ホイッスル! [Hoissuru! / Whistle!] #1

This is the first collected volume of Daisuke Higuchi's soccer manga Whistle!, originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Published by Shueisha in 1998 as a Japanese Jump Comics edition, it introduces Shō Kazamatsuri, a small but determined boy who transfers to a new school to pursue his dream of becoming a great soccer player despite his lack of natural talent. The volume collects the early chapters of the series, setting up Shō's journey and the rivalries that define the story.