Novels like The Emperor of Football: Starting with a Failed Trial
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Emperor of Football: Starting with a Failed Trial, best match first.
- 101 The Greatest Football Manager: From the Start in the Championship with a Points Deduction 足坛第一教父，从英冠负分开局 [Coach story] + [No Chinese national team] + [Pure romance] If Xie Jingyu had not been born, the world of football would have been shrouded in darkness for ages! In February 2026, Xie Jingyu transmigrates by accident, returning to the start of the 2025/26 season and becoming the head coach of Sheffield Wednesday. The club is bankrupt, the league has docked them 18 points, they face a transfer embargo, and their squad is depleted. So what? Those are just a few hardships along the way! Football's 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 102 Football: Developing Young Talents in the Chinese Super League 【足球】我在中超练小妖 [Hardcore Football + Youth Development + Professional Tactics + Golden Pinky + Ensemble Cast + One Female Lead] Who says China has no promising young players? Ever since that man arrived, the Guoan youth academy has been churning out goalkeepers, center-backs, full-backs, defensive midfielders, central midfielders, attacking midfielders, wingers, and strikers. Wait, it produces all of them? Foreign clubs treat the academy like a lottery shop, but he tells the media that Guoan never sells players 4.2kReads9.1Score19414d adds
- 103 Football: Playing Cristiano Ronaldo from the Start and Thrashing Manchester United! 足球：开局扮演C罗，吊打曼联！ Reborn in 2009, Su Fan returns to Huanglong Stadium, to the scene of a friendly match against Manchester United's U16 team! After scoring a goal, he activates the Skill Fusion System and gets a trial card for “playing as Cristiano Ronaldo.” From then on, every shot is a killer! [Messi's Curler]+ [Cristiano Ronaldo's Knuckleball]= [Curved Shot] [Ronaldinho's Elastico]+ [Zinedine Zidane's Marseille Turn]= [Samba Dribble] [Ballack's Golden Bomb]+ [Pirlo's Art of Power]= [Tiger-Style Shot] Crist 5Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 104 The Treble: Partnering with Ronaldo from the Start 三冠王：开局和C罗搭档 Liu Yang is reborn in a parallel world and is astonished to find himself back at Old Trafford in 2008. At that moment, his team, the Red Devils, are being stubbornly held off by Wigan, the most resilient opposition they have ever faced. What's more, an opposing defender deliberately injures one of their forwards with a reckless slide tackle. Wigan's head coach arrogantly taunts Sir Alex right to his face. “So what if you have superstars like Ronaldo and Rooney? So what if the Queen made you a kn 362Reads6.3Score10014d adds
- 105 China Loses 0–7, So I Summon the Tomato King of Football 国足0比7，我召唤番茄球王 What, the national team lost 7-0? No worries, I've got the Tomato Ball King. Manny: I have to admit, we're nowhere near as good as the China team... Moriyasu: The China team now has what it takes to be one of Asia's top teams! No, you could even call them a world-class team!... 56Reads6.7Score13914d adds
- 106 Football: I Wanted to Lie Flat, but Awakened the Star Summoning System 足球：想躺平却觉醒球星请神系统 (You don't need to follow football to enjoy this. It's a lighthearted comedy packed with jokes about active players.) [No national team football] [System novel] [Power fantasy] [Lighthearted comedy] [Active football stars] [No female lead] When 18-year-old Chen Shi was ready to retire and lie flat, he suddenly awakened a Star Summoning System! Step by step, he rises from youth training to the peak of world football, claiming the highest transfer value on Transfermarkt, the Premier League's highe 3.5kReads8.2Score26314d adds
- 107 Leaving Wembley Without Regrets 让温布利没有遗憾 I'm Xia Minjie, and I want to be a striker! System: No, you don't! You want to be a defensive midfielder! I... Messi and Ronaldo came before, Haaland and Mbappe after! Watch Xia Minjie, caught in the middle, carve out a place for himself in the world of football! A football novel! The System doesn't appear much! 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Starting from the National Team’s World Cup Bench 从国足世界杯替补席开始 [Just launched and climbing fast] [Midfield Maestro] [Golden Finger + Growth Journey] [A Champion’s Heart] [Transmigration] [World Cup] “Put me in, I can do it too.” Liu Yang, an overworked office drone, was drinking beer at a roadside food stall and cursing the Chinese national team when he transmigrated. He woke up as Liu Mo, a substitute midfielder on the very team he’d been cursing, with an overall rating of 59. Before he could even process what was happening, Lippi sent him on as a substitu 45kReads8.4Score4.6k14d adds
