Soccer Shoujo Kaede(2011)

Soccer Shoujo Kaede

Manga based on the life of Homare Sawa, the captain of Japan's 2011 World Cup winning women's soccer team. The heroine, Kaede, is modeled after Sawa and follows her from her school years, when she dreams of winning medals at the World Cup and Olympics. She makes friends through the sport and, despite setbacks, never gives up on her ambitions.