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- 1 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—Shelves
- 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—Shelves
- 3 Midfield Tyrant: From the Portuguese League to Ruling the World 中场暴君：从葡超开始统治世界 “Lin Yuan, you’re fired! Your playing is too dirty. You’re a disgrace to Chinese football!” A ban sends eighteen-year-old Lin Yuan to Portugal, carrying the burden of infamy. Everyone thinks this “bruiser,” who knows nothing but physical challenges, will sink without a trace. Then, that season, a true beast emerges on Boavista’s chessboard pitch. Some call him the “midfield butcher,” because wherever he goes, he becomes the opposition’s worst nightmare. Others call him the “ankle breaker.” Even 165Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 4 Clearing Li Huitang’s Name, Starting by Blowing Up Dortmund 为李惠堂正名，从炸翻多特开始 [Genius attacker + England national team] [Long-range shot fanatic + godlike outside-foot shots] [Coming-of-age + match-focused] An ordinary family, an ordinary background, an ordinary Li Hao, and an extraordinary “King Li.” From Meizhou to Southampton, then to Borussia Dortmund... Real Madrid's new king, the youngest Ballon d'Or winner in history... The Olympics, the World Cup, the European Championship... He never forgets where he started, and goes on to become the king of football. 529Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 5 Glory of Football: From Club to National Team 足球荣耀：从俱乐部到国家队 After transmigrating into the body of a “Chinese flop” scorned by a Championship club, Chen Yuan binds himself to the [Football National Fortune Revival System] on the eve of his contract termination. From then on, every improved touch of the ball is a face-slapping moment, and every attribute point he adds rewrites his fate. He starts by winning over the teammates who looked down on him, goes on to shine in the Champions League, and finally takes the field in the World Cup final wearing his nat —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Soccer Prodigy: I Got the Soccer God System 足坛新星：我获得了足球神技系统 [System + China’s National Team + World Cup + Passion] With a god-tier soccer System from the start, who’d still be willing to be a good-for-nothing who can’t even play? Years later, on the World Cup stage, fans of China’s national team are shouting, “Lin Yi! Lin Yi!” Chinese soccer is finally saved. China has made it to the World Cup. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Elite Soccer IQ, and You Say He's Not Cut Out for Football 顶级球商，你说他不适合足球运动 A footballer with no speed, strength, or height has nevertheless mastered dazzling footwork and developed football intelligence on par with Xavi’s. Humiliated by his coach back home, he gets the chance to try out for a Premier League club by sheer luck. He faces jealous teammates and dirty tackles from opponents, growing little by little through the mud. In the end, crowned with the glory of a football king, he gets the chance to lead the national team single-handedly and fight against the odds. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Football: Starting Out in France’s Lower Leagues 足球：从法国低级别联赛开始 Lots of people love strikers, but the midfield is the heart of the team. 2018. At 16, Liu Yan set off alone for Europe from the countryside of Yunmeng County, Hubei, carrying an old schoolbag and a badly worn football. He had no professional youth training experience, no powerful backers, no connections, and didn’t even speak French. In France, no one believed a Chinese teenager could play professional football. He lived in the cheapest apartment and ate the cheapest food, training alone in the 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 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—Score155Shelves
- 10 Reborn as Africa's King of Football 重生后我成了非洲球王 [Reborn in Africa + Comeback System + Football Showdown + Hilarious Revenge] (System Novel + Rebirth + Competitive Football + African Adventures: A wilder comeback than The Fantastic Voyage of Odbiu!) In his previous life, he was a Yi boy from southern Yunnan. He faked being a tribal chief to change his fate and live off a woman's wealth, but ended up being hunted across borders by an Edinburgh heiress. When the knife of the woman who'd adored him plunged into his heart, he was reborn as the Afr 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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—Shelves
- 12 The All-Around Midfielder: Guarding the Galaxy Battleship! 全能中场，为银河战舰护航！ [Football] + [System] + [Real Madrid] + [Spain National Team] Transmigrating to 2002, he becomes a Chinese-descended prodigy in Real Madrid's youth team and awakens an all-around midfielder System from the start! Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, Beckham, Carlos... I fight alongside the superstars, keeping the Galacticos flying high! From a youth-team benchwarmer to the world's number one midfielder, I, Wang Feng, will help the Galacticos build a dynasty! 2.2kReads6.3Score123Shelves
- 13 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—Shelves
- 14 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—Shelves
- 15 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—Shelves
- 16 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—Shelves
- 17 Ragnarok: Ronaldo's Dream Comes True in North America 诸神黄昏：C罗的圆梦美加墨 The Twilight of the Gods: Cristiano Ronaldo's Dream Come True in the USA, Canada, and Mexico 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Borussia Dortmund: Signing In to Become a God 多特蒙德：签到成神 Germany, 2008. BayArena. Borussia Dortmund are trailing 0–1, their star player is badly injured, and new coach Klopp is in dire straits! Fan Chu Feng transmigrates by accident, becoming an 18-year-old substitute thrust into the fray. [Ding! Temple Tour Sign-In System activated!] [First sign-in at BayArena! Congratulations, Host, you've obtained “Ironclad Body (Lucio)”!] A Maldini-style sliding tackle, a thundering challenge that sends a striker flying, an epic long pass that cuts across the 47Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 19 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—Shelves
