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- 1 A Blueprint for the Beautiful Game: From Football Manager to a Golden Age 绿茵蓝图：从足球经理到黄金时代 [Ensemble cast + slow burn + unconventional football story + building a football system + no individual heroics] In 1990, financial whiz Lin Shen accidentally transmigrates into the darkest era of Chinese football. Armed with the ability to predict the future and a data-driven mindset, he spends tens of millions to buy a team on the verge of folding, vowing to spark an industrial revolution in football! From body-fat assessments and the “Sparks” youth development program to recruiting young star 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 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
- 3 Football: I Want the Korean Heartthrob and the Premier League Wolf Pack 足球：南韩神颜与英超狼群我全要 He turned down Real Madrid. He turned down Barcelona. He turned down the whole world. From an unknown data analyst to the youngest manager in the Premier League. From a relegation candidate to a rising force taking on the giants. He had one thing to prove: You don’t need to be a giant to win at football. Twenty-four-year-old Lin Feng was reborn in 2018, with three offers before him: assistant coach for Real Madrid’s youth team, scout for Barcelona, and data analyst for Wolves. Everyone thoug 41Reads—Score10114d adds
- 4 Transmigrate to 2022 and Lead the Red Devils Back to the Top 穿越2022，带红魔重回巅峰 One morning, Li Lin'en, a finance PhD from the London School of Economics, wakes up to find he has transmigrated from 2026 back to a Singapore penthouse in 2022. Before him lies a Manchester United share-transfer agreement left by the reclusive tycoon father he has never met. In his palm is an encrypted phone with an urgent message from Richard Arnold, along with a line of sharp handwriting: Fix it or bury it. Don't bring shame on the Li family. At the time, the Red Devils are in tatters: the m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Football: Turning the Tables on Ronaldo, Starting as the Desert King 足球：逆转C罗，从沙漠球王开始 [System + Comedy] From the start at Al-Nassr, Ronaldo gets younger the more he plays! At eighteen, he sets sail from Al-Nassr. With maxed-out football IQ, he sweeps the Saudi Pro League and the AFC Champions League, beginning a desert-king legend. At twenty-one, he joins Manchester United, leading the Red Devils' revival from the ruins and restoring the club's backbone as the Premier League's Golden Boot winner. At twenty-four, he arrives in Turin and conquers the Apennine Peninsula, dominating 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Football: From Nobody to the God of Football 足球：从草根到足球上帝 Lu Yang is reborn. In his previous life, he spent decades traveling from place to place for work. His one lingering wish was to pursue the football dream he had left unfinished as a young man. When he opens his eyes again, it is 2008, and he is eighteen. His parents hand him five thousand yuan. “You’re an adult now. Take care of yourself.” This time, he doesn’t hesitate. He buys a one-way ticket to Madrid. On the plane, he binds himself to the Green Pitch Ticket System. There are no missions! Sc 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 From the Start with Twin Stars: I Set Up De Bruyne to Score Against His Own Team 开局双子星：我反向喂饼德布劳内 Jin Yu, known in English as KIM, transmigrates to Manchester in 2018. A young Korean-Chinese player from Yanbian, he is bound to the Green Pitch Twin Stars System. This bizarre System rewards him with twice the attribute boosts and skill bonuses whenever he and his teammates, especially Kevin De Bruyne, interact, pass to each other, and score. At the time, Manchester City’s star striker Sergio Aguero is sidelined with an injury, and Pep Guardiola is experimenting with a strikerless formation. KI 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Becoming a Soccer God: Starting in the Third Division 足球成神之从第三级别联赛开始 Young player Li Mo gets an unexpected opportunity and begins his journey in Portugal’s third-tier league. Through relentless hard work, he gradually grows into a world-class star. This is an inspiring story full of passion, youth, dreams, sweat, and fire, with a System, too. Who says Chinese people can’t play football? The book’s outline includes, but isn’t limited to: playing football, becoming a star, going viral and winning fans, livestreaming, buying a team, building a stadium, opening a foo 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Football: I Bought Atletico Madrid from the Start, and All of Europe Panicked 足球：开局收购马竞，全欧都慌了 [Football Manager] [No System] [No Female Lead] [Griezmann fans, beware!!!] Li Wuwei, a devoted football fan, transmigrates by accident into the body of Li Wuwei, a 2016-era heir to a business empire. After inheriting his fortune, he sets out to realize his football dream: he buys Atletico Madrid, deals with a traitor from the start, and brings in prodigies such as Victor Osimhen. He leads Atletico Madrid step by step to the summit of European football. 25Reads—Score15514d adds
