Aoi Ashito is an ace of a weak soccer team at a junior high school in Ehime. His play almost gets the team to the semi-final in his last tournament in junior high, but provoked by the opponent’s goalie, Ashito receives a red card and is removed from the game. While Ashito is running on the beach to forget the frustration, mysterious Fukuda Tatsuya, who calls himself the manager of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team, approaches Ashito.
He did make a comeback, 
but he never hit the same heights.
.عاد منها بالفعل، لكنّه لم يعد إلى نفس ذروته مطلقًا
Nach seiner Rückkehr war er
nicht mehr er selbst
Volvió a jugar,
pero nunca fue el de antes.
Volvió a jugar,
pero nunca fue el de antes.
Même rétabli,
il n’a plus été titulaire.
È riuscito a recuperare,
ma non poteva più giocare in prima linea.
Ele até voltou, mas nunca mais 
jogou da mesma forma.
В спорт вернулся, 
но прежних высот уже не достиг.