- 109 I Can Predict Five Minutes Ahead: Helping Chelsea Lift the Trophy 我有五分钟预判，帮切尔西捧杯 Lu Shen, a math professor fired from Cambridge, was picked up at a bar by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and made head coach. He had no coaching license, couldn’t play football, and the entire Premier League thought he was insane. Then he started predicting what would happen each minute of the second half: an opponent would go down with cramp in the 48th minute, they’d equalize in the 53rd, then score a stoppage-time header in the 89th to beat Manchester City 3–2. The players went from throwing 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 World Cup: I Summon China's Heroic Spirits! 世界杯：我为华夏召唤英灵！ [Male-oriented spin-off + soccer cup + competitive sports + mythic revival + battle for national destiny + World Cup for national glory + heroic spirit summoning + face-slapping reversals + fiery power fantasy + Chinese deities + overwhelming superiority + no System + faith of the people + one female lead] In the depths of despair, an ancient call sounds in the ear of Jiang Yun, a forward for China’s national team! [Ding! Mandate of Heaven activated! Host, would you like to spend the people’s fa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Whole World Wants This Goalkeeper to Retire 这样的门将，全世界都希望他退役 Anyone who watches the Bundesliga knows Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and Stuttgart. Ingolstadt? Nobody's heard of it! Anyone who drives knows German brands like Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Who cares about Audi's home team? Lin Hao, who came from the East, was forced by fate into the goalkeeper position. Then a System fell from the sky. He can slow down or pause the whole world's time, but he only uses it to guard the goal! As the era of Ronaldo and Messi's dominance draws to a close, heroes rise t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Football: Ten Years Younger, I'll Lead the National Team to Greatness 足球：年轻十岁，我要带国足起飞 [Football + reborn + realistic + coming-of-age + ensemble cast + light romance] Shao Sheng, a 25-year-old football failure, accidentally got the chance to return to age fifteen after smashing his head against a goalpost on an amateur pitch. His new professional career begins in the lower leagues of Longguo, and he climbs the ranks step by step until he reaches the top... The protagonist's name is inspired by two players who went abroad to play, Wu Shaocong and Jiang Weisheng. This story aims to 157Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 113 I'm Taking the World Cup by Storm 我在世界杯大杀四方 [System] [China's national football team] [World Cup] [Top five leagues] [One female lead] Starting in the college league, he later joins a local club, moves to La Liga, competes in the Champions League, and four years later leads China's national team to the World Cup. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Pummeling Ramos from the Start, Even Messi Is Stunned 开局暴揍拉莫斯，梅西都惊呆了 The author's previous book, "Football: Starting with Maxed-Out Free Kicks", is complete. Head over there if you'd like to read a finished novel. Qin Sheng transmigrated. Along with a System, he gained training points. But these training points were a little unusual. In addition to regular training, he could earn them by having sex, too. Maxed-out crossing, maxed-out speed, maxed-out strength: he was the strongest left winger in football! The Galacticos, peak Barcelona, peak Inter Milan, peak Spa 1.8kReads8.4Score10414d adds
- 115 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
- 116 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 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Released from My Contract from the Start: I Become a Legend with the Live Match Panel 开局被解约，我靠实况面板封神 A rainy night in Manchester. Chen Yue trudges along with his luggage, having been mercilessly dismissed from Manchester United’s youth academy. His dream lies shattered in the mud. After an accident sends electricity surging through him, he transmigrates into the world of Pro Evolution Soccer, wearing a Manchester United first-team kit! His overall rating is 52 from the start, and everyone on the team calls him an “East Asian flop.” They all mock him. But a pale blue interface appears before his 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Reborn in Football: Building a Top Club from League Two 重生球坛，从英乙打造顶级俱乐部 In 2006, Lin Feng transmigrated into a nightmare from the start: an English League Two club drowning in debt, furious players blockading the gates to demand their wages, and a century-old institution on the brink of collapse. Fortunately, a [World-Class Club Development Platform] System dropped out of the sky! It brought him an information advantage from the future, giving Lin Feng the ability to see through everything in the world of football! From then on, Hartlepool United was no ordinary clu 310Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 119 Football: Starting with Barcelona's Rejection 足球：从被巴萨抛弃开始 [Football]+ [System]+ [Genius] La Masia sits in Barcelona, Spain, on the left side of Avinguda Aristides Maillol. This is a place that draws the world's attention, and the starting point of countless young people's dreams. Many footballing superstars have come from here, the most famous of them being Messi. At that moment, a young man stood before the training grounds, shouting furiously: “Today, you couldn't care less about me! Tomorrow, you'll be begging for my attention.” “What is he saying? 139Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 120 I Just Played in the World Cup, So Why Are You Lining Up on the Rooftops? 我踢个世界杯，你们天台排队？ [Genius + Nearly Invincible] Luo Ji is a young man who gets struck by lightning and killed while playing soccer in the rain. His soul transmigrates to a parallel world, where China has somehow qualified for the Qatar World Cup! He has just transmigrated, and in five minutes he has to take the field for the opening match! He silently vows to score a goal for the national team, but his teammates say, “With you guarding the goal, we can relax!” What! I was a striker, but I transmigrated into a goal 24Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 121 2026 World Cup: Let Ronaldo Have No Regrets 2026世界杯：让C罗不留遗憾 Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Once the king of the Bernabeu, he is now branded a cancer of football by the media, and even his most devoted fans urge him to accept his fate. “Ding! You have received a guide to redemption from 2026. The Life Regret Sandbox Simulator has been activated.” “This System will make up for your regrets and turn you into a tyrant of football, helping you become the King of a Thousand Goals.” 5.5kReads7.8Score51814d adds
- 122 Football: Reborn in Milan, I Have No Shame on the Pitch 足球：重生米兰，场上的我没节操 Retired player Lin Nan is reborn in the body of a young man in Milan. Not only does he have a full head of hair, he also gets an Emotion Management System. Whenever he provokes someone’s emotions, he receives them. The emotional points he earns become the foundation for realizing his football dream. In a school football tournament, he takes on opponents from every direction with the BUFF from stacked star-player cards. He catches the eye of a scout, and from then on, the road to realizing his fo 493Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 123 Reborn as Kaka: From the Start in Istanbul 重生卡卡，开局伊斯坦布尔 A half-hearted football fan from a later era wakes up reborn in Istanbul on May 25, 2005, at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. The glaring 3:3 score shines from the scoreboard, while the Liverpool players across the pitch burn with fighting spirit... Ancelotti animatedly lays out his tactics for extra time. His teammates, gathered in a circle, are either gasping for breath or looking bewildered. Sheva, Crespo, Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf, Maldini, Nesta, Cafu... Where’s Kaka? “Kaka, get ready! You’re goi 23.9kReads8.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 124 The Ball at Your Feet 球在脚下 Zhao Yaning could never give up football. As long as the ball was at his feet, he would never abandon his dream. He firmly believed that hard work could make up for a lack of talent, and that he could play the best football. All other talents lie in God's hands, but hard work alone can create miracles even God cannot foresee! This was the only belief Zhao Yaning could rely on, and it was this belief that made him a legend on the pitch! 22Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 125 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
- 126 Football: Chasing Glory and the Championship by Maxing Out My Stats 足球：进击荣耀冠军，从肝满属性开始 When he opens his eyes, Lin Feng finds himself back in 2015, inhabiting the body of a Freiburg youth player on the verge of being cut. Even though life in Europe is desperately poor, he turns down a contract from Guangzhou Evergrande to return home, refusing to go along with the national team’s corruption. Fortunately, a Proficiency Panel activates just in time, giving him hope again. He grinds his [Shooting Lv. 1] all the way up to the devastating [Axe Cannon Lv. 5], his [Speed Lv. 1] all the w 1.5kReads6.7Score10414d adds
- 127 Football Manager: The Soccer World's Femme Fatale 足球经理之足坛魅魔 Tags: Football, coaching, club management, System, master of trash talk. Also known as Football Manager: The Seducer of the Pitch, The Football Orator, and Trash Talk Makes Me Unbeatable: They All Call Me the Greatest Coach of All Time. When he opens his eyes, football management game player Wang Xu has transmigrated into the controlling shareholder and head coach of AFC Wimbledon, a newly promoted League One club. No transfer budget. No star players. The media predict they’re the favorites for 38kReads9.0Score4.4k14d adds
- 128 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
