Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–18MQQMexico City Blue0 matches · 0 goals
2. Age 18–19SAUUnion Saulérive49 matches · 7 goals
3. Age 19–20SDQSantos White38 matches · 3 goals
4. Age 20–22BFQBrussels Yellow Blue56 matches · 6 goals
5. Age 22–24MRQMerseyside Red53 matches · 7 goals
6. Age 24–27NLQNorth London101 matches · 28 goals
7. Age 27–31MEQMunich Red125 matches · 27 goals
8. Age 31–32MWQMadrid White32 matches · 4 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Mexico City Blue · $365,585/year

2. Age 22

   An encrypted phone call offers thousands in cash if you intentionally pick up a cynical yellow card in the opening ten minutes.

3. Age 25

   A brand offers a generous fee for several late-night appearances. Its terms could crowd out training and rest.

4. Age 27

   The decisive final league match (2053): Your attacking move comes off; score 3–1

5. Age 28

   Munich Red commits to an aggressive high press. The manager demands every player sprint to hound the ball within three seconds of turnover.

6. Age 30

   World Championship (2056): Your attacking move comes off; your team lifts the cup

7. Age 30

   Germany National Cup (2056): Your attacking move comes off; your team lifts the cup

8. Age 30

   European Club Cup (2056): Your attacking move comes off; your team lifts the cup

Injuries

Total injuries: 23 · Career weeks out: 70

Most serious injury
Age 22 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

14 professional years; $0 sent home; enough to live on for life.

Football coach

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