ザ・キッカー

Synopsis

(from ebookjapan): When soccer was first coming into the limelight, the course from Nishimitsu Junior High School to Kunieda Higashi High School was a path to glory for soccer boys. Kikuichi Kawada, aka Kiku, a boy raised by his strict grandfather, applied to Kunieda Higashi High School along with his rival Kito. However, he failed the entrance examination for Kunieda Higashi, which is not only a prestigious soccer school but also a well-known preparatory school. He decides to enter Kunieda Higashi, no matter how many years he has to waste... A work of Mochizuki's during Weekly Shonen Jump's early years.