Captain Tsubasa by Banpresto (1993)

Captain Tsubasa is the quintessential soccer manga. It started in 1982 and as today, the manga is still publishing by the same author, Yoichi Takahashi

Latin American and European countries are known for their love towards soccer, so this anime/manga was and still is one of the most popular among general audience when it aired on TV years ago.

Banpresto launched this plushes set for the series of OVAs "Shin Captain Tsubasa" where Japan played in an U-16 World Cup.

It's a little odd that shorts are made of a different fabric than the rest of the plush but it's also that kind of fabric which really used in sport uniforms back then.

Tsubasa Ohzora - Our main protagonist. He's captain of Japan Jr. Team and he only thinks on soccer, all the time.

His best friend is the soccer ball. No, I mean it, he always says that!

Taro Misaki - He's Tsubasa's best friend (second after the ball, that is) and plays as MF.

Kojiro Hyuga - He's Tsubasa's rival during Elementary School tournament and Japan's best FW.

He's not angry. He's just more serious about soccer than... all other characters.

Karl Heinz Schneider - He's captain of Germany U-16 National Team and plays the final versus Japan.

I really think he's just basically a Super-Saiyan version of Tsubasa.

And now... the Soccer Ball. Well, it is Tsubasa's best friend so, why not?

Finally, the tags:

Allright, you put other characters in the tag but not into plush!

Did you really need to put a picture of the ball?