Football Reborn: The Manager from the future

⚽ Football Reborn: The Manager from the Future

Volume 2 – World Reborn League

Chapter 64 – The First Whistle of the New Era

Football was free now.

But freedom… always invites chaos.

And in chaos, new kings rise.

🌍 The Collapse of the Old Order

In the days following Kojo's victory, every nation received the same broadcast:

"World Football Council: Dissolved."

"All tactical locks, academy barriers, genetic licenses: Erased."

"The pitch belongs to the people."

Chaos followed.

The top leagues disbanded.

The transfer market imploded.

Clubs, no longer restricted by financial fair play or scouting borders, began building teams that looked like science fiction rosters.

Brazil drafted AI hybrids.

Japan unleashed a clone team with six Hideos.

The U.S. signed players from neural simulation games — literal gamers.

Kojo watched from a rooftop in Cairo, sipping tea with Chuva.

"This isn't football anymore," Chuva muttered.

Kojo replied:

"No, brother… this is football again."

🗺️ A New Tournament Emerges – The WFL

The dust settled.

And from it rose a single statement — from The Players' Coalition, an alliance of 100 global footballers led by legends and rebels alike:

"We will host the first World Reborn League — an invitation-only competition open to any team formed under the new laws."

"No age limit. No federation. No borders."

"Only rule: You must win your spot."

The WFL would take place in neutral territory: Atlas Arena, a floating stadium the size of a city.

The prize?

"Control over the new Laws of the Game."

⚒️ Kojo Builds a Team – The Rebirth Eleven

Kojo and León didn't wait.

Within 48 hours, they opened trials.

But not just for footballers.

They invited:

Street legends from Lagos, Medellín, and Marseille.

Discarded academy talents who had been banned.

Former robots, now allowed under the new organic-override clause.

Women. Men. Hybrids. Kids who could nutmeg a drone blindfolded.

Kojo's philosophy was simple:

"If you can play — you play."

Over 10,000 players tried out.

Kojo picked 11.

He called them:

The Rebirth Eleven.

⚡ The Lineup

1. GK – Zairee:

An ex-military reflex prodigy. Can catch a penalty blindfolded.

2. RB – Joy Chika:

A 17-year-old from Lagos with electric feet and a tackle like thunder.

3. CB – Tanaka No.4:

A Japanese AI-trained clone — the fourth version. The only one who survived "The Match Lab."

4. CB – León da Rocha:

The soul of steel. Kojo's rock.

5. LB – Kora Amani:

A former gymnast from Dakar. Faster than light.

6. CDM – Chuva Kojo:

Tactical general. Now finally registered as a player.

7. CM – Dima Vasko:

A hacker-turned-playmaker from Ukraine. Sees the field like a code stream.

8. CM – Safi Callas:

A Palestinian-French poet who plays football like it's spoken word. Dribbles like water.

9. RW – Bullet:

Just Bullet. No last name. Runs 100 meters in 8.89 seconds.

10. LW – Miko Prime:

The first legal AI-hybrid footballer.

11. ST – Malik Junior:

Kojo's clone brother. Silent. Deadly. Unstoppable.

🛫 Arrival at Atlas Arena

The Rebirth Eleven boarded an airship shaped like a football boot.

Atlas Arena awaited above the Mediterranean — 300 meters in the sky.

There were 256 teams from every known continent — and a few unknown.

Kojo stared at the bracket.

"256 entries," he muttered. "One winner."

Chuva adjusted his armband. "We didn't come this far to lose."

⚔️ Their First Opponent – The Forgotten Sons

Match 1 of the World Reborn League.

Their opponent?

A team made entirely of banned players from the last 40 years.

Men who had been punished, erased, or accused.

Their captain?

Zidane.

Yes. That Zidane.

Reconstructed from legacy code. Full brain map. Full control.

And as he stepped onto the field, he said:

"This isn't your game yet, boy."