[{"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-456":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I AM the Football Star",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1686351,2153,"Chapter 456 - 127: Diamond Generation","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-456",456,"\u003Cp>In Group B, the host German Team lived up to their federation’s expectations, achieving three consecutive victories against three relatively weak opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are also the only team to maintain an unbeaten record in the European Youth Championship so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nine points, the German Team stands at the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the other teams in Group B present an interesting scenario, with Serbia and Austria tying against each other, securing their only point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Denmark, with two wins and one loss, has six points just like neighboring Italy, but their two wins were with a narrow margin. Against Germany, they managed to score two but conceded seven!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a reason why German football doesn’t have friends; Denmark finds themselves with a goal difference of minus three, pushed behind Italy, who have a goal difference of zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Group C, Romania has one win and two losses, sitting at the bottom with three points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Portugal and Belgium have one win, one loss, and one draw, standing tied with four points each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>France, with two wins and one loss, leads the group with six points and successfully advances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the four semifinal teams are freshly announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are the Invincible Fleet of Spain, the host Germany, the France Black Team, and... the blue melancholy Italy led by Eastern Lu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Italy miraculously survives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a 3-0 defeat in the opening match, they managed to advance from the group of death, leaving everyone astounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the rule that teams from the same group cannot face each other in the next round, Italy’s semifinal opponent will be either Germany or France.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Germany’s points are higher than France’s, giving them an advantage, and they will battle against the \"weaker\" Italy in the semifinals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Spain has to take on France.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, both the German and Italian media are jubilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Italian media are excited because the Italy National Youth Team advanced to the semifinals as the best-performing second-place team in the group stage. This was an unexpected delight for Italy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeating England had already made the entire Italian football community believe that Maniero had accomplished his task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there were no more matches, no one would deem this European Youth Championship a failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they defeated the top championship seed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Italy was eliminated, they proved themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a positive change, and that alone was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one expected Italy to advance successfully in the end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is similar to Denmark and Wales advancing in the European Cup group stage, and Russia and Croatia in the World Cup group stage; every step forward in the future is a surprise and a reward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the Italian media began to overwhelmingly praise Maniero and the players participating in this European Youth Championship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Lu Yang, who returned to the front lines \"despite an injury,\" became the center of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two matches, four goals, and three assists! It only took Lu Yang two games to lead Italy out of the group stage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second on the scorers’ list, first on the assists list! Lu Yang’s efficiency is extraordinary, and he is expected to compete for the Golden Boot of the European Youth Championship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A man’s promise! Cortino: Lu Yang told me he won’t let Italy be eliminated in such a dreadful manner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tearful moment! Lu Yang signaled fans to applaud for Cortino, and his leadership qualities became the key for Italy’s comeback!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The harder it gets, the stronger he becomes! Italy’s toughest man isn’t talking about Lu’s fists, but his determination to pursue victory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can one not love Lu like this? The revival of Italian football cannot do without this eastern youth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, just like the Italian media, the German media celebrate nationwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because compared to Spain, known as the Invincible Fleet, the struggling Italy seems to be an easier opponent to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, even Spain doesn’t intimidate the German Youth National Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are the only team in this tournament with an unblemished winning record so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This has undoubtedly demonstrated their dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although no player in the German Youth National Team has scored more than two goals, as many as eight players have found the net!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means they have an absolutely multifaceted scoring capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In authoritative media forecasts and polls, the German Youth National Team’s winning probability is currently second only to Spain, with not much difference between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, compared to the enthusiastic celebrations of the advancing teams, the England Youth Team finds themselves in an extremely awkward situation this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being the top seed, they stumbled and fell in the group stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the English media stated that Lu Yang would appear at the Brit Awards on his birthday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Lu Yang didn’t show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Italy Team still has games, Lu Yang cannot come out at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the response Lu Yang had asked Sofia to release earlier proved true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The England Youth Team has returned home, theoretically having plenty of time to attend various entertainment events or commercial invitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it was Lu Yang himself who personally kicked England out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were any other country’s media, they probably wouldn’t pursue the matter further at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, they wouldn’t invite members of the youth team who just suffered a Waterloo to attend the Brit Awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be beating a dead horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the English media did just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They actually invited the youth team players to attend the Brit Awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is entertainment to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps in terms of the news effect, they succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the Brit Awards is already one of Europe’s most prestigious music events, this edition gained even more attention and traffic as a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the more frightening part is that most players from the England Youth Team accepted the invitation and actually appeared at this music event.\u003C\u002Fp>",989,"2026-06-06T13:45:08.170Z",1,"novelbin.me","daced8210b33ffe89575e4c26bf4385e9d3dd417db252f470a8d7b8bcbfea628","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-457","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-455",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]