“My motherland is not a football powerhouse, so maybe I’ll never have the chance to play in the World Cup during my career. That’s why the Champions League final is my World Cup!” — Brian Carter

A Chinese student who was once forced to give up football starts playing again in England’s amateur leagues. He never imagined he’d one day have the chance to say such words. Back then, all he wanted was to leave some different memories in his otherwise monotonous life as an overseas student.

In the end, not only did he create brilliant memories for himself, but he also left his own mark on the world of football.

A legendary story belonging to Brian Carter on the green field begins in the summer of 2002.

“Return to where I belong, to the top league! Go back to where I should be, Southwest London!!” On this blazing sunny afternoon, the cheers of over four thousand people echoed across King’s Meadow, no less passionate than those in the Premier League...