- 20 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—Shelves
- 21 Reborn in 2012: From Pickup Games to the World's Best Footballer 重生2012从野球场到世界球王 After witnessing China's national team suffer a humiliating 0–7 defeat to Japan, Lin Chen gets drunk on the pitch, consumed by grief and rage. By a twist of fate, he is reborn in 2012 and awakens the Attribute Allocation System. From an unknown nobody on an amateur pitch to the world’s greatest footballer, dominating Europe’s Big Five leagues, he reaches the pinnacle of the sport with one goal: shatter a century of prejudice against footballers of Asian descent and erase decades of humiliation s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Football: After Being Reborn, I No Longer Play as a Winger 足球：重生后，我不踢边锋了 In 2026, Zhou Deyuan died suddenly in his rented apartment after working overtime. When he opened his eyes again, he was eighteen. In this life, he had once been one of the most promising Chinese wingers in Ajax’s youth academy. Two-footed, fast, gifted at beating defenders. Then came a serious injury... A ruptured ACL and a badly torn meniscus. Ajax terminated his contract. No one wanted him after six months of trials. The boy once thought to have a chance at Europe’s top leagues had only one l 1.4kReads—Score103Shelves
- 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—Shelves
- 24 Football Replay God: I Use Mirror Images to Tear Up the Field 足球复刻神：我用镜像踢爆全场 [Passionate Soccer] [First Love] [Lighthearted Comedy] He can perfectly copy any soccer skill his opponent uses just by watching it once. From schoolyard matches to the pinnacle of world soccer, he uses his opponents' signature moves to nail every powerful rival to a pillar of shame. But the death countdown of the Omega System has already begun: If his synchronization rate with the System's consciousness doesn't reach 100%, his personality will be utterly erased. He must reach the top of the soc 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I, the Owner of Barnsley, Will Dominate English Football 我，巴恩斯利老板，称霸英伦 [System] [Boss's Perspective] [Buy Low, Sell High] [From Relegation Candidates to a Powerhouse] [No Female Lead] After staying up all night playing FM, Lu Hao's save file corrupted just before Barnsley's Champions League final. He was so furious that his vision went black. When he opened his eyes again, he had become the Chinese owner of the Championship's bottom club. The team sat 23rd in the standings, morale was shattered, and the finances were a complete mess. Even more absurdly, a club mana 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Five Million a Day: Betting on Soccer to Stay Alive 每日500万，投足球保命 Reborn in 2006, he has to spend five million every day, and can only invest it in the soccer industry. If he fails to meet the quota, ten years will be stripped from his life force, accelerating his aging. No rewards, no special privileges, just forced spending with no way out. He builds up capital using memories from his previous life, becomes a tycoon, and channels his money back into soccer. Chinese soccer rises. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Football: The System Made Me King of the Pitch 足球：系统让我当球王 A football prodigy from Xia Country sets out to chase his dream at Real Madrid, where the road is full of obstacles. From obscurity to making a name for himself, every drop of sweat fuels his growth. With the miraculous powers granted by his System, he turns the tide at crucial moments and forges ahead amid fierce competition at a top club. Watch as he conquers the pitch step by step along a path of glory and doubt, writes his own legend, and ultimately claims the crown of football king, astonis —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Road to Becoming a Soccer King Begins With Facing Expulsion From School 球王之路，从面临学校开除起步 Betrayed by his girlfriend and expelled from school, Xu Tao, whose life had been nothing but misery, is reborn. He also gains a miraculous virtual training System. Now watch him turn his life around and set out on the road to becoming a soccer king! 70Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 29 Reborn: My Buddy Leads the Chinese National Team to the World Cup 重生之老铁带领国足进世界杯 Deep behind bars, he dreamed of standing on the World Cup podium. When he woke, it was 2009, on the eve of the crackdown on match-fixing and organized crime. In his previous life, he went from player to prisoner and brought shame upon Chinese football. In this life, he is bound to the “Training Master System” and has only one bottom line: never take part in match-fixing. While everyone else goes along with the corruption, he trains alone on the practice field at four in the morning. When dirty m 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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—Shelves
- 31 Football: Bizarre Missions, Shocking Germany from the Start 足球：奇葩任务，开局震惊德意志 “That Chinese kid Lin Yuan, is he running a marathon? Can he even play football? What?! He scored?!” “Why is Lin Yuan hugging the goalpost? What’s he saying to it? Camera! Get a close-up!” “I told you, this is just what football culture is like. I’m not the one who led it astray. I’m only responsible for winning. Whatever strange things netizens like to discuss are their own interests, nothing to do with me,” Lin Yuan said in an interview. The next day: “Lin Yuan repeatedly stressed that he was 56Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 32 From the Start, I Graft Fan Zhiyi's Physique, Leaving Messi Stunned 开局缝合范志毅体魄，梅西看呆了 Li Huai is reborn in 2006. He activates the Chinese Player Talent Splicing System! Fan Zhiyi's ironclad strength in challenges, Gao Zhongxun's command of the game's rhythm, Peng Weiguo's scalpel-sharp short passes, Su Maozhen's ability to hold up play in front of goal… He's combined the talents of countless legendary Chinese stars into one! He starts out as a right winger at Werder Bremen, then gradually makes his way toward becoming a complete midfielder. A pinpoint pass across half the pit 7.4kReads6.8Score644Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 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—Shelves
