Rise of a Football God

(Premier league:)

(Matchday 38 of 38:)

(Liverpool 2-0 Wolves)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Sheffield United 0-3 Tottenham)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Luton Town 2-4 Fulham)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Brighton 0-2 Man United)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Man City 3-1 West Ham)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Arsenal 2-1 Everton)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Brentford 2-4 Newcastle)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Crystal Palace 5-0 Aston Villa)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Burnley 1-2 Nottingham Forest)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Chelsea 2-1 Bournemouth)

(Date: 19th May, 2024)

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(Final premier league table:)

(2023/2024 season:)

1. Man City

2. Arsenal

3. Liverpool

4. Aston Villa

5. Tottenham

6. Chelsea

7. Newcastle

8. Man United

9. Fulham

10. West Ham

11. Crystal Palace

12. Brighton

13. Bournemouth

14. Wolves

15. Everton

16. Brentford

17. Nottm Forest

18. Luton Town

19. Burnley

20. Sheffield United

(Champions: Manchester City!)

After a grueling 38-matchday season of elite football, the English premier league was finally decided and with it, history was made.

Manchester City completed their dynasty under Pep Guardiola as after winning an unprecedented treble just last season, they continued, making it a 4-peat of straight premier league titles won by the Manchester based club as they dethroned their rivals, Manchester United of the record.

Manchester City created history under Pep Guardiola.

After a tight race all season, even as Liverpool dropped out of the race at some point, Arsenal under Mikel Arteta went all the way again this season but unfortunately, they could only settle for second spot again.

Only 2 points separated them from the champions.

Again, an impressive season from Arsenal only ended in misery. They were beginning to develop a reputation as bottlers.

Aston Villa completed the top four spot after a mighty impressive season under Unai Simon, the ex-Arsenal coach. They completed the round-up of 4 English clubs that would be playing in the champions league next season.

The other clubs of the famed big 6 of England settled for lesser European competitions next season having not made the top four spot in the league table.

While the battle up top was fierce, so also was the battle at the bottom.

Despite playing impressive football under their coach, Vincent Kompany, the Man City legend, Burnley could only settle for 19th position in the league.

That position meant relegation.

Sheffield United and Luton Town rounded up the 3 clubs that would be relegated out of the premier league for the 2024/2025 season.

Personally, for Fulham, this was a mightily impressive season.

When Sam just joined this club in January, Fulham hovered between 13th and 14th position in the league. Fast-forward to now, Fulham managed to finish at an incredible position of 9th beneath Manchester United.

Sam did not quite achieve his initial goal of dragging Fulham to a European football spot, but still, he did enough to drag his team as far as he could.

The performances against Liverpool and Manchester City in the league were still highlights that the Fulham fans would not forget anytime soon.

9th position? To Fulham, this was an achievement worth celebrating on its own. Add the EFL Cup trophy into the discussion and Fulham suddenly had so many things to celebrate about.

At the beginning of the season, to most Fulham fans and the media, Antonee Robinson, the American left back was the frontrunner from the start to win Fulham's player of the season award for the 2023/2024 season.

But at the end, things changed.

Despite the fact that Sam joined Fulham only halfway through the season, having missed the entire first half, his impact was felt. Stay updated with empire

Mere weeks after joining Fulham, not only was he able to drag his team to the final of the EFL Cup, he managed to help Fulham win it's first trophy in years.

Not just that, with his addition, Fulham's performances in the league improved vastly compared to the first half of the season.

These reasons and more were why at the end of the season, Fulham FC announced the recipient of their Player of the Season award as Samuel Moses.

The fans were 100% in support of the decision.

Sam took the award from his coach even as Marco Silva hugged him. This coach was emotional as he kissed the young Nigerian on the forehead.

This was definitely the greatest season of his professional football career as a coach.

He was glad that scout recommended Sam to the club.

After the on-pitch celebrations which were made short since they were not in their home stadium, as the Fulham players left the pitch, going to the dressing room to get set to leave the stadium, Sam's system lit up with new notifications.

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[You have completed premier league matchday mission: Victory!]

[You played all 90 minutes of this game, contributing with 2 goals and 1 assist, being named the man of the match!]

[Calculating reward…, please wait…]

[Calculation complete!]

[You have been rewarded with 15 Skill Points!]

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[The 2023/2024 premier league season has come to an end!]

[Your team's final league position: 9th!]

[You have been rewarded with 1000 Skill Points!]

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[Congratulations! Your performances through the season were recognized and you won the Fulham Player of the Season award for the 2023/2024 season!]

[You have been rewarded with 3000 Skill Points!]

[Congratulation! You have received attribute rewards!]

[Your physicality attribute has increased by +3]

[Your dribbling attribute has increased by +2]

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Player Attributes:

*Pace: 81

*Shot: 79

*Pass: 80

*Dribbling: 76

*Defending: 38

*Physicality: 76

*Stamina: 84

Overall Rating: 81

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Joining his teammates, jubilating, they returned to Craven Cottage. Through the journey, with his iPhone, Sam watched as the Manchester City celebrations started, celebrating their trophy haul.

Watching them lift the premier league title again, he could not help but smile. 'That's my goal next season!'

After arriving at Craven Cottage, the players eventually separated to their different ways after a long speech from their coach.

It was still just a few months since Sam came to England but it already felt like he was living here his whole life, he adapted like a fish to water.

He didn't leave the stadium yet though, he waited and about a dozen minutes later, someone walked into the park.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Sam!" A familiar voice called.

Wearing trending tight jean trousers and a vintage polo shirt with nice-looking dark shades, Ian swaggered into the park.

Sam grinned. "Bastard, finally you came".

The 2 best friends laughed.

Yesterday, Ian came to England. He watched Fulham's last game of the season live and now, Sam had all the time in the world to spend with his best friend.

To footballers, it was holiday!