- 10 Buying Achraf Hakimi from the Start in 2003? 03年开局买了阿什拉夫？ "June 1, 2003. Leeds United was on the verge of bankruptcy. Eighty million pounds of debt hung like a noose around the neck of this once-mighty Premier League club, leaving it dangling before the gallows. As everyone waited for the club to collapse, Qin Chuan, a young man who had never appeared in the football world, walked into the boardroom at Elland Road. No one knew that a prompt had just sounded in his mind: [System activated. Initial funds of 200 million pounds received]." 428Reads7.3Score2014d adds
- 11 Football: The Complete Midfielder, Restoring Germany's Glory 足球：全能中场，重铸德意志荣光 [Football] [System] [All-Around Midfielder] [Character Growth] [Germany National Team] [World Cup] In his previous life, Luo Lin Bachmann spent ten years languishing in his home country. After an accident, he was reborn. He returned to 2016, to the Red Bull training academy, where his dream had begun. The Superstar's Journey System awakened! With Pavel Nedved's template from the start, his physical abilities received a comprehensive boost, and he gained a host of incredible skills. Zinedine Zida 23.9kReads8.1Score2.3k14d adds
- 12 Reborn as the Chinese National Team's Coach 重生之我是国足教练 [Coach Story] After watching China's national soccer team suffer a humiliating 7–0 defeat to Japan, Li Yin fell asleep in a rage. When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow been reborn as that man. Back then, the era of big-money soccer had yet to begin. See how Li Yin stirs up the national team and the entire world of soccer! From assistant coach to head coach of Shanghai Port in the big-money era, he takes on Evergrande and wins the AFC Champions League. Then Manchester City picks him to bu 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn in 2001: The Youth Academy Coach Takes the Football World by Storm 重生2001，青训教父横扫足坛 [Football] + [Reborn] + [passionate] + [System] After fifty-two years of life and thirty years devoted to youth development, Lin Hui watched the national team fall short time and again. He died ill, carrying a lifetime of regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 2001, on the euphoric night China made its historic breakthrough to the World Cup. The whole country was cheering, but he could see the darkness awaiting Chinese football over the next twenty years: talented players overloo 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Football: When the Game Becomes Reality, I’m Invincible from the Start 足球：游戏照进现实，开局即无敌 A king in soccer games, a soccer enthusiast in real life. By chance, he returned to 2014 and obtained the System from a soccer game. He completes the System's soccer-game missions in real life. The dashing prince of the pitch? A sprite of the green field? The greatest player in soccer? The chosen one of his era? The architect of an invincible team? A magnet for female celebrities? I'm all of them. They're all me. 297Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 15 At Sixteen, I Shook the World of Football 十六岁，我震惊世界足坛 “A sitter from a meter out, and he still skies it? This is Hengda Football School’s ‘prodigy’?” Lin Xiao sends a certain goal sailing over the bar, drawing furious boos from the crowd. Davide Ancelotti, son of Italian coaching legend Carlo Ancelotti, is about to book his return flight after failing in his mission to find Real Madrid a “Chinese Cristiano Ronaldo.” In this land known as a “football desert,” nobody believes in miracles. Until the bloodstained boots in the locker room begin to glow. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 You Have to Wash the Gauze Too? The Whole Crew Goes on a Rampage Like Mad Dogs 纱布都要洗？全员恶犬杀疯了 [No System + Sharp Tongue + Loves a Laugh + Locker-Room Tyrant + Alternate World] The rating has just opened. For every 0.1-point increase, I’ll add another chapter. Three chapters a day, guaranteed. Yun Fei takes his perfect tactical plan to interview at Real Madrid, only to be tossed out the front door like garbage by the bodyguards and mocked as a chihuahua. He turns around and takes over a hopeless club with no budget, one that can’t even afford to maintain its pitch! “Can’t afford midfield 171Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 17 Reborn as Anthony: I Don’t Owe Manchester United Anything Anymore 重生安东尼，曼联我不欠你什么了 Reborn as Antony, he carries memories of the future and regrets from the past. Determined to rewrite Antony’s fate, he will no longer be shackled by what came before. He’ll also prove to the Manchester United fans who once underestimated and misunderstood him that he, Antony, is the true leader who can bring the club back to glory. 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn: I Raised a Soccer Team 重生之我养了一只足球队 A brand-new work is here! I hope you'll come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Football: A Dream Return to Italy! 足球：梦回亚平宁！ “Inter Milan’s stars are fading, Fiorentina are flying high, and no one can hold on to the throne in Serie A. With so many contenders battling for supremacy, who will rule them all? 2006–2026, twenty years! Since that summer in Germany, twenty years have been a long, somewhat reluctant blue farewell for Italian football. Twenty years is enough for a boy to reach middle age, and for stars to complete a full cycle across the night sky. We once thought that was only the beginning of a golden ag 256Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Scottish Football! An Octopus Alien's Happy Game 苏超！章鱼星人的快乐足球 The Super League! An Octopus Alien’s Happy Football —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Trained by Van Gaal, I Send Argentina Home from the Start! 师从范加尔，开局送阿根廷回家！ [A utility striker early on, an all-around striker later, the Netherlands national team’s golden boy, no female lead, iconic moments galore, aiming to win every trophy, lighthearted] Dai Wei transmigrated to a parallel world and became a substitute player for the Netherlands. It was the quarterfinals of the Qatar World Cup, and the Netherlands were trailing Argentina by two goals! At this critical moment, Van Gaal decided to risk everything and sent his favorite player, Dai Wei, onto the pitch a 5Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 At 17, I Made a Name for Myself with One Goal at Chelsea 17岁的我在切尔西一球成名 Sixteen-year-old Chen Zhiyi is widely hailed as a once-in-thirty-years talent at Meicheng Football School. But because his parents can’t afford to bribe anyone, he goes from starter to ball boy, not even good enough to be a substitute. Humiliated in front of everyone, he angrily quits school. Just as his dream of becoming a footballer is about to fall apart, a phone call from a Chelsea scout in China takes him to London. After activating the Football King System, he flourishes at the Cobham tra 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 Starting in the French Third Division: I’m the Real Paris Saint-Germain 从法丙开始：我才是真正的大巴黎 In 2010, Li Qi completed every mission assigned by the System and arrived in Europe with over a hundred billion dollars he had taken from Wall Street. He couldn’t help feeling a little stumped. What was he supposed to do with all that money? Maybe buy a football club. After failing to acquire several elite clubs, he decided to take the third-division side Paris FC all the way to Ligue 1, then face Paris Saint-Germain in a direct showdown! And so, countless unsolved mysteries emerged in the city 8.4kReads8.7Score59014d adds
- 27 Football: Fired from the Start, I Activate a Star Player Experience Card 足球：开局开除，激活球星体验卡 [Football] + [Europe’s Top Five Leagues] + [Satisfying and believable story] Seventeen-year-old rising star An Lan is expelled and blacklisted by the Football Association. Just as he’s losing hope, he activates the Star Player Experience Card System. Every match, he can summon a legendary player! Blacklisted by the Football Association? With the System’s help, he crosses the ocean and joins a youth league in Germany. Just as An Lan is ready to train hard, the System, which looks so honest and up 273Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 28 The Greatest Striker in Football History 足坛史上第一锋神 First, a disclaimer: this is not a power fantasy, just a story. There is no System and no transmigration, only a parallel world with one extra genius boy. There are lows and struggles, as well as moments of glory. If you want a power fantasy, you can leave now. This book won't satisfy you. In 2007, Inter Milan won back-to-back Serie A titles, and Italian football gradually recovered from the Calciopoli scandal. Manchester United began its run of three consecutive Premier League titles, while Mou 3.4kReads8.0Score21614d adds
