The GOAT

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–20TARTarnwicke Rovers109 matches · 30 goals
2. Age 20–24LBQLondon Blue142 matches · 31 goals
3. Age 24–28MAQMan Red149 matches · 58 goals
4. Age 28–30MWQMadrid White56 matches · 16 goals
5. Age 30–36MAQMan Red206 matches · 92 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Tarnwicke Rovers · $362,143/year

2. Age 21

   Your agent rings late at night. A foreign club is dangling huge wages, but you would have to kick up a fuss and force London Blue to sell.

3. Age 23

   You are world number one

4. Age 23

   Pre-season under London Blue's regime features brutal hill sprints with weighted vests. Several players collapse exhausted by the pitch boundary.

5. Age 26

   World Championship (2052): Your attacking move comes off; your team lifts the cup

6. Age 26

   Your ankle is swollen ahead of the cup final. Coach Ethan Abbott asks if you are willing to take a painkiller jab to play.

7. Age 28

   National Continental Championship (2054): Your attacking move comes off; your team lifts the cup

8. Age 28

   European Club Cup (2054): Your attacking move comes off; your team lifts the cup

Injuries

Total injuries: 25 · Career weeks out: 67

Most serious injury
Age 21 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

18 professional years; $15,586,594 sent home; enough to live on for life.

Football coach

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