The Old Dog, New Tricks?
The Old Dog, New Tricks?
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The Old Dog, New Tricks?

7.5 / 10
2022
1 season
10 episodes
Drama

Crushed by his sudden forced retirement, a professional soccer player pivots into a new career when he starts working for a sports management company.

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Seasons

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    26-06-202254m

    Forced to retire at 37 years old, soccer star Ryotaro Shinmachi must find a regular job but struggles due to his lack of professional skills.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    03-07-202254m

    Shinmachi and Tohko try signing a gifted 9-year-old skateboarder but learn that her hotheaded father is already in talks with a major overseas agency.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    17-07-202254m

    After a marathon runner managed by Tohko suffers a crushing defeat, he blames her for the media fallout and demands that Shinmachi manage him instead.

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    24-07-202254m

    Shinmachi struggles with his lingering desire to return to soccer. Meanwhile, he manages a baseball player who is about to be dropped by his team.

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    31-07-202254m

    An excited Jo recruits a young fencer named Misaki, but he has trouble figuring out how to promote her because of her extreme shyness.

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    07-08-202254m

    Shinmachi gets tasked with managing a basketball player who is hoping to switch teams, but a serious injury in practice threatens the player's career.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    14-08-202254m

    Umeyashiki pushes for Victory to grant a wheelchair tennis player's request for management, despite the company having never signed a Para athlete.

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    21-08-202254m

    When a volleyball player declines an offer to play for an Italian team in the world's best league, Takayanagi tasks Tohko with making her reconsider.

  • Episode 9

    9.Episode 9

    28-08-202254m

    When Aso receives a four-year doping suspension, Takayanagi moves to terminate his contract, but Shinmachi is determined to prove his innocence.

  • Episode 10

    10.Episode 10

    04-09-202254m

    Shinmachi changes careers. But when Igaki comes to him for help after a deal to play overseas falls through, he agrees to be his agent one last time.

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