, concise prose. The nouveau riche Ye Shuang travels everywhere and lives a carefree life. What a dream! 8kReads—Score47514d adds
- 198 War of Resistance: A God-Tier Sharpshooting Manual from the Start! 抗日：开局赠送神级枪法！ As Marshal Ye lay gravely wounded on the battlefield, at death's door, he unexpectedly bound himself to the “Strongest War of Resistance System.” The System grants him divine-level marksmanship from the start, but assigns bizarre missions. [Ding! The Host's powerful indomitable will and potential to resist the Japanese have been detected. Binding requirements met. The “Strongest War of Resistance System” is beginning the binding process... 1%... 50%... 100%! Binding successful!] 10kReads—Score50814d adds
- 199 EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads8.8Score21414d adds
- 200 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
