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- 51 The System Helps Me Become the Greatest Striker in Football 系统助我成为足坛第一神锋 [A feel-good power fantasy] My name is Yang Jun. I was once a prodigy on the pitch, but now I’m a perfectly qualified water-bottle manager. On the night of the 2022 World Cup final, a flash of white light shot out of my TV and struck me. When I awoke from my coma, I found I had been reborn ten years in the past. On top of that, I discovered something strange inside me. “Beep, ” “The Green Pitch Star-Making System has been activated. Host, choose your position on the field.” “Forward, obviously!” 288Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 52 Starting Out as Wu Lei's Assist Machine 从武磊的喂饼机器做起 In a parallel world, China’s national football team is still weak, but the sudden emergence of a young Chinese prodigy gives the people of China hope... Starting out with Espanyol, he climbs the ranks step by step, eventually leading the national team to the top. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Patron Saint of Football 绿茵圣父 It was a day worth remembering for him, because that was the day he became a head coach. At his first meeting with the players, he introduced himself in a way that made everyone laugh. When he caught a player arriving late, he punished him severely to set an example for the others. 7Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 54 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—14d adds
- 55 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
- 56 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
- 57 Bell's Template: I Become the King of Hat Tricks in Football! 贝尔模板：我成了足坛帽子王！ [Football] + [Game-like Perfect System] + [Reviving Manchester United] + [Too Many Elements] + [No Conspiracies in the Business World] + [Entertainment Industry Rising Star] At the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Rosen watched Ronaldo refuse to retire despite his age, leading to Portugal's elimination. He punched the TV to pieces, then was reborn in the autumn of 2020. He unexpectedly gained both a System and Bale's template! This time, he would no longer be a spectator watch 4kReads5.6Score14514d adds
- 58 Football: Starting in England's Second Division, I Snag Future Superstars 足球：开局英乙，捡漏未来巨星 Lin Fan transmigrates back to 2018 and becomes the poorest owner in England’s lower leagues. From the start, he’s three million in debt, and the bank is liquidating the club next week! Luckily, he gets the FM Football Manager System, which lets him see players’ abilities and potential! He has just one rule for signing players: buy only future superstars and build an elite club! He signs Chinese prodigy Li Wei on a free transfer, and all the top clubs are fighting over him?? He buys Bellingham an 5.7kReads7.7Score47414d adds
- 59 Football: My Childhood Friends from Europe and America 足球：我的欧美青梅竹马 He joins England's team later in the story! That rainy night, the cash slapped against Gu Yan'an's face and the forged evidence shattered his football dreams. For two years in Sweden, he was a quiet international student, and a lifeless figure whom Christine pitied most of all. “Gu Yan'an, look at the wish you wrote when you were a kid.” Christine handed him the little rusted box. [I want to lead the national team to the World Cup! I want to play in one of the Big Five leagues! I want my friends 11.9kReads7.3Score86614d adds
- 60 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. 231Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 61 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 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 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
- 63 Sold Off by Barcelona from the Start, I Turn Around and Join Real Madrid 开局被巴萨甩卖，我转身加入皇马 In the winter of 2019, Chen Qi is about to be kicked out by Barcelona after three years with the club and not a single first-team appearance! The unfairly treated young man stands up to the club and secures his release. Then he joins their bitter rivals, Real Madrid! From then on, world football gains a superstar who loves training, chasing women, and beating Barcelona! Real Madrid had few expectations for Chen Qi. They signed him mainly to get under their rivals’ skin. But things went 3.7kReads6.8Score22214d adds
- 64 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
- 65 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
- 66 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—14d adds
- 67 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—14d adds
- 68 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
- 69 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
- 70 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
- 71 I Took Ronaldo Out from the Start, and Fouled My Way to Becoming King of Football! 开局铲飞C罗，我靠犯规成球王！ [Easy, Hilarious Fun Even If You Know Nothing About Soccer] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Passion] [System] [Soccer King] [World Cup] [Competing Alongside Messi and Ronaldo] Yu Ge transmigrates while watching the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. He becomes a youth player for Ligue 1 club Rennes and even ends up as Ousmane Dembele's teammate! After sliding into Cristiano Ronaldo, he successfully activates the [Good Samaritan on the Pitch System]! [Foul +1, congratulations, Ho 56.8kReads8.5Score6.7k14d adds