- 29 Never Back Down on the Court 有球必硬 [Stat-Based System + Star-Player Skill Imitation + Lighthearted Everyday Comedy + One Heroine + Serie A + Premier League] This man is the one who makes Guardiola’s heart race: a world-class defensive midfielder, a striker who clears the ball, a master of trash talk... “Stop!” Liu Haoyun snapped. “We can do without the last two!” This man has things most men don’t, but he’s also missing something men are supposed to have. Even so, he rides the wind and breaks through every obstacle, blasting open 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Premier League Supremacy: Starting in the Youth Academy 超级英超：从青训开始 Sports Competition + Soccer + Light System + Reborn + Youth Development The day the Super Premier League was born, the rules of European football were rewritten for good. Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan... Thirty-eight giants battle it out in one league. The bottom five are relegated outright, with no special privileges for anyone. An 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo bursts onto the scene in Saudi Arabia, a 17-year-old Lionel Messi waits for his chance at La Masia, and 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Football: Starting Out at Arsenal 足球：从阿森纳出发 [Reborn, with a System; making his own way, training and growing; no joining the national team; passionate matches and enjoying life] Su Yu has transmigrated! In his previous life, he loved soccer but never got the chance to become a professional player. All he could do was play pickup games and enjoy the sport. Little did he know that, after getting a second life, he would have the chance to begin proper youth training from childhood. Having lived as an adult, he has no interest in the things t 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Dreaming of Clairefontaine: I’m in the Same Generation as Mbappe 梦起克莱枫丹，我和姆巴佩是同期 [Two-star rivalry + Chinese-descended prodigy + scion of a wealthy family + midfield maestro + passionate competition] In 2011, two 13-year-old boys meet at Clairefontaine in France. One is Kylian Mbappe, the future king of French football, a lightning-fast striker; the other is Romeo Zhuye, a top-tier rich kid with Chinese features and a midfield playmaker with “God’s-eye vision.” That summer, they are hailed as “Clairefontaine’s Twin Stars.” But the year they graduate at 16, fate takes them in 870Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 33 Football: I Fired the National Team, Then Went on to Win the Grand Slam 足球：炒了国足，反手拿下大满贯 Ling Yichen was the most talented player on the Dragon Football Association's youth team, but he angrily quit after disagreeing with coach Liu Jianguo's arrangements! He was immediately scouted by AC Milan and joined the club. Luckily, he activated the [All-Round System]. As long as he plays football, he gets stronger. From then on, Ling Yichen gained peak-form experience cards for Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maradona, and Ronaldo! And countless maxed-out attributes! He became a player without pre 549Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 34 Coaching the Chinese National Team, Starting in 1997 1997执教国足开始 After transmigrating to 1997, Chen Guang unexpectedly becomes head coach of the Chinese national soccer team, and the pressure is overwhelming. But it seems he has a System, too, and this national team is said to be the strongest in its history. Maybe he can give it his best shot and use the job as a stepping stone. Chen Guang vows to become a championship-winning coach! 593Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 35 Inter: I Transmigrated into Zhang Kangyang from That Year 国米：我穿越成了那年的张康洋 Zhang Kangyang, a 37-year-old die-hard Inter Milan fan and overworked wage slave, suffers a heart attack after Inter Milan's record-breaking defeat in the 2025 Champions League final. By chance, he is reborn and transmigrates into his 2016 namesake, Zhang Kangyang, Inter Milan's young heir... In his previous life, watching Inter Milan left him with far too many regrets. Especially after the Zhang family took over: although the club won Serie A twice, it lost both of its Champions League finals a 1.1kReads7.2Score10514d adds
