Among them, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kai were the biggest winners of the season.
Kai finished the league with 16 goals and 25 assists.
He won:
League Assist King
Best Midfielder
Team of the Season
Nominated for Player of the Season
Cristiano Ronaldo finished with a ridiculous 44 goals and 7 assists.
He won:
Golden Boot
Player of the Season
Best Forward
Team of the Season
Without question, he was the biggest individual winner.
In truth, everyone had already guessed these awards after Sporting CP U15 clinched the title.
The two of them had dominated the league.
What surprised people, however, was the final vote for Player of the Season.
Kai lost to Ronaldo by only three votes.
Three.
And that shocked many professionals.
Historically speaking—well, let's not criticize Ronaldo at such a sensitive moment.
Ronaldo deserved it.
The surprise wasn't that Ronaldo won.
The surprise was that a midfielder came so close.
Forwards have a natural advantage in award voting.
Midfielders are already at a disadvantage.
Defenders even more so.
It's simple.
Casual fans watch goals.
Knowledgeable fans watch passes.
More advanced fans watch movement.
After that comes defensive positioning and transitions.
It sounds like a joke, but it reflects reality.
Goals are easy to understand.
Everything else has a higher threshold.
And that threshold filters out 70–80% of football followers.
So for Kai, a midfielder, to finish just three votes behind Ronaldo—
In professional eyes, that was almost more impressive than winning the award itself.
Team of the Season
Sporting had several players included.
Miguel Veloso was selected as Best Midfielder.
In the second half of the season, Sporting faced stronger opponents yet conceded fewer goals.
A huge reason was Veloso.
His transition from center-back to defensive midfielder was seamless.
It felt like a second youth-career breakthrough.
Angelo secured one of the center-back spots in the Team of the Season.
He was also considered one of Sporting's U15 players most likely to earn a professional contract.
Goalkeeper Pilar beat Benfica's goalkeeper and Porto's goalkeeper Vale in the voting.
Especially Vale—the vote difference was minimal.
If Sporting hadn't won the league, Pilar probably wouldn't have taken it.
Other positions were filled by players from rival teams:
Porto's Almeida
Porto's Igor
Benfica's Rúben Amorim
João Pereira
The Team of the Season was dominated by the four championship-contending teams.
Understandable.
They had emerged from nearly fifty youth academies.
Their players were naturally elite at this level.
System Rewards
"Ding! You have won your first career championship, first Assist King, first Best Midfielder award, and first Team of the Season selection. Generating rewards…"
"Ding! You have obtained:
Blue Player Skill: Arc Pass
Blue Player Skill: Ball-Stepping Technique
Purple Skill: Ground-Cut Shot
Gold Superstar Skill: Football's Most Expensive Little Spin"
Among piles of training cards, recovery drinks, medical supplies, and other junk—
Kai's eyes locked onto the glowing skills.
This was an epic haul.
Every single one was valuable.
Blue Skill: Arc Pass
Even as a blue-tier skill, this was high-level.
Used when two teammates are moving forward with a defender between them.
The ball curves along an "N-shaped" ground trajectory, bypassing the defender.
"The arc between two points is the most accurate."
Kevin De Bruyne, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Luka Modrić have all produced these kinds of magical curved passes.
Blue Skill: Ball-Stepping Technique
This skill was even more interesting.
Originally referring to stepping on and flicking the ball, it has evolved into various subtle sole touches and rhythm adjustments.
It enhances a player's feel and control.
Before shooting, many players use sole touches to adjust:
If the defender closes down — pass.
If not — shoot.
It's essentially football's version of a triple-threat move.
These two blue skills alone were already incredibly solid fundamentals.
But today's rewards were just getting started.
Purple Skill: Ground-Cut Shot
"Keeping the shot low is intelligent, especially on free kicks. But people only see the intelligence—not the difficulty. Shot +2, Set Pieces +5. Your ability to strike low-driven shots is greatly improved. Ground shots have a chance to produce a favorable irregular bounce."
Kai burst out laughing.
His first free-kick-related skill.
Maybe not as specialized as Ronaldo's knuckleball—
But first decide whether you have it.
Then decide whether it's good.
From now on, especially on closer free kicks…
Kai silently apologized in advance to Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, training nearby, suddenly shivered.
Why does it feel cloudy on such a hot day?
The "positive irregular bounce" likely meant:
The ball could evade a goalkeeper after a save attempt.
Or bounce unpredictably into the net after grazing the ground.
Of course, random also means imperfect.
The positive effect was limited and situational.
Still.
Very useful.
Gold Superstar Skill: Football's Most Expensive Little Spin
Now this was the real monster.
"The Most Expensive Little Spin in Football: Brazilian artistic football will never stop. It made me who I am today… a spinning top who can't get past defenders. Ball Control +5."
"This move draws defensive attention. It has a chance to irritate opponents and provoke retaliatory tackles. Each successful spin increases personal technical ability by 5% for three seconds, stackable up to seven times."
"Upon reaching seven stacks for the first time each match, the total bonus increases from 35% to 50%, and duration extends from three seconds to 35 seconds. However, you will inevitably face the opponent's maximum retaliation."
Kai stared at the description.
This was clearly referencing Antony—the Brazilian winger Manchester United paid nearly €100 million for.
The spinning top.
Seven stacks meant 35% boost.
First full stack of the match?
50% boost for 35 seconds.
A 150% Kai.
Add a few elasticos.
Maybe a Marseille roulette.
Who could stop him?
The downside?
"Maximum retaliation."
If he met Luis Suárez, would he get bitten?
Of course, theory and reality differ.
Spinning seven times in 18 seconds without getting flattened?
Nearly impossible.
Defenders won't politely watch you spin.
Antony's two spins per sequence were already pushing opponents' patience to the limit.
One more turn and he'd be hacked down immediately.
Still—
Those spins caused shock.
Defenders froze.
Positions loosened.
He once dribbled past three or four players after spinning.
The pass that followed was dangerous.
Teammates moved more freely during that chaos.
The only problem?
Execution speed.
Antony often wasted breakout opportunities.
The little spin could be magic—
Or self-sabotage.
For Kai?
Used at the right moment—
It could turn a match into art.
Used recklessly—
He'd get chopped down so hard his legs might feel cut off.
Balance would decide everything.
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