Genre- Sport
Following those famous footsteps
Main character background- Theo Donovan, from a young child, has always wanted to be a professional footballer. He has, from a young age, has shown his unique ability and passion for the game and wants to follow the footsteps of his grandfather Sir John Donovan, who scored over 250 Goals for club and country with Manchester United and England.
Plot- As a young child, he had trails at several professional football teams, with no luck, didn't achieve success despite his outstanding displays at Sunday League level. He has always played alongside his best friend, Joshua Murdock, who also wanted to achieve his ambitions to have a professional career in football. As he gets older football starts to distract him from school and he begins to lose his relationship with his father. By the time he is a teen, his father splits up with his mother, who was left to support Theo as well as his ageing grandfather. This is an emphasised moment of Theo's life in which he suffers greatly from but only makes him stronger as a person. A stroke of luck finally hits Theo and Joshua, they both are given the chance to attend English trails to later get offered a contract at Manchester United, where they have always dreamed to be. Being together as well as following those famous footsteps of his Grandfather made it very special. But suddenly, playing at a professional level of football, brings out the competitive side of Theo and Joshua, who now contest to make the starting 11 of the team. Joshua successfully breaks into the first team, leaving Theo behind. Manchester United felt that the best option for Theo was for him to be transferred elsewhere to fulfil his potential as a footballer. He transfers to the newly promoted side Sheffield Wednesday but struggles to settle into the side as he feels he is too good for the club after being at the Premier League giants in Manchester United. He later begins to appreciate the sheer quality that surrounds him and allows him to grow as a player more than he ever did at Manchester United. After months of heart, soul and determination, Theo and Sheffield Wednesday reach the FA Cup final. He meets back with Manchester United and his lost friend Joshua to score the last minute winner to lift Sheffield Wednesday's first trophy in years. This teaches his lost friend Joshua how much he underappreciated Theo as a person and player. At the end, Theo lifts the cup to bring emotional scenes to fans faces for him to now be the new famous footsteps in football.
First two minutes- Starts off with Theo playing as a young child in Sunday league. At this point, he is already attracted the attention of professional clubs. He scores many goals, demonstrated through quick transitions of clips to show time is progressing like his ability in the game. He gets approached by a scout telling him how his ability in the game is ecstatic and he would offer him a chance to play for Everton academy. He attends his first trail to go on to not get into the academy as he crumbles under the pressure. Theo is heart broken as he doesn't take his opportunity to play at such a good football team. A transition takes Theo to him crying in his room. He nearly quits football but his grandfather walks in to talk to him to convince him to carry on, after explaining how he had these minor setbacks but look where it put him.
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