- 35 They Made You a Substitute, but You Became a Midfield God 让你当替补，你成足坛中场真神 [Football] [System] [Passionate] [Midfield Maestro] A young Huaguo defender, rejected by several Serie B clubs for his poor defensive skills, starts from scratch in Italian football with a “Milestone System” that grants random rewards only after he achieves professional breakthroughs. Little by little, he transforms into a midfield maestro who controls the tempo of the game. 365Reads—Score102Shelves
- 36 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—Shelves
- 37 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—Shelves
- 38 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 870Reads6.9Score104Shelves
- 39 Football: I Got Bergkamp's Template from the Start 足球：开局博格坎普模板 Coach: “I've seen plenty of geniuses, but those so-called prodigies are as immature as newborn chicks next to Lin. If this conversation were made public, tomorrow the whole world would be waving tens of billions, even hundreds of billions, of euros to buy out this kid's football career. Ronaldo? Messi? Oh, no! They'd only be the backdrop to this kid. Everyone who's seen him play can say just one thing: Oh my God!!! I'm watching God play football!” 364Reads6.0Score102Shelves
- 40 Football: Helping Chelsea’s Old Boys Fulfill Their Dream 足球，从陪切尔西老男孩圆梦开始 Slide-tackle Messi, stand firm against Ronaldo. In modern football, the era of Chelsea’s old boys is over, and defensive midfielders are more precious than ever! Chelsea has two defensive midfielders like Kante? Xu Yang leads Chelsea’s back line, a defense that strikes fear across Europe. Messi weeps at the sight of it, Ronaldo’s heart breaks when he hears about it, Mbappe’s legs turn to jelly, and Lan De disappears from view completely! 83Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 41 You Asked Me to Manage the National Team, and We Won the World Cup? 让你代管国足，竟然世界杯冠军了？ Hou Haoran transmigrates into the body of an assistant coach. Now he has to build a team from scratch? No problem. I’ve got money, high tech, and the attitude of a rich second-generation who’ll take on the whole world. Players won’t listen? Then get out, and don’t let the door hit you on the way! Players won’t put in the effort? I’ll expose every last one of them! I’ll develop new talent! At the next World Cup, a Chinese national team made up entirely of rookies takes the field! Everyone else: “ 260Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 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 23.9kReads8.1Score2.3kShelves
- 44 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—Shelves
- 45 Hold Out Until the Penalty Shootout, Then Leave the Rest to Li Hao! 守到点球大战，剩下交给李昊！ [No System + China’s national football team + goalkeeper’s growth + World Cup + high-octane action] A 5-4-1 from the start, an ultra-defensive bus parked in front of goal. The whole world mocks us, calling us a disgrace to football and our formation a coward’s tactic! But when Li Hao takes his place on the goal line, forwards around the world break down in tears: What the hell, is this goal even possible for a human to defend? The “Spark Plan” is launched, dropping 23 ravenous wolves into the mi 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 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—Shelves
- 47 Call Me Worthless? I’ll Lead China to the World Cup 骂我废物？带华国捧起大力神杯 Chinese football is a global joke. Seventeen-year-old Lu Ming crouched beneath a car at the repair shop while the TV showed another family’s 17-year-old prodigy scoring eight goals in eight games. He filled out a talent application form and hesitated for ages over the “Special Skills” section before writing just two words: scoring goals. At a trial for a struggling China League Two team, his fitness barely scraped by and his technique was average. For the first 70 minutes, he vanished from the g —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Parma’s Eastern Goalkeeping God 帕尔马的东方门神 Lino Rossi is 16 years old, of mixed Asian and European heritage (his father is Lin Jianjun, from China, and his mother is Sofia Rossi, from Italy). A goalkeeper in Parma's U17 squad, he stands 188 cm tall. His reflexes are sharp, but his technique is rough. He has idolized Buffon since childhood and chose the number 23 in tribute to Buffon's time at Parma. He obtains the Legendary Goalkeeper Legacy System, modeled on Buffon's professional career. Through training, matches, and milestone mission 8Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 49 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 3.5kReads8.2Score263Shelves
- 50 The Emperor of Football: Starting with a Failed Trial 足球皇帝：从试训失败开始 [Beautiful agent]+ [Not an idiot]+ [System]+ [Champions League]+ [World Cup]+ [European clubs]+ [Dragon Nation national team] His name is Hu Kan, a professional footballer who loves the game. From a footballing nobody who failed his trial to a superstar who shocks the world! When a reporter asks him the secret to his success, he smiles faintly, because fans around the world have already shouted the answer for him: “Who can?” “Hu can!” This perfectly punny slogan means: Hu Kan can do anything. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
