Rise of a Football God

The FA Cup semifinal game against Newcastle United was a big moment for Sam as with it, he fulfilled one of his big goals of taking Fulham to its very first major tournament final in England.

It was a big moment for the club and its fans.

The reaction of the Fulham fans online showed how much it meant to them. Their reaction did not end online, it also extended to the streets of Fulham.

That night across the streets of Fulham, Fulham supporters in their white and black jerseys swept across the city, celebrating their qualification to the final of the FA Cup with voracious energy.

That night, Sam found it hard to sleep early.

'We did it!' The thought could not just leave his head.

When he made the decision to play for Fulham, Sam had high hopes for himself but not even him scripted this. His career in Fulham went far smoother than he ever expected, of course, it was all because of his hard work.

Only he knew how hard he worked to get to where he was.

The system played a part, but his mentality was the number 1 reason for Fulham's current fortune in the league and the FA Cup.

In recent weeks after recovering from his injury, week in, week out as he played in games, Sam could not help the feeling that he was changing.

It was as if his body was growing again and after the semifinal game against Newcastle, this feeling became even more prominent.

It was while Sam was in his apartment, listening to the loud noise being made by the ecstatic Fulham fans in the streets that he confirmed it. Or better still, his system confirmed it for him.

He did grow though in this premise; it was his ability that grew.

After a while of his attributes being stable, they finally increased again.

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[As a result of recent high-stakes games that you were involved in, pushing you to your limits, real-time game experience accumulation was at work and you have gained a corresponding upgrade in your abilities!]

[Your physicality attribute has increased by +2!]

[Your pace attribute has increased by +1!]

[Your defending attribute has increased by +2!]

[Your stamina attribute has increased by +2]

[Congratulations! Your overall system rating has increased to 84!]

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[Player Attributes:]

Player Attributes:

*Pace: 82

*Shot: 85

*Pass: 80

*Dribbling: 78

*Defending: 40

*Physicality: 81

*Stamina: 86

Overall Rating: 84

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Sam was not surprised when he saw the system notification.

He had noticed it for some time already, the subtle changes in his physical ability during training sessions, during when he completed his daily system quests, and even during his sessions in the gym.

Approaching the ripe football age of 20, Sam's physicality was finally developing fully, turning him into the complete specimen and it reflected in his ability on the pitch.

Staring at the upgrades, Sam grinned. 'It's long been coming'. He thought.

Since he was finding it hard to sleep that night and since he already spoke with his girlfriend, he decided to check his system status again since it's been a while he last checked it.

After checking his system status, once again admiring how far he had come since he signed his first contract with Enyimba FC, Sam finally focused on the updated premier league table.

Since the FA Cup game was already played, while the fans had the luxury of drowning in the celebrations of securing a place in the final, the Fulham players themselves could not as they had other games to focus on.

Their immediate one was their premier league clash against Southampton to complete matchday 34 of the premier league campaign.

But despite the fact that they were yet to play their game against Southampton since it was postponed, the premier league table was updated already as the other clubs except Newcastle played their games.

Sam paid attention to the fixture results and the table.

(Premier league:)

(Matchday 34 of 38:)

(Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace) Enjoy new chapters from My Virtual Library Empire

(Date: 26th April, 2025)

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(Nottm Forest 2-2 Brentford)

(Date: 26th April, 2025)

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(Chelsea 2-0 Everton)

(Date: 26th April, 2025)

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(Wolves 1-0 Leicester City)

(Date: 26th April, 2025)

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(Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham)

(Date: 26th April, 2025)

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(Newcastle - Ipswich Town)

(Postponed)

(New Date: 29th April, 2025)

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(Brighton 3-1 West Ham)

(Date: 26th April, 2025)

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(Bournemouth 0-2 Man United)

(Date: 26th April, 2025)

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(Southampton – Fulham)

(Postponed)

(New Date: 29th April, 2025)

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(Man City 3-2 Aston Villa)

(Date: 26th April, 2025)

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(Updated premier league table standings:)

(1. Liverpool GP: 34/ W:26/ D:2/ L:3/ Pts: 86)

(2. Fulham GP: 33/ W:25/ D:5/ L:3/ Pts: 81)

(3. Arsenal GP: 34/ W:22/ D:8/ L:4/ Pts: 74)

(4. Chelsea GP: 34/ W:21/ D:9/ L:4/ Pts: 72)

(5. Man City GP: 34/ W:17/ D:8/ L:9/ Pts: 59)

(6. Nottm Forest GP: 34/ W:15/ D:11/ L:8/ Pts: 56)

(7. Tottenham GP: 34/ W:15/ D:6/ L:13/ Pts: 51)

(8. Aston Villa GP: 34/ W:13/ D:11/ L:11/ Pts: 50)

(9. Newcastle GP: 33/ W:12/ D:11/ L:10/ Pts: 47)

(10. Brighton GP: 34/ W:13/ D:8/ L:13/ Pts: 47)

(11. Man United GP: 34/ W:13/ D:6/ L:15/ Pts: 45)

(12. Bournemouth GP: 34/ W:11/ D:9/ L:14/ Pts: 42)

(13. Brentford GP: 34/ W:11/ D:9/ L:14/ Pts: 42)

(14. Crystal Palace GP: 34/ W:10/ D:11/ L:13/ Pts: 41)

(15. West Ham GP: 34/ W:9/ D:9/ L:16/ Pts: 35)

(16. Leicester GP: 34/ W:5/ D:10/ L:19/ Pts: 25)

(17. Wolves GP: 34/ W:5/ D:10/ L:19/ Pts: 25)

(18. Everton GP: 34/ W:5/ D:7/ L:22/ Pts: 22)

(19. Ipswich Town GP: 33/ W:3/ D:10/ L:20/ Pts: 19)

(20. Southampton GP: 33/ W:3/ D:4/ L:26/ Pts: 13)

The highlights of matchday 34 of the English premier league were obviously the thrilling 2-2 draw between Liverpool and Tottenham, and then the 4-1 drubbing that Arsenal ditched to Crystal Palace.

There were other exciting matches of the matchday but these 2 were heads and shoulders above the others in terms of entertainment value.

That night, Sam idly surfed online, watching highlights of the 2 games and then finally, with his brain relaxed, he finally slept.

Sam had a strange dream.

He dreamt that Kayla became a professional football player and in a crazy twist of fate, the rules of football were changed, allowing men and women to play in the same league which enabled him to play with his girlfriend.

In the morning, when Sam woke up, he was baffled. "What the hell!"