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The Story of C. Ron: Player, Owner and Manager

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C. Ron emerged to be one of the best soccer players in the world. He was a fast and fierce attacker. He won many championships for his clubs, in the course of which he also won numerous personal awards. He was determined in the international stage, worked hard with his teammates, and finally won the European Championship for his country. Added to all these trophies was his handsome face. Then he retired as a footballer after a wonderful career as a player. Eventually he acquired a club in the lower…

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From Football Manager to Company Manager

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I like to play computer games. They range from war games (e.g. Romance of the Three Kingdoms) to role-play adventure (e.g. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons) to first-person-shooting (e.g. Rainbow Six). For sports games, it is mainly soccer. And I switched from action, i.e. directly controlling players in the field, to simulation. And the one game I have been so into, is Football Manager. Interestingly, this game is like a job. You have to decide how to run the club, under the requirements of the board of directors, and constraints from…

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