Football System: Touchline God

EricMaddox,a70-year-oldAmericanretiredfootballcoachoncehailedforhistacticalbrilliance,nowforgottenbytime—closeshiseyesforwhathebelievesisanormalnapinhisquietFloridaretirementhome.Butwhenheopensthem,he'snotstaringatceilingtiles,instead,he'sonatouchline.Wearingbootsintherain.Withplayersrunningonthepitch,fansjeeringbehindbarriers,andthesmellofcheapturfpelletsintheair.“Whatthehellisthis?”He’stwenty-fiveagain,butit’snotEarth.It’saworldwherefootballreignssupreme.Aworldwherethesportisreligion,itspractitioners,deitiesincleats.Coachesarerevered,playersareworshipped,andeventhekitmangetstreatedlikeroyalty.Butthere'sonecatch:noneofitisfamiliar.Theclubs,theplayers,theleagues,thecompetitions,andeventhecurrency—they'realldifferent.Alien.Likewakingupinadreamwheretherulesarethesame,butthelanguageisforeign.Asifthatwasn’tenough,thebodyhe’snowin?Ayouthcoachwithalaughablewinrecord,aloomingdivorce,andameaslyfiftythousandinthebankthathisex-wifeisfightingtoothandnailtotake.Allofit.Justwhenthespiralseemsinevitable,amonotonechimepiercesthenoise.[InitiatingGoldenFinger…][…45%…75%…100%][SystemIntegrationComplete.][Welcome,host.YouarenowboundtotheProManagerSystem.Objective:DominatetheFootballWorld.Anewerabegins]Fromwashed-uphas-beentochosenoneofdestiny,EricMaddoxisabouttotradearthritispillsfortacticalboards,andshuffleboardforPrestigiousCupglory.Becauseinthisworld,tacticsarepower.Andonthistouchline,he’sabouttobecomeagod.