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Eric Maddox, a 70-year-old American retired football coach once hailed for his tactical brilliance, now forgotten by time—closes his eyes for what he believes is a normal nap in his quiet Florida retirement home.

But when he opens them, he's not staring at ceiling tiles, instead, he's on a touchline.

Wearing boots in the rain.

With players running on the pitch, fans jeering behind barriers, and the smell of cheap turf pellets in the air.

"What the hell is this?"

He’s twenty-five again, but it’s not Earth. It’s a world where football reigns supreme. A world where the sport is religion, its practitioners, deities in cleats. Coaches are revered, players are worshipped, and even the kit man gets treated like royalty.

But there's one catch: none of it is familiar. The clubs, the players, the leagues, the competitions, and even the currency—they're all different. Alien. Like waking up in a dream where the rules are the same, but the language is foreign.

As if that wasn’t enough, the body he’s now in? A youth coach with a laughable win record, a looming divorce, and a measly fifty thousand in the bank that his ex-wife is fighting tooth and nail to take. All of it.

Just when the spiral seems inevitable, a monotone chime pierces the noise.

[Initiating Golden Finger…]
[…45%… 75%… 100%]
[System Integration Complete.]
[Welcome, host. You are now bound to the Pro Manager System. Objective: Dominate the Football World. A new era begins]

From washed-up has-been to chosen one of destiny, Eric Maddox is about to trade arthritis pills for tactical boards, and shuffleboard for Prestigious Cup glory.

Because in this world, tactics are power.

And on this touchline, he’s about to become a god.

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Release Rate: 2-3 Chapters a day.

Incentives (Below is subject to change):

Power Stones Goals:
100PS-1 Extra Chapter.
200PS-2 Extra Chapters.
300PS -3 Extra Chapters.
400PS - 4 Extra Chapters.

Golden Ticket Goals:
20 Golden Tickets-1 Extra Chapter.
40 Golden Tickets -2 Extra Chapters.
80 Golden Tickets-3 Extra Chapters.
160 Golden Tickets- 4 Extra Chapters.
320 Golden Tickets - 5 Extra Chapters.

Will be spread across the week if it's too much. [that will be a nice problem to have.])

Special Incentives:
1. Privilege:
> Hit T1 Win-win: Refill second tier.
> Hit T2 Win-win: Refill entire highest tier.
2. Gifts:
> 1 Luxury Car = 1 bonus chapters
> 1 Dragon = 2 bonus chapters
> 1 Magic Castle = 4 bonus chapters
> 1 Spacecraft = 8 bonus chapters
> 1 Golden Gachapon = 12 bonus chapters including; addressing you as "Your Highness" in every chapter's comment section.

Football System: Touchline God

The sixtieth minute arrived with both teams locked in battle. Neither side could find the breakthrough they desperately needed.

Morrison received the ball on the right wing again. This time, he didn't hesitate. He drove straight at the Longford left-back, who had been caught out of position.

The defender panicked. Instead of backing off, he lunged in with both feet. Morrison saw it coming and jumped, but the defender's studs caught his ankle.

Morrison went down like he'd been shot.

The referee didn't hesitate. His whistle shrieked across the stadium. His hand pointed straight to the penalty spot.

"PENALTY!" screamed twenty thousand Cromley fans as one voice.

The Longford players surrounded the referee, arms waving, faces twisted with fury. Their captain got right in the official's face, jabbing his finger at the spot where Morrison had fallen.

"Never a penalty!" he shouted. "He dived!"

Beautiful Game, Cruel Game