Bonus Chapter (One Last Plea for Monthly Tickets!!!)

"Honestly, I'm not surprised Lu made this decision. He's never given up on helping Chinese football rise."

"More than twenty Chinese players are now regular starters for clubs in Europe's Top Five Leagues. That's the result of all the work he's put in over the years."

"The timing is right. I believe China National Team will be a real contender at the next World Cup."

Zizo beamed as he lifted the World Cup Trophy.

In the end, he had never become a king of football.

Late in his career, a dazzling superstar had stolen the spotlight from everyone.

That superstar was Lu Yang!

Even as a manager, Zizo had led Real Madrid to another Champions League dynasty, guiding the team to three consecutive titles.

He had swept up nine trophies in three years.

Now, as manager of France National Team, he had returned to the pinnacle of football with superstar Sammy Lotampe, who was nearing the end of his career, and claimed the World Cup!

Yet Lu Yang, who had outshone him both as a player and as a manager, had never coached a national team.

In recent years, Italy National Team, which had fallen into decline during a changing of the guard, had repeatedly invited Lu Yang to take charge.

But Lu Yang had turned them down time and again.

Then, during the group stage of this year's World Cup, after China National Team predictably finished last in its group and was eliminated, Lu Yang dropped a bombshell.

He would officially take charge of China Men's National Team.

He would use the next Asian Cup to train the squad, with the ultimate goal of helping China National Team break through the group stage at the following World Cup!

This announcement directly sent China's international ranking soaring by more than