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Diogo Jota was one of Portugal’s brightest football stars—until the world believed he died in a tragic accident.

But legends don’t fade. They are reborn.

Jota awakens in the body of a ten-year-old boy in a quiet rural village called Penedono. No lights. No stadium. No one knows who he truly is. As he struggles to adjust to a life of poverty, quiet streets, and schoolbooks, the instincts of the pitch still burn within him.

Alongside his loving mother and curious little sister Ana, Jota begins his journey again—from dirt fields and local tournaments to a dream that once shook the world. Quietly, patiently, he laces up a pair of old boots, ready to prove that greatness cannot be erased.

> He was once a legend. Now he’ll become one again.

Reincarnation of a Legend

The bus to France rolled past endless fields, dotted with yellow rapeseed and distant church towers. Inside, the Portugal U13 squad sat half-asleep, earbuds in, legs bouncing, shoulders swaying with every bump on the road. But Jota stared out the window, his hands folded on his lap, eyes following the blur of a world both foreign and familiar.

It wasn't his first trip abroad—Madrid had come first—but this one felt heavier.

He was no longer representing a club.

He was wearing the crest of a country.

Their hotel overlooked a quiet valley in Normandy. The tournament organizers welcomed them with a ceremony—simple, respectful, and filled with children from seven different nations. Flags were hoisted. National anthems played.

When "A Portuguesa" echoed across the hills, Jota stood straighter.

And felt the echo of generations behind him.

Chapter 21 – The National Stage