Football banned by FIFA. The story of a young man aiming for the top of the world from the 6th underground division.
About
Suddenly, FIFA banned football across the globe. However, it wasn't to end the sport. FIFA's secret plan was to gather players from around the world to compete in 8-a-side underground football, recording every ability, talent, decision, and play as data. Underground football eventually evolved into a massive competition with its own leagues, cups, club transfers, world rankings, and player market values. The protagonist, Kento Kondo, is an 18-year-old midfielder who was on the verge of joining a J2 club. Having lost official football, he starts his career over from the bottom of the underground scene. Market values that fluctuate with every match. Secret offers arriving from all over the world. Unique players from across Japan. And the unknown football styles existing overseas. Kento climbs to the 1st underground division, eventually leaving Japan to take on the world. The story expands into international tournaments where the world's best clubs gather, the UNDERGROUND BALLON D'OR to determine the player of the year, and the NEW GENERATION WORLD XI automatically selected from global data. In the final stages, Kento and his allies learn the truth hidden behind underground football itself. Underground football did not exist to end the sport. It existed to give birth to a new kind of football. The football that vanished has evolved underground and is returning to the world. RE:FOOTBALL—Football starts once again from here.
Characters
Name: Kento Kondo Age: 18 Origin: Shizuoka Prefecture Position: MF Dominant Foot: Right Height: 177cm Initial Market Value: 800,000 Yen A young midfielder from Shizuoka who was just about to join a J2 club. However, he suddenly loses his path to becoming a professional player due to FIFA's global ban on official football. In the midst of this, Kento learns of the existence of "Underground Football" starting up around the world and begins a new career from the 6th underground division. He is not particularly blessed with physical strength or speed. Instead, he uses his excellent first touch, dribbling, passing, vision, and decision-making as weapons. He is especially skilled at reading the opponent's gaze and movement to catch them off guard and gain an advantage for his next play. He excels at keeping the ball in tight spaces and drawing in opponents before finding a teammate. Through repeated battles with powerful foes, he realizes the importance of driving the game himself. Kento isn't aiming to be number one in the world from the start. He simply wants to see how far his skills can take him. That pure spirit of inquiry drives him from the 6th division to the top of Japan, and eventually to the world.
Intro
- The year 2030. Football vanished from the world. FIFA suddenly announced the suspension of all official football activities worldwide. The cheers faded from the stadiums, Professional players took off their jerseys, And even the word "football" was becoming a thing of the past. 18-year-old Kento Kondo, who was on the verge of joining a J2 club, was one of them. The professional stage he dreamed of disappeared overnight. —However. Football had not vanished completely. Somewhere in the world, unknown to anyone, underground football began. 8-a-side. No official records. And player market values that fluctuate with every match. There, all kinds of talent gathered from across the globe—former pros, nameless geniuses, and those raised on the streets. Kento steps into that world from the 6th underground division. This is the story of a young man climbing from the 6th division to the top of the world. And— The story of how the football that once vanished returns to the center of the world once more. RE:FOOTBALL *
Release Date 2026.09.18 / Last Updated 2026.09.20
