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- 1 I'm Getting Absurd at Manchester United 我在曼联搞抽象 When other people are reborn, they become stock market tycoons or entertainment moguls. When I was reborn... I inherited Jose Mourinho's mess and became Old Trafford's new 694Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 2 Reborn as a Coach: I Have an Unbeatable Pro Evolution Soccer Team 重生做教练：我有实况无敌舰队 Li Weiyi, the ultimate gamer, was playing the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 8 when he accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world with the game’s System! So… he decided to indulge himself just a little. He registered a team… built a football stadium… and brought together a group of powerful players from the game… Of course, he ended up owing a lot of money… and there are plenty of little stories along the way… Li Weiyi’s classic quotes: “As for coaching, I only know a little.” “Women only s 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Iron Man on the Football Pitch 绿茵场上的钢铁侠 After getting a second chance at life, Li Ling received a System that had been assigned to the wrong Host. The System was incredibly powerful, but a bit troublesome to use. To make better use of the System, Li Ling followed his love of soccer from his previous life and chose to play professionally, beginning his career at Sporting CP in Lisbon, Portugal. From then on, the soccer world gained a legendary star known as Zidane's second coming, Cristiano Ronaldo's brother from another mother, and th 4kReads6.4Score241Shelves
- 4 Save Lee, Bring Back the Milan Dynasty 拯救李哥，重现米兰王朝 Transmigrate to 2016, before Li Ge buys AC Milan, and take Europe by storm, dominating the continent while bringing back the glory of the Milan dynasty. (A Football Manager-style story, including transfers and matches.) P.S. Li Ge is basically a plot device. 237Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 5 The Football Dynasty 足球皇朝 “He's an arrogant, spoiled coach!” “But he brought a fallen powerhouse back to life!” “He's at war with the world!” “And that's exactly why he has the world's attention, sending your sales through the roof!” He is Li Wei! Carrying a dream that once died, but has now been reborn! 954Reads7.6Score100Shelves
- 6 Football: At Manchester United, Every Shot Is a Goal 足球：人在曼联，射门必进 On the day Football Manager 2023 is released, Lin Lingqi, as usual, picks Manchester United as his club. He then creates a virtual player with the same height, weight, and appearance as himself, and uses the in-game editor to transfer him to Manchester United. Then he transmigrates into the virtual player he created in the game. With a System that guarantees every shot goes in, Lin Lingqi begins his legendary journey. Ferguson: "Lin Lingqi is Manchester United's treasure. He's the king of the Th 443Reads7.8Score103Shelves
- 7 From the Start, I Coached Chelsea 开局执教切尔西 Fans: We want Mourinho, not Yu Yue. Didier Drogba: I believe Jose Mourinho was Chelsea’s greatest manager. Yu Yue is only standing on the shoulders of giants. Mourinho: Yu Yue won titles with the team by relying on the legacy I left at Chelsea. He kept most of my system. Crisis is another name for opportunity. The harsher the circumstances, the more likely a great talent is to rise. See how Yu Yue, who came from the future, faces a troubled start in this age of shining stars, overcomes threats f 727Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 8 He Led Manchester United to Become Public Enemy Number One, So Why Did They Let Him Coach? 带领曼联成公敌，谁让他执教的！ [Soccer Coach] [System] [One Female Lead] [Absurd Antics] [Lighthearted Comedy] In 2016, Xiao Yao unexpectedly transmigrates into the role of Manchester United's head coach, only to find himself trapped in an endless cycle of interviews from the moment he arrives. Guardiola's possession game, Mourinho's defense, Klopp's pressing, Ancelotti's balance? None of it works! After finally passing an interview and obtaining a System golden finger, he is told that he'll die if he gets fired. What kind of 8.1kReads6.5Score607Shelves
- 9 The Rookie Coach’s Comeback 菜鸟教练的逆袭 No System, no transmigration, no cards~ He starts out as the scapegoat when his team disbands, but joins forces with Chinese fans to buy the club outright! Starting in the amateur leagues, he builds a miracle from scratch, guiding the team up four divisions in four years! Klose and Stam both sign up to work under him, forming the most star-studded coaching staff in all of Europe! The writing is rough in the first 200 chapters. Stick with it, and you’ll be in for a ton of surprises! 3.4kReads8.6Score214Shelves
- 10 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 9.6kReads8.8Score714Shelves
- 11 Football's Black-Shop Boss: From the Start, I Buy Wolverhampton Wanderers 足坛黑店：开局收购狼队 Tags: Football Manager, single heroine, Wolves, no System, wish fulfillment, no China national team Lu Ming, a 24-year-old Chinese-born billionaire, is reborn in 2014 and makes £400 million through Bitcoin, the World Cup, and the stock market. In the summer of 2016, the young man mocked by the media as a “hardcore Football Manager player” makes a crazy decision: he overpays to buy the Championship side Wolves, then fighting to avoid relegation. While everyone waits for him to become a laughingst 854Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 12 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 1.8kReads7.5Score117Shelves
- 13 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 5.2kReads8.0Score380Shelves
- 14 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 2.6kReads8.3Score156Shelves
- 15 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 20kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
- 16 From the Start, I Had Max-Level Long-Range Shooting: England's Superstar Arrives 开局满级爆射，大英帝星降临 In 2011, the rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo was heating up. Both hoped to use the World Cup to become the biggest star in football. But Sun Ke's transmigration changed the landscape of world football. The Great British Superstar System gave him max-level power shots and max-level anticipation from the start. A super Sun Ke had arrived! He fulfilled Britain's Olympic football dream and became the King of London, leading England to become a powerhouse. The Bernabeu needed him, the Camp Nou call 7.9kReads8.9Score582Shelves
- 17 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 9kReads8.6Score661Shelves
- 18 I’m Mourinho’s Agent, and I’ll Take Him Back to the Top 我，穆帅经纪人，带他重回巅峰 A football story paying tribute to coach Jose Mourinho and the years of our youth. It spans December 17, 2018, to August 29, 2025, covering six and a half seasons. This is the first book in The Special One series, telling the thrilling story of the protagonist and Mourinho at Southampton and Inter Milan. This is a hard-core football novel, not a mindless power fantasy. It’s all about high-stakes transfer battles, meticulous tactical planning, and the careful running of a club. When “The Special 756Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 19 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 3.5kReads9.0Score283Shelves
- 20 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! 8.8kReads8.6Score697Shelves
- 21 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 9.4kReads8.4Score635Shelves
- 22 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 532Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 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... 4.1kReads9.5Score382Shelves
- 24 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. 5.6kReads8.7Score301Shelves
- 25 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, 7kReads9.0Score651Shelves
- 26 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! 10.4kReads8.8Score772Shelves
- 27 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!” 13.3kReads8.9Score816Shelves
- 28 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 20.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
- 29 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. 12.7kReads8.8Score953Shelves
- 30 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 36.2kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
- 31 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 30.1kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
- 32 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 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves
- 33 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! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves
