[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-the-football-star":3,"chapter-i-am-the-football-star-i-am-the-football-star-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I AM the Football Star",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":12,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},1686172,2153,"Chapter 1: Superstar Talent, Moment Card","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>The internet has connected the world tightly, amplifying both joy and sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This has been vividly demonstrated over the first two decades of the twenty-first century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On November 25, 2020, Argentine football legend Diego Maradona passed away, and the world mourned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as time passed, people gradually realized that the final destination for all stars is death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zidane, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Kaka, Robben, Rooney, Pirlo, Lewandowski, Neymar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pain reached its peak after Messi and C Luo moved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No fan can accept the years without these stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is truly a world without these stars in football, then Lu Yang’s existence is to let them know there is a kind of football called Messi, called C Luo, called Pele, called Ibrahimovic, called Cruyff, called Lummenige, called Kahn, called Buffon, called Mbappe, called Haaland...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu, it’s you, it really is you! My god! You are so lucky, my friend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang was shaken awake by his buddy Morici, and countless people around were casting envious glances at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, too many memories surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had traveled through time, crossing over to a parallel universe into the body of another person also named Lu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang, sixteen years old, Chinese of Italian descent, youth player for Sanremo Football Club in the Italian D League, playing as a central defender, with a height of 1.78 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now on the east stand of the Marassi Stadium, watching this year’s \"Italian Football Legends Invitational Match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a convention, the director would randomly switch the camera to pick a lucky spectator to participate in the game, implying that he was the luckiest person in the world today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gimmick made the celebrity match extremely popular every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this year, Lu Yang, became that lucky boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, Lu Yang showed no signs of excitement at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured constantly, \"Real Madrid without C Luo? Barcelona without Messi? San Siro Stadium without Kaka? No Ronaldinho, no Batistuta, no Adriano, no Shevchenko, no Ibrahimovic, no Lukaku...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prince Zebra is not Pierro, but Ancelotti? Wolf King is not Totti, but Perrotta? Milan has no Three Musketeers but four Butchers? Inter has no Trident, but Juventus got a star and four arrows?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything is messed up, many things are messed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang came back to his senses, looked around, and listened to the surrounding noise and cheers, watching those fans crazy for football.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many things are still intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Lu Yang entered the green field with countless envious, jealous, and hateful gazes on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was assigned to the \"Star Arrow Team,\" because this team had the biggest Italian football legend of the day, Maniero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the absolute mastermind among Juventus’ one star and four arrows of that year, Maniero’s rear-placed midfield core style brought a huge impact to the entire football world. His long black hair was still flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, kid, don’t be nervous, just treat it like a game.\" Maniero kindly patted Lu Yang on the shoulder. He naturally had a good character, and his eyes that could never open were his trademark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang nodded: \"Thank you, Maniero, you are one of my favorite midfield players, I love your precise and fast long-distance passes, just like missiles, hitting where you aim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!\" Maniero laughed happily, \"You don’t look like an ordinary fan, have you played football?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang said: \"I am a youth player of Sanremo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, my God, really?\" Maniero was even more delighted, hugged Lu Yang, and pointed to a bearded guy in the Butcher Team opposite, \"Do you see that guy? His name is Sotu, a very annoying, talentless midfield workhorse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, this annoying guy will become the head coach of Sanremo’s first team in the next half season. He’s a devil, only knows destruction, never the art of creation, he will not bring good luck to Sanremo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a member of Sanremo, you should teach him a lesson. How about scoring a goal against him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maniero was talkative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy named Sotu was the leader of Milan’s four Butchers, doing the job of a troublemaker, like an adhesive bandage disrupting the opponent’s midfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maniero was once frozen by this guy, and finally had to resort to a rear-placed midfield core action. Yet it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, leading Juventus to the pinnacle of Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were arch-enemies in club football, but a perfect fit in the national team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After retiring, their relationship became increasingly good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang feigned a smile: \"Are you sure? He used to be a world-class defensive midfielder, even though he’s been retired for several years, but... I play as a central defender in the team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maniero was taken aback, then smiled and said: \"Modern football no longer has a place for a 1.78-meter central defender, kid, I don’t know your level, but you people from the East have a saying, a tree can die from staying in one place, and people can thrive by moving!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go play as a forward, at least in this match you can play as a forward, I need a partner who can run and is willing to run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maniero spoke his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after retirement, even with Sotu as a good friend, Maniero wouldn’t want to lose to that guy on the green field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needs a player who can keep up with his passes.\u003C\u002Fp>",898,"2026-06-06T13:45:07.891Z","novelbin.me","d84f2a388b39198892f542c0897a8f5bfc024ca03fe3ea5cbdbec32649f16adf","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-102","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-101",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]