- 36 So What If I’m Out of Shape? I Can Still Outmuscle Messi 体能差怎么了？不照样力压梅西 When Lin Feng opened his eyes, he had returned to 2015, inside the body of a youth academy player about to be kicked out of Bayern Munich. Fortunately, he had the [Demon System] with him. [Stamina -6, Stamina -6, Stamina -6!] [Shooting 2, Shooting 2, Shooting 2!] In this star-studded world of football, Lin Feng's arrival ushered in a new soccer legend! He hardly ran, yet played with effortless grace and scored goal after goal, striking fear into countless world-class defenders. He racked up ever 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Football: I Am a Dynasty, Summoning Haaland from the Start 足球：吾即王朝，开局召唤哈兰德 [Football] + [Passionate] + [System] + [Transmigration] + [Coach] Haaland: Coach Lin Deng told me to eat a little less. I’d like to say I did it. Mbappe: Lin Deng told me not to become a sporting director. I think he was right. Ronaldo: I really hadn’t heard of Rangnick, but Lin Deng is something special. I wish he were here. Messi: I like Guardiola, and I like Lin Deng. Yes, he’s always the most special one. I am the dynasty! What? You want me to coach the national team? Sorry, I don’t know how 1Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 38 Star Player Moments: Starting as a Benchwarmer at a Mid-Table La Liga Club 球星时刻：从西甲中游替补开始 [Mind Games + Superstar Moment Cards + Parallel Universe + Nonstop Thrills + Smart Protagonist] In 2014, Real Sociedad had fought their way into the Spanish Super Cup final, only for their star player, Griezmann, to go off injured just before the final whistle. The media was in an uproar, the teams were worlds apart in strength, and the starting striker was injured. The team had parked the bus early, hoping only to make it to a penalty shootout... Everyone thought the ending had already been wri 317Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 My Name Is Lin Chuan! China’s King of Football! 我叫林川！中国球王！ I’m a football fan who also enjoys watching matches. I wanted to write a novel paying tribute to Chinese football, which is going through a low point but keeps striving to improve. After a car accident, Lin Chuan is reborn. Through a series of struggles, he eventually becomes a worthy member of China’s national team. What kind of story will unfold between Lin Chuan and Li Zhi, and what will they achieve? We’ll have to wait and see. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 A Miracle on the Pitch: I'm No Underdog 绿茵奇迹：我才不是逆袭草根 From a backup in League One to a League One starter, from a League One regular to the Premier League, and finally to winning the Premier League title. This is Shen Ke’s story. A soccer player from Huaguo. The greatest striker of the post-Messi-Ronaldo era. A king of football who dominated his age. His success is built on his hard work and talent, but also on the era that made him. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Transmigrating to Buy Cristiano Ronaldo 穿越之买下C罗 For no reason at all, I couldn't find anything to read. The entire bookstore had been wiped clean. What a bore. [Transmigration + System + Feel-Good Soccer] Guo Xiaoxing is a Cristiano Ronaldo fan. After transmigrating into the son of a wealthy family, he appoints himself head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers and signs his idol before Saudi Arabia can get to him! When Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United part ways for good, the whole world waits to see where he'll go next: Real Madrid? Saudi 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Building a Bundesliga Powerhouse: Burying Kane's Title Hopes with My Own Hands 打造德甲豪门，亲手埋葬凯恩夺冠 Yang Yu, a fine young man from 2025, suddenly transmigrates back to 2018, becoming a Chinese-German investor. He also unexpectedly awakens a Tycoon System. Four years later, when the System steps down, Yang Yu has amassed a fortune worth hundreds of millions. With nothing better to do, he decides to build a club capable of going toe-to-toe with Bayern Munich. In 2024, when Kane joins Bayern, Yang Yu’s club rises to the Bundesliga, and Yang Yu sets out to personally bury Kane’s dream of winning a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 God of Soccer: I Lead the Chinese National Team to World Cup Glory 足球之神：我带领国足勇夺世界杯 Lin Yue, a fan driven to a brain hemorrhage by the national team’s performance, wakes up to find himself back in 2021. This time, he’s no longer just a spectator in the stands, pounding his chest in frustration. Starting with Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, he sets out on his own journey across the pitch. League titles, Champions League trophies, Ballon d’Or awards: he claims every honor there is. In the end, his goal is to lead China’s men’s national team to lift the World Cup, a trophy they ne 546Reads6.0Score10314d adds