- 129 Reborn as Messi, Permanently Banned by the Chinese National Team! 重生梅西，被国足永久除名！ Mei Dong is reborn as Messi, inheriting his football skills. With the System's support, he also gains Keane's ferocity, Cantona's arrogance, Pepe and Ramos's ruthlessness, de Jong's unstoppable flying kicks, Gattuso's iron will, and Balotelli's utter idiocy. Am I the King of Football? No. I'm not just the King of Football, I'm the tyrant of the pitch! From then on, Mei Dong is no more. There is only "Mei the Tyrant." 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Max-Level Passing: From Dortmund's Academy to Conquering Europe 满级传球，从多特青训杀穿全欧 [Passionate Football + System Rebirth + Genius Comeback + Conquering Europe] He was once the most expensive spectator on the Huachao League's bench: Lin Feng, a football-obsessed rich kid worth hundreds of millions. After an accident, he is reborn as an abandoned Chinese youth prospect at Borussia Dortmund's academy in 2015. When the King of Football System awakens beneath the starry sky over Westfalenstadion, the world of football begins to tremble: “Godlike Vision” lets him deliver mesmerizin 5.1kReads7.3Score29514d adds
- 131 The Young Footballer: A Grassroots Boy's Life on the Pitch 足球小将，草根少年的绿茵人生 Fourteen-year-old Lin Shengqi plays soccer with a battered ball stitched up three times over. Some say that with a 50,000-yuan deposit, even a genius can be kicked out of the youth academy. He just smiled. One rabona blasted through the gates of a powerhouse club, one long-range shot shook the national tournament, and one kick toppled the entire corrupt youth academy system. From the dirt fields of an urban village to the World Cup podium. The grassroots kid's journey in soccer will make the who —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 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
- 133 Soccer: From the Start, I Have Max-Level Passing! 足球绿茵：开局获得满级传球！ From the start, he has max-level passing. He doesn't join the Chinese national team, but later plays for Portugal, helping Ronaldo win so many World Cups and European Championships he can hardly keep count. Standing before you is a player with “3 European Championship titles, 4 World Cup titles, 2 Primeira Liga titles, 1 La Liga title, 1 Taça de Portugal title, 1 Champions League runner-up finish, 15 Champions League titles, 12 Premier League titles, 12 EFL Cup titles, 12 FA Cup titles; 1 Golde 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Football: Mourinho's Chelsea-Era Masterpiece 足球：惊艳穆里尼奥从切尔西开始 You were born before I was, but I was born when you were already old. I was always chasing you, but never once surpassed you Zhang Ming wakes up with a soccer talent System and sends a curling shot into the top corner of the goal. Mourinho is so stunned his jaw nearly hits the floor. This is incredible! Delighted, Mourinho immediately recruits him and brings him to Chelsea. 981Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 135 Football: From the Start, I Had 99 Explosiveness and Stunned Messi 足球：开局99爆发力，震惊梅西 He transmigrates into the body of a young player, but with no connections, the national team shuts him out. From the start, he gets 99 explosive power, dribbling, driving, and ball-handling! A once-in-a-generation talent bursts onto the scene and turns the entire world of football on its head! Messi: “Since MSN, Ma Long has been the best teammate I've ever had.” Guardiola: “You know, Ma Long is a very good player. He's just like Messi...” 586Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 136 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
- 137 I, Gao Qiu, Lead Team China to Win the World Cup 我，高俅！带领国足拿下世界杯 Gao Qiu transmigrates into the modern world and embarks on a football journey. His peerless skills are unexpectedly scorned by domestic Chinese teams. With his discerning eye, the Silver Fox spots Gao Qiu's talent and takes him to Juventus, where he makes an astonishing debut. He sweeps through Europe's top five leagues, astounding the football world and basking in glory. Chinese fans join together to petition the Chinese Football Association, demanding that Gao Qiu play for his country. Gao Qiu 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Reforging Super Deportivo 重铸超级拉科 With the memories of the 2025 transfer market, Lin Luo is reborn in 2015. He makes Scaloni head coach, takes over the bankrupting "Super Depor," and signs young prospects like Mbappe. Determined to break the stranglehold of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Messi, and Ronaldo, he sets out to build a new blue-and-white dynasty in Europe and reshape the world of football! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Dominating AC Milan and Recreating the Istanbul Miracle 称霸AC米兰逆转伊斯坦布尔奇迹 Ye Xuan, a young man from Longguo, transmigrates back to 2004 and joins AC Milan. Maldini, Kaka, Pirlo, Nesta, Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Seedorf, Gattuso… You may be the senior by age, but I’m the boss when it comes to skill! Can’t get a deal to build the new San Siro stadium? Leave it to me! Steve Jobs: Ye Xuan, Apple will sponsor the new San Siro for 30 years! Barbara Berlusconi: “Ye Xuan, I want to have your baby!” Silvio Berlusconi: “Ye Xuan, you’re the new owner of AC Milan!” Galliani: “From now 3.1kReads8.6Score24214d adds
