Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–21ABQAlsace Blue100 matches · 20 goals
2. Age 21–22LBQLondon Blue54 matches · 17 goals
3. Age 22–37MAQMan Red499 matches · 171 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Alsace Blue · $795,674/year

2. Age 18

   The decisive final league match (2044): your pass does not come off, changing the decisive score

3. Age 19

   A national call-up · 1 caps

4. Age 23

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

5. Age 25

   The decisive final league match (2051): your shot comes off, changing the decisive score

6. Age 26

   90th minute of a continental quarter-final. A decisive penalty is awarded. Millions of eyes across the nation watch to see who steps up.

7. Age 32

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

8. Age 34

   The decisive final league match (2060): your pass comes off, changing the decisive score

Injuries

Total injuries: 37 · Career weeks out: 87

Most serious injury
Age 32 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

19 professional years; $8,717,914 sent home; enough to live on for life.

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