"Liam, does your ankle still hurt?"
"That Brandon is really disgusting! And those other team members, how could they attack such a fragile ankle?"
"It's already a national team, why are there so many problems?!"
Outside the training base.
Sarah Quinn knelt down beside Liam Young with a worried expression on her face.
She stretched out her hand and lightly touched Liam's previously tackled ankle, carefully observing the changes in his expression, looking somewhat distressed.
"Small problem, a player who can't even stop the ball, you expect him to injure me?"
Liam moved his ankle dismissively, stretched out his hand, and patted the top of the girl in front of him.
He and Sarah had known each other for a long time.
Although he didn't go to school in the U.S., their parents were good business partners, and the relationship between the two was also very good.
Sarah appeared at the training base of the national youth team today to watch his training match specially.
"But... I just saw that the off-site reporters were detained by them. Maybe in the next media report, they will distort the facts, which could be very unfavorable to you..."
Sarah looked worried.
Hearing this, Liam frowned but wasn't very surprised.
Manipulating the media, controlling public opinion—those things were normal for those guys.
But this is nothing to worry about as an American.
After all, something like this happened, so it's impossible for his future to be in Dragonland.
Even if his reputation might be damaged, what is there to care about?
Unless the Football Association can block him overseas!
But how is that possible?
Where would the Football Association get that kind of power?
As far as Dragonland is concerned, Liam has a deep love for it.
As a man with two lives, Dragonland will always be his favorite.
And in this life, he grew up abroad.
It can also be seen from the attitudes and impressions of some people around him towards Dragonland.
Dragonland's overseas reputation over the years is very good.
But this is only for the country.
For the national soccer team...
Liam has nothing but endless disappointment and disgust!
He believes that what happened today is just a microcosm of the Dragonland soccer system.
Darker and more disgusting things are abundant!
"Then are you going back to Spain next?" Sarah straightened her skirt and sat beside Liam, reaching out her hand to help him straighten his collar.
"Yes! I'm going back to Barcelona to continue my soccer dream!"
Liam smiled and replied.
He was still playing in Argentina two years ago when he was selected by scouts from the world-famous La Masia youth academy.
After passing the trial training and signing the contract, he came to Spain and started a new chapter of his dream.
Holders of Latin American citizenship can apply for local citizenship after living in Spain for two years.
It is precisely because of the two-year training in La Masia that Liam successfully obtained Spanish nationality.
And with the World Youth Championship approaching, he was invited by both the Spanish National Youth Team and the Argentine National Youth Team!
At the same time, there was naturally the recruitment of the Dragonland National Youth Team.
Originally, he wanted to go back to Dragonland first with the attitude of giving it a try.
After all, because he was a pure Dragonland person in his previous life, Liam still had a preference for Dragonland in his heart.
But now it seems he made the wrong choice!
Dragonland is good.
But Dragonland soccer is really not worth it!
Sarah nodded.
"It's pretty good. The European soccer environment is indeed much better than Dragonland..."
The two were talking when suddenly, in Liam's mind, several abrupt mechanical sounds were heard.
[Ding! It is detected that the host is experiencing a major life moment, and the King of the Field system is starting...]
[1%...5%...99%...]
[The system is successfully activated!]
[Ding! The system is turned on for the first time. Congratulations to the host for receiving a beginner's gift package. Do you want to open it?]
Listening to the voice echoing in his head, Liam's expression was shocked!
...
Late at night.
Liam took a last look at the land below him through the porthole and decisively closed the visor.
The last nostalgia in his eyes also disappeared.
This was a flight back to Barcelona, Spain.
On the seat next to him was Sarah Quinn, who was sleeping soundly.
Originally alone on the return trip, with the company of the girl beside him, he wasn't alone.
Sarah, whose family is very affluent, had planned to study in Spain next semester to prepare for future studies in Europe.
Now, it's the summer vacation of high school, and her visa is complete.
Under her insistence, Liam had no choice but to allow her to accompany him back to Spain.
In this regard, Sarah's parents not only did not object but were very supportive.
Before leaving, they even came to see them off at the airport.
The two minors boarded a flight to Spain without their guardians.
Liam, who inherited the original owner's body and memory, has not yet figured out how to handle his relationship with Sarah.
But it can be seen that this girl should like him very much.
In memory, the two met when they were children.
The parents of the two are well-known local businesspeople in Argentina.
They're all in the supermarket business.
Argentinians have always been known for living paycheck to paycheck, spending as much money as they earn.
Urbanization in Argentina is particularly high.
Food, drink, and other necessities are mostly bought in supermarkets.
So in the early years, opening a supermarket in Argentina was an extremely profitable industry.
Liam was born in Argentina, received basic Spanish education, and also learned Chinese and English.
His proficiency is still good.
Although Liam doesn't go to school in Dragonland, Sarah visits Argentina every winter and summer vacation to be with her parents.
Without exception, they will also visit Liam to play.
Over time, the relationship between the two gradually evolved from childish innocence to a more ambiguous one.
Liam leaned his head on the seat and closed his eyes.
His consciousness entered the system.
He planned to study his golden opportunity carefully.
In the afternoon, when he first heard those mechanical sounds, he was in a daze.
At the same time, another call came in, so he put the matter aside temporarily and took Sarah to the airport first.
After relaxing, Liam finally understood.
His special opportunity... finally arrived!
After crossing over, he inherited the body of the original owner.
After two years of training at the La Masia Youth Academy, although among the players of Dragonland, Liam's level can be considered the level of a prodigy.
But among his peers in Spain, his talent is only average.
Among the Asian players in the La Masia youth training camp, his dynamic talent is not even as good as Ken Kubo from Japan.
That talented young player from Japan who is one year younger than him and known as 'Japanese Messi'!
Soccer is a sport that requires both talent and acquired hard work.
Talent determines the upper limit.
If the talent is average, even if you strive to reach the level of Ronaldo through hard work, you can only become a role player at most.
At the same time, Asians generally are not as physically fit as European and South American players of the same age.
This will also limit his future development to a certain extent.
This is an unavoidable reality.
This is why there are only a handful of Asian players who have become famous in Europe over the years.
One aspect is that the soccer environment and training system are not as developed as those in Europe and South America.
The gap in physical fitness is also critical.
But with the system...
Everything will see the light through the clouds and mists!
The system prompt still stays there.
[Do you want to open the beginner's gift package?]
"Open!"
Liam's heart moved slightly, and he looked forward to this big gift package.
He ordered the system without hesitation