- 140 Chasing the Dream on the Pitch: A Prodigy's Road to Glory 逐梦绿茵：天才少年的荣耀之路 Ji Feng was born in 2004 with extraordinary football talent. He fought his way through the ranks, passed the national youth and Olympic team selections, and earned a place in Barcelona’s youth academy. The high-intensity training and fierce competition put him under immense pressure, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. By chance, Ji Feng met Qiu Jinshu, a girl-group star with limitless potential. Moved by Ji Feng’s passion and devotion to football, Qiu Jinshu was always there as a warm and 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 Football: God-Tier Midfielder, Leaving Haaland Stunned 足球：神级中场，哈兰德惊呆了 After watching China's national football team get knocked out of the Asian Cup, Xia Yuan smashed his TV and transmigrated into a Norwegian-Chinese player in Aston Villa's U17 squad. From the start, he gained Pirlo's peak long-range passing ability. After that, Xia Yuan and the lad Grealish helped Aston Villa earn promotion to the Premier League and made the Norwegian national team, joining Haaland in their quest to reach the World Cup! In the 2018–2019 season, Messi led his team as the ultimate 925Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 143 I Went to Japan to Play Soccer, and a Delinquent Girl Set Her Sights on Me 我在日本踢球被太妹盯上这件事 “Private Sakuragi High School… Does that school have a soccer team?” A few muffled chuckles came from those nearby. Some of the local players clearly knew Sakuragi High School’s reputation: they were famous for being an easy team to beat. “Then your school team experience might as well be zero,” the coach said bluntly, even a little harshly. “Just a hobbyist? Kid, this isn’t summer camp.” His words pricked Zhou Tian like a thorn, making his face burn. But he’d come here, and he wasn’t about to w 4.8kReads8.4Score31814d adds
- 144 The Soccer No-Hoper Gets Hit by a System 足球废材被系统砸中 [Football] + [Dreams] + [Bundesliga] + [La Liga] Xia Yu was humiliated by his teammates in front of the campus beauty! After a System dropped into his lap, watch him win her heart and make his rivals eat their words! With the System and hard work, he grows step by step into a football superstar! First, he stands out in the Bundesliga. Then he heads to La Liga, where three powers vie for dominance! A team of discarded stars becomes an invincible force! Sharing an era with Messi and Ronaldo? That’ 676Reads8.3Score10414d adds
- 145 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
- 146 Great Song Overtime: My 4-4-2 Dynasty 大宋补时：朕的四四二王朝 Li Tong, the disgraced coach of the national football team, wakes up in the body of Zhao Ji, the art-loving emperor who is passionate about football. From the start, it’s a nightmarish challenge: at court, the civil officials led by Cai Jing do nothing but pass the ball backward; in the army, the Imperial Guard are about as fit as boiled chicken; beyond the border, the Liao cavalry are already bearing down on the Baigou River. The Song Dynasty has only twenty-five years of stoppage time left! Fo 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Football: At Nineteen, I Get the Late Bloomer System! 足球：十九岁喜提大器晚成系统！ Yoishi is a villain, so the rating is rather low. If that bothers you, don't click in. [All Handcrafted] + [System] + [Reborn] + [Invincible] + [Feel-Good Story] + [Joins the Hong Kong Team] Lin Luo is reborn just before he is about to play in the professional league. Should he keep muddling through life, or try living another way? Just as he is feeling lost, the Late Bloomer System comes online. Hey, System bro, I'm only nineteen?! What the heck is a late bloomer supposed to mean?! Oh!? I can k 8kReads7.9Score51414d adds
- 148 King of Football in Two Lifetimes 两世球王 (No System, no harem, one female lead. The protagonist joins the national soccer team and exposes its dark side through his own experiences. If you dislike these elements, please don't read.) Liu Feiyang, a kung fu master and the greatest cuju player of his time, dies tragically and is reborn as a young soccer player with both Chinese and French heritage. With the soccer skills and kung fu he mastered in his previous life, along with his mind-reading ability, he starts in France's Ligue 2, score 615Reads8.6Score10314d adds
- 149 Football: King of Midfield, Making Pep and Klopp Drool 足球：中场之王，瓜帅渣叔馋哭了 [System + Three Lions + Chinese-British heritage + Manchester City midfielder] Chen Chen transmigrates! In this life, he becomes a Chinese-born youngster with dual citizenship. From the start, furious at being pressured to collude with the dark side, he storms out of the national team's naturalized-player training camp! Then Chen Chen's System arrives! “King of the Football Pitch” is activated! Max-level vision! Max-level passing! The peak module for a midfield maestro! And countless templat 10.4kReads8.0Score60714d adds
- 150 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. 491Reads—Score11314d adds
