Series Name: Football Life Episode 3 Title: Views Are Low, But My Dreams Are High

Series Name: Football Life

Episode 3 Title: Views Are Low, But My Dreams Are High

Time Skip Year: 2009

Thiago’s Age: 11

Date: December 5, 2009

⚽ Scene 1: The Grind

From age 7 to 11, Thiago plays football every single day. Whether it’s raining, burning hot, or cold, you can always find him on the street or behind their old house:

Barefoot, kicking his rag-wrapped ball

Doing drills alone, like passing against a wall

Practicing freestyle skills under a tree with shadows acting like defenders

Waking up early before school and sneaking in late-night training when his parents sleep

He’s not just passionate—he’s obsessed. People in the neighborhood call him:

“O Menino da Bola” (The Ball Boy)

📉 Scene 2: YouTube Reality

One night, Thiago sneaks his mom's old phone again and opens YouTube to check his channel: ThiagoSkills10.

He taps the screen slowly and sees the sad truth:

Subscribers: 4 (all friends from school)

Views on first video: 12

Comments: 0

Likes: 1 (probably from himself 😂)

He stares at the screen in silence.

Thiago (quietly): “Maybe I’m not ready…”

He doesn’t cry. He just puts the phone down and tells himself:

“Let me focus on my football. When it’s time, the world will find me.”

He stops uploading videos… but he never stops training.

⏳ Time Skip: December 5, 2009

Thiago is now 11 years old, taller, stronger, faster. His dreams are even bigger now.

He borrows his mom's new secondhand Tecno phone, sets it on a stack of books, and records a new video. Title:

🎯 “Penalty Challenge for 5 Hours – No Rest” ⚽

🎥 Scene 3: The New Video

Thiago starts the video by looking into the camera:

“Hey, my name is Thiago Obasi. I’m 11. I love football more than sleep. Today, I’m shooting penalties for 5 hours. Let’s go.”

He marks a small goal on a wall using chalk and stone.

The ball is still rag-made, but more stable now—wrapped tighter.

He shoots:

Left corner

Right corner

Middle

Over and over

Sweat dripping

Shirt soaked

After 2 hours, he falls… but stands back up.

At the end of the video, he smiles tiredly into the camera:

“No views? I don’t care. I’ll still be the best.”

He posts it the same night. Views? Maybe 3 at first… but this time, something’s different—a spark has been lit.

Wanna do Episode 4 where Thiago gets invited to a local kids tournament?

Series Name: Football Life

Episode 4 Title: Scoring Like Legends: Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldo Nazário

Thiago’s Age: Around 11

Location: The local dusty pitch behind their neighborhood, Brazil

🎮 Intro Scene: The Idea

Thiago is sitting under a tree with his close friends:

Mateo Rodriguez – funny, tall, always the goalkeeper

João Miguel – fast runner, always loves Ronaldo Nazário

Rico Alvarez – short, strong, Maradona fanatic

They’re drinking water after a hot match when Thiago suddenly jumps up.

Thiago: “Guys! Let’s make a video… we’ll score like Maradona, Zidane, and Ronaldo Nazário!”

Rico: “Like, exactly how they did?”

Thiago: “Yeah. The moves, the goals… everything!”

Mateo: “I call being the keeper... but I won’t go easy.”

📹 The Video Title:

“Scoring 10 Goals Like Maradona, Zidane, and Ronaldo Nazário – Real Life Football Tribute”

⚽ Goal 1–3: Maradona Goals

Hand of God Reenactment

Thiago jumps with his fist slightly raised after a lofted pass, lightly tapping it into the goal.

“Hand of Thiago!” Mateo yells laughing.

Dribbling Through the Pitch

Rico pretends to be Maradona, dribbling from halfway past João, Thiago, and even Mateo, faking a shot, rounding the keeper, and placing it in.

Everyone claps. “You got the spirit, bro!” Thiago says.

Mad Dribble & Wild Shot

Thiago tries a move: dribbling fast, faking two defenders, then twisting his body and shooting left… but the ball curves back RIGHT INTO THE NET!

“Broooo! That was crazy!” João shouts.

⚽ Goal 4–6: Zidane Goals

2002 Champions League Final Volley

Thiago tosses the ball up, turns his body sideways like Zidane in the UCL Final…

BOOM! A clean left-foot volley into the top corner.

“Zidane would be proud,” Rico whispers.

Zidane Turn + Curl

João does a roulette (Zidane turn) on Thiago, steps forward, and curls the ball around Mateo to the far post.

Volley With Bounce

Thiago receives a bouncing pass from Rico, lets it bounce once, and volleys it with his right foot. The ball spins weirdly… Mateo dives…

GOAL! “That’s that Zidane magic!” Thiago says.

⚽ Goal 7–10: Ronaldo Nazário Goals

Impossible Angle Goal

João throws the ball up, chests it down, and quickly hits a first-time volley from a near-impossible angle. It flies into the bottom right.

“That’s Ronaldoooo!” Rico screams.

Stepovers + Finish

Thiago does 5 fast stepovers, fakes left, goes right, and toe-pokes it under Mateo.

Mateo: “You didn’t have to embarrass me like that.” 😂

Backheel Flick Goal

Rico runs onto a ball, does a backheel flick while running, and it rolls straight in.

One-on-One Cool Finish

João gets a through-ball, faces Mateo, does a small body feint, and passes it calmly into the bottom left.

🎬 Ending Scene:

They all lie on the ground, laughing and exhausted.

Thiago looks at the phone screen and smiles.

Thiago: “One day… people will search our names like they do Maradona, Zidane, and Ronaldo.”

Mateo: “As long as I’m not the keeper in that memory.” 😂

Thiago posts the video online that night.

Title: Scoring Like Maradona, Zidane & R9 – Tribute by Street Kids (Real Goals)

Views: 15 after 1 week.

But something is coming…

Wanna do the next episode where a coach or scout sees the video?

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