"Lin Yuan, you're fired! Your playing style was too dirty; you're a disgrace to Chinese football!"

A ban forced 18-year-old Lin Yuan to leave for Portugal, carrying a bad reputation.

Everyone thought this rough guy who only knew how to fight with his body would eventually give up.

Until that season, a true beast emerged from Boavista's checkerboard stadium.

Some call him the "midfield meat grinder" because wherever he is, it becomes the opponent's nightmare.

Some call him the "ankle terminator," and even Messi and Neymar have to be careful to avoid him.

Some even call him a "tyrant" because as long as he's on the field, he controls the rhythm of the game!

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Three years later, the Champions League final.

Lin Yuan switched to a top club, donned a new uniform, led his team to the top of Europe, and lifted the "Big Ears Cup".

He also won the Ballon d'Or that year, becoming the new king of football.

Facing the swarm of Chinese football associations seeking reconciliation, Lin Yuan gave a cold smile to the camera:

"Sorry, I'm just a dirty hooligan who plays football, I'm not worthy of your noble football."