Kyoto ball侠 (Note: "球" means "ball" and "侠" means "hero" or "martial artist". A more idiomatic translation might be "Kyoto Ball Hero" or "Kyoto Ball Warrior")

by k98184928 on 2009-09-08 19:11:18

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a European football pirate team played a regular match against the embassy team in Beijing. This rare event drew many Chinese people to watch. After the game, Harry, the arrogant captain of the pirate team, in order to win the favor of his fiancée Jenny, led his players to humiliate Chinese civilians and high-ranking officials of the Qing court who were invited to attend. Zhou Tian, nicknamed "Kick-the-Sky", who had studied in Britain but now wandered as an outlaw, stood up and used his superb football skills to retaliate against the overbearing Harry, restoring honor for the Chinese people. Jenny, a sinologist and football enthusiast, strongly encouraged Harry to challenge Zhou Tian. Due to Zhou Tian's act of humiliating foreigners on the football field, he offended the Qing court's laws. The Qing soldiers wanted to capture Zhou Tian for rewards. Zhou Tian refused Jenny's rescue and resolutely walked towards the execution ground.