- 72 Football: God-Tier Predictions from the Start, Leaving Messi and Ronaldo Stunned 足球：开局神级预判，梅罗人麻了 [World Cup] + [King of the Champions League] + [Greatest of All Time] + [Manchester United, Real Madrid] + [Top Five Leagues] Su Qi transmigrated to a parallel world in 2012. From the start, he triggered the “God of Football” System and received the reward: god-tier anticipation. Thus began a legendary football career. A rock-solid defender? A midfield maestro? A super striker? The world’s best player right now? Sorry, I, Su Qi, want to be all of them! In the era of the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry, Su 374Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 73 The Chinese Super League's King of Banter: Every Player on My Team Is a Meme Lord! 中超整活王：我的球员全员梗帝！ This is so absurd! It’s mainly comedy, so by the time you finish, either your top or your bottom will be wet, haha. Other people play in the Chinese Super League with their feet. I make a spectacle of myself. System task: Create iconic moments = earn money + get stronger! So... · Use a hotpot to block a worldie (number one trending topic) · Poke VAR with a clothes-drying pole (the Football Association is baffled) · Sell -5-year stickers like crazy (Taobao runs out of stock) Refund Bro: “This is 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Dreams of 2046: The Youth Academy Sets Sail 圆梦2046：青训启航 China’s national football team missed the World Cup again. In 2026, even with the tournament expanded to 48 teams and 8.5 qualifying spots, they still didn’t make it. A young man fresh out of a sports university goes to teach in a remote village. On the sandy pitch, he meets a group of children: a gifted but quiet midfielder, a fullback who still can’t control the ball after countless drills, and a girl with a ponytail who fights for the ball among the boys. No System, no golden finger, no ove —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 Football: Shining in the AFC Champions League, I Sign with Arsenal on the Spot 足球：闪耀亚冠，当场签约阿森纳 Chen Fan transmigrated! He unlocked Bell's signature moves and lit up the AFC Champions League! During a friendly against Arsenal, Wenger signed him on the spot! Between two points, Chen Fan is second to none! Unstoppable cuts inside! Powerful long-range shots! The pendulum dribble! His jaw-dropping moves shock the world! His journey to becoming the King of Football begins... 595Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 77 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
- 78 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
- 79 Reviving the Red Devils: Starting by Persuading Mourinho to Stay 红魔复兴，从挽留穆里尼奥开始 After transmigrating to the summer of 2018, Luo Lie, a Chinese-American trading prodigy on Wall Street, took advantage of the Glazer family’s failed investment to buy Manchester United. He then kept Jose Mourinho, disbanded the management team, and cleaned out the rot in the dressing room, leading the Red Devils down a revival path as “the Manchester United transfer-market villains.” 147Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 80 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
- 81 The National Team Dropped Me in Front of Everyone? I'll Lead France to the European Championship and Become a Legend 国足当众将我除名？我率法兰西拿下欧洲杯封神 China drops me from the national team in front of everyone? I lead France to the European Championship and become a legend! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Drawkeeper: I Led Cape Verde to the World Cup 平局门将：我带佛得角拿下世界杯 Draw Specialist: I Lead Cape Verde to Win the World Cup 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Passing to the Max! Messi and Ronaldo Camped at the Transfer Window to Sign Me 传球天花板！梅罗蹲转会窗口抢我加盟 Passing Skills: The Best in the Game! Messi and Ronaldo Are Waiting in the Transfer Window to Sign Me 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 I Became a 40-Year-Old Goalkeeper and Used the System to Take a Tiny Island Nation of 550,000 to the World Cup Quarterfinals 穿成40岁老门将，我靠系统把55万岛国踢进世界杯八强 I Reincarnated as a 40-Year-Old Goalkeeper, and with the System’s Help, I Took a Tiny Island Nation of 550,000 to the World Cup Quarterfinals 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 EN Football: Expelled from National Youth Team, I Lead Brazil to Six Stars 足球：国少除名，我带巴西上六星 Original title: Dropped by the National Youth Team, I Take Brazil to Six Stars [No System, not reborn, there will be losses (if you don’t like that, don’t read), Bundesliga, La Liga, Premier League, World Cup.] In 2011, Chen Annuo, a 15-year-old Brazilian-born Chinese teenager, became an orphan after his parents died in an accident. Still a minor, he had no choice but to return to China with his second uncle. Two years later, however, he was expelled by both the national youth team and his club 20.2kReads8.0Score2k14d adds