- 44 I Signed Haaland from the Start, and Somehow Became the Godfather of Youth Development 开局签下哈兰德，我竟成青训教父 [A little romance] + [Football knowledge] + [Comedy] + [Everyday life] The legendary Douyu streamer A Fei moment: the rainy night in Lazio. “How could Lazio possibly score five against me? That’s hilarious.” “Yun Hai is fired!” “How can you not love football like this!” Sun Zhe, watching at home, gets swept up in the livestream’s entertaining antics and casually opens the latest version of FM2023. Little does he know, this game, a version of Football Manager come to life, will have him transmigr 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Red Devils Rise: Mourinho Returns for a Second Stint from the Start 红魔崛起，开局穆鸟二进宫 Tags: Feel-good, no Chinese national team, focused on Manchester United Manchester United fan Lin Juexiao wakes up to find himself a hidden billionaire worth 20 billion. In his previous life, he watched United fall from grace on television. In this life, he decides to buy the club outright. On the day the Glazers announce they’re selling, an email signed “J” lands at the Rain Group: £6.5 billion, all cash, valid for 48 hours. No negotiations, no financing, and no leaving the other side a way out 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Football: Starting My Coaching Career with the Southern Stars 足球：从执教南部之星开始 Beneath the surface, Munich was seething in the summer of 2014. As Guardiola’s possession-based football struggled to find its footing at the Allianz Arena, As iron-fisted patriarch Hoeness continued to hold power without ever facing prison, As Hoeness, rooted in the domestic game, came up against the internationally minded Rummenigge, the gears of fate quietly pushed William Victor, a youth-team coach who had devoted sixteen years to his work, into the eye of the storm. This young manager, with 14Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 47 Conquering Football, Starting with Winning Over Masami Nagasawa 横扫足坛，从征服长泽雅美开始 Football fan Li Zhuo smashed his TV and was reborn in the body of a little-known midfielder with the same name on German second-division team Kaiserslautern, in the 2007–08 season. The football world here seems different from the one in his previous life. Isn’t Kagawa Shinji supposed to be at Dortmund? How did he end up in the second division and become my teammate? From the start, he gets the Fishing Across the Heavens System, which lets him reel in all sorts of skills. Training? No chance. My 762Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 48 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
- 49 Equivalent Exchange: Eight Mangled Fingers, One King of the Pitch 等价交换：八指残躯，铸我球王 Tags: Rising through the Dutch league, becoming a star in Serie A, turning down the Olympic team, winning Olympic gold for Italy, soccer, System, wish fulfillment, passion. Equivalent exchange: to gain something, you must give something of equal value. At seventeen, Sun Sheng had been told three times by the world of soccer that his “talent was limited.” He joined AC Milan's youth academy at ten, only to be let go three years later. His grandfather sold their house to send him to Lyon, where he 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Football: Messi's Biggest Fan Shines in Europe 足球：梅西迷弟闪耀欧洲 [Training] [Training] [And more training] On the verge of death, Lin Bai's final words unexpectedly caused him to be reborn. He carried with him his longing for football from his previous life. He devoted the most precious twenty years of his youth to the football pitch, writing a story worthy of China's King of Football. Without a System, how can you get stronger? There's only one way: rely on yourself and train! [This book was written in November, before the news about the China tour in Miami 295Reads5.9Score—14d adds
