[{"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-688":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},1686533,2153,"Chapter 688 177: Lu Yang's Football Utopia, Football Traitor! (Part 2)","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-688",688,"\u003Cp>The first time they reached the UEFA Europa League, they made it to the semifinals, truly a dark horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they even faced off against top-tier teams from the Russian Super League, Belgian First Division A, Portuguese Super League, Bundesliga, and Eredivisie, and their influence began to radiate from these regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>San Remo has officially risen to fame in Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the only concern for San Remo fans might be Morici's absence due to injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can they hold on for almost a month?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is different from Morici's absence in the first half of last season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the most stressful month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike last time when everyone was pessimistic about this matter, this time, San Remo fans have ample confidence to endure this tough period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because San Remo is no longer that lower-league team from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are now the dominant team in Serie B, and they have started to develop their own strong mentality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Serie B Dark Horse Strikes Again! San Remo Crushes Amsterdam 5-0!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Serie A's Pay-raise Forward Scores Again! Inter Reaches Europa League Semifinals, Aiming for the Title!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No Competition! Premier League Giant Arsenal Charges into the Semifinals, Championship in the Bag!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"La Liga Spotlight! Bat Corps Valencia Reaches the Semifinals, Shining Alongside Barça!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Europa League semifinalists are hot off the press.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Italian teams occupy two spots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the four Champions League teams AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester United, and the four Europa League teams San Remo, Inter Milan, Arsenal, Valencia became the eight most watched teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the two highest team honors of this year's European competition will be born among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Italy, Premier League, La Liga, all have the potential to sweep and win both the Champions League and Europa League!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a situation occurs, it will be a golden era for the leagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it has happened before, in the century-long history of football, it's occurred only a dozen times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time, it brought huge profits and long-lasting impacts of three to five years to the league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding! You've led the team into the UEFA Europa League semifinals! Player reward acquired: Free Winger, Fancy Shot, received 3 Essence Points, and 5 Basic Points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Free Winger: When active on the wing, your ability will slightly increase. Your fallback support will better match the timing, and you will prefer cutting inside, but your cut-ins will happen earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fancy Shot: Your shooting will no longer be limited to both feet and the head. You can come up with bolder ideas. The goal rate in unconventional situations will improve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While reading the news, I received the system rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang hadn't received a system reward for a while, partly because his level had surpassed the league's level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength in ordinary Serie B matches could no longer earn him bonuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps a strong showdown would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, this also showed the system's assessment of the Europa League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last system reward was for advancing out of the group stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it's for the semifinals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, it is clear that the system does not place significant importance on advancing to the round of 32, 16, or 8 in European competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the round of 16 and 8, the levels are not significantly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the semifinals are often a turning point in a cup competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the semifinals onward, the attention increases greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also why England, after reaching the World Cup semifinals, managed to shed its nickname as the \"European Chinese Team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the quarterfinals are not considered strong, but the semifinals truly are!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The additions from the two skills were all added to Lu Yang's max-level attributes, converting into two Basic Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total of seven Basic Points and three Essence Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defensive Positioning 74-80\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Set Pieces 76-80\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocking 74-78\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foot Power 80-83\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu, we should go.\" Sofia came out of the dressing room, dressed and ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today they are going to attend the Sanremo Music Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the special guest Sofia invited was Lu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lu Yang indeed made time from his busy schedule to accompany Sofia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although many media outlets might criticize him for this, considering both he and Sofia have investments in the movie \"Gone Girl,\" attending the event isn't too out of line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, how much does playing football for a year really earn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how much did \"The Invisible Guest\" bring to Lu Yang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as one of the investors this time, as long as the movie's performance is not too poor, Lu Yang stands to earn possibly more than he did from \"The Invisible Guest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the movie becomes a hit, Lu Yang's earnings may even reach eight figures—in Euros!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's money many players can't earn even in a lifetime of playing football.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it doesn't require Lu Yang to spend much time, just attending a few events a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Lu Yang isn't doing this just for the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, Sofia never misses Lu Yang's crucial matches, so Lu Yang doesn't want to miss Sofia's important moments either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Lu Yang indeed needs some funds to enrich his football career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Football Foundation in China, which requires annual investments, though not a burden on Lu Yang, he does need to allocate a portion of his salary to bring new fields, shoes, balls, and even semi-professional training and education to football-loving children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Lu Yang is also starting to form his own personal team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To move smoothly forward, one makes plenty of wrong decisions in a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>",927,"2026-06-06T13:45:22.797Z",1,"novelbin.me","05b551730c892a86562c285881ad82e14a5a3e6162ac3aa361b6e2f128176127","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-689","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-687",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]