- 86 Reborn as a God-Tier Midfielder, but My System Is a Little Sketchy 重生神级中场，我的系统不太正经 Also known as Green Pitch Legend: From a Relegation-Battling Team to Ruling the Football World Zhang Le, an Oriental player forced to retire due to injury in his previous life, is reborn in Portugal's Primeira Liga in 2003 and gains the Superstar Development System from the start. But this System seems a little off. “Host, this time your reward is an invulnerable body!” “System, are you sure you're for football, and not martial arts?” “Don't worry, Host. Besides keeping you from getting injured 376Reads7.9Score10314d adds
- 87 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
- 88 Football: Maximum Luck from the Start, Scoring Goals Like Crazy 足球：开局幸运满值，我进球如麻 Soccer is a game of chance! But you can't score like that! Soccer needs heroes! But you can't be one every time! Soccer takes steady progress over time, but you're improving way too fast! This is the story of a rookie making his way into the world of soccer... 646Reads7.0Score10114d adds
- 89 Making a Name for Myself on an Alien World 异球成名 From becoming a legend at ADO Den Haag to creating the Blue Fox miracle... After being reborn and gaining the “Make a Name for Yourself on Another Planet” System, Ran Chen begins to make a name for himself at Dutch club ADO Den Haag, then achieves success with Premier League side Leicester City, embarking on a legendary football career conquering the Eredivisie, ruling the Premier League, and winning fame across Europe! Skills mastered so far: 1. Pressing 2. Dribbling past opponents with ease 3. 297Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 90 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
- 91 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
- 92 The Prodigy of Barcelona 我在巴塞罗那当天才 [A Super-Talent Takes Europe by Storm! A Growth Story with No Golden Finger, Showing the Real Game of Soccer. The Chinese National Team Is In It! I’m Seriously Afraid of You People.] The dream began not in the halls of a giant club, but at the youth academy of a local rival. Rejected by La Masia at the age of ten, he went on to become Espanyol’s greatest good fortune. Yang Ming was born for soccer. There were no shortcuts in his development, only day after day of hard training and the experience 460Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 93 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
- 94 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
- 95 Football's All-Around King 足球之全能球王 [A Ronaldinho PLUS Edition] + [The Chinese National Team Is Included] + [Super Passionate] + [Maximum Feel-Good Action] [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] A former football prodigy gains the All-Round King of Football System and returns to his youth. At the crossroads of fate, he takes a path completely different from the one he once followed! Watch as he puts his maxed-out talent to work, charging for the pinnacle of world footba 8.2kReads8.7Score61314d adds
- 96 Football: Fusing with Batistuta, I Become the God of War on the Pitch 足球：融合巴蒂，我成了球场战神 “You can’t even slip the coach an envelope and you still want to start? Get lost and go guard the goal!” When faced with a national team coach demanding a bribe, Lin Cheng flung his jersey in the man’s face and quit the team in a rage! Just as he was being blacklisted by the entire domestic football scene, the [Penalty Area Tyrant System] awakened! From the start, he fused two templates: the cannon-shot finishing of Batistuta at his peak and the iron physique of the monster Haaland! Heading off 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Reborn as the Head of the Football Association, I Build a Football Powerhouse 重生足协掌门人，打造足球强国 When the Chinese national team lost 0:7 to Japan, the whole country lamented. I smashed my computer in a rage, only to unexpectedly transmigrate to 2013! Who could have guessed that I, a soccer expert and game designer, would become the head of the Football Association: Lin Yuan! I even started with a [Football Association Simulator]. With the media mocking me, “Lin the Contrarian is back, making a spectacle of himself,” old hands in the association obstructing me, and club bigwigs paying lip se 105Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 98 Football: Ruling the Pitch! Starting with Leicester City 足球：独霸绿茵！从莱斯特城开始 [No System + Not Reborn + High-spirited Power Fantasy + European Championship + World Cup] In 2015, Chinese-British teenager Ling Feng is expelled from Sheffield Wednesday's youth academy after getting into a fight. By chance, he meets Leicester City star Jamie Vardy, who's back home visiting family. Little by little, he becomes one of the key figures behind Leicester City's miracle, and from then on sets out to dominate the football world! 5.3kReads8.7Score41214d adds
- 99 King of the Penalty Area 禁区之王 This is the story of a Chinese player who receives a System and grows from a substitute striker into the king of the penalty area, gradually conquering Europe's top five leagues, the Champions League, and the World Cup. 10Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 100 World Cup! The National Team Claims the Hercules Cup!!! 世界杯！国足豪取大力神杯！！！ The World Cup! China claims the World Cup trophy!!! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
