Wow, Reika totally told Sergio Ramos off! That was so bizarre and awesome at the same time! Although they couldn't use the all-star players' actual names, their likenesses were surprisingly effective and easily recognizable by soccer fans. Cristiano Ronaldo as a nice guy was a bit hard to swallow, though.
After the Predators lost the international tournament, I was wondering what the last episodes would even be about, but what we got was quite special and satisfying. This was a show that really got soccer right, in a way Captain Tsubasa's many incarnations, Hungry Heart and Area no Kishi can't even touch.