After the two are hit by a truck, Suguru dies and has his heart transplanted into Kakeru.

With it, Kakeru returns to soccer to achieve his brother's dream of winning the World Cup.

Written by Hiroaki Igano and illustrated by Kaya Tsukiyama, The Knight in the Area was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 26, 2006,[5] to March 29, 2017.

[6][7] Kodansha collected its chapters in 57 tankōbon volumes, released from August 17, 2006,[8] to May 17, 2017.

[10][2] The opening theme song is Higher Ground (ハイヤーグラウンド, "Haiyā Guraundo") by "S.R.S".