Coach Me if You Can

Erico posts a funny video of Daniel on the web, making him an internet sensation. The ball is thrilled to relive some of his former glory, even by proxy, and persuades Daniel to milk his fame for all it's worth... | The boys see that an Erico look-alike is passing himself off as the great footballer himself! But when Daniel confronts him, he sees that the impostor is actually using Erico's fortune to do good... Dilemma!

Daniel is working on Erico's biography, and discovers Lario, Erico's childhood BFF, who helped kick start his career! But then he sees that Erico has forgotten Lario, and never thanked him, and starts to worry that he'll share the same fate... | Erico makes him think he's found a more promising pupil. Bingo: Daniel is so worried that Erico will drop him, that he works twice as hard as before! But the ball takes things too far...

Faced with Daniel's dire lack of progress, Erico changes the rules of football itself! ...But in vain: even with a huge advantage, Daniel still can't win! The ball resigns himself to some even more radical changes... | Daniel discovers he's awesome at "Finger Football", a mini version of table football! Erico gets crazy jealous - he's supposed to be the talented one of the pair!

Erico convinces Daniel to go and bring home his pet wolf, Canyon, but the wolf soon proves to be a wild, unruly beast, and Daniel is the only one who can calm him... which makes Erico extremely jealous! | Erico locks Daniel out for an afternoon to toughen him up, but the ball is so used to having people help him, that once he's alone, he realizes he can't take care of himself either...

When Erico sees the Hazelnuts in raptures over Larry's new football, he feels like it's stolen his limelight, and pressures Daniel to start a competition with Larry and his ball... May the best man (ball) win! | Erico gets jealous when he discovers Daniel used to be a Simon Bolak fan. But Daniel's attempts to appease the ball's anger only make things worse - especially when Bolak himself turns up at the door.

Erico has had it with the team's incompetence, and hires professional players as Daniel's new teammates! But it backfires quickly: the new recruits are moody, selfish, and devoid of team spirit... | A slip of the scissors and Daniel ends up with Maple's exact haircut! The furious coach resigns! Erico proclaims himself the new team coach, but the situation soon takes a disastrous turn...

Erico is having fun scaring Daniel by telling him phony urban legends. But when he discovers that balls are being found mysteriously deflated, one after another, at the gym, Erico's the one who start to get scared... | Erico's blood boils when he finds out someone stole Daniel's snack, and he races to the crime scene to rectify this act of injustice, only to discover that the culprit is the majestic park swan.

It's the annual club cookie-sale, and the team is getting creamed by the competition, the Tennis Club. Erico assumes control, and gives Daniel a few lessons on succeeding in business... | Daniel and Erico get invited to the sorcerer's house for dinner while they are investigating him. Daniel persuades Erico to be nice in the hope the sorcerer will give him his body back.

Daniel is thrilled by his amazing progress, until Erico reveals that it's all because of his new sneakers: cursed by the sorcerer! Daniel is crushed, but soon realizes his skills have boosted team morale... | Daniel accidentally scores a goal with his hand. Erico tells him to keep quiet: after all, everybody cheats. Just don't get caught! But Daniel won't be able to contain his guilt for very long...

To fast-track Daniel's career, Erico launches a publicity campaign to pass him off as a prodigy, but it works a little too well, and even Daniel ends up believing it... despite no longer playing! | While attempting to ruin the prize-giving ceremony of his arch rival, Simon Bolak, Erico gets taken home by him. Daniel does his utmost to rescue him, but Erico discovers Bolak's dark secret...

Daniel complains that Erico treats him like a servant, and the furious ball has a pilotable, Erico- robot made. But when he accidentally falls on Daniel, breaking his leg, the tables are turned as Erico has to wait on him! | When Erico finds a box full of old hobbies, he decides to throw himself back into them all at once, to the detriment of Daniel and his football training...

The Hazelnuts want to record a fund-raising album. There's just one problem: Daniel can't sing! Erico offers to help: singing is his other great gift! An absurd series of playbacks kicks off... | The boys find a support group of stars who have also been turned into objects by the sorcerer, and assigned a "Daniel" to train. Erico despairs when he learns that no one has ever managed to lift their curse... | Erico is convinced that their goth goalie, Timea, is depressed,and persuades Daniel to cheer her up, whatever the cost. But despite all their efforts, nothing seems to work...

Daniel makes a wish for Erico to find a sense of true Christmas spirit. Surprise! His wish summons up the Spirit of Christmas! But conveying Christmas values to the ball is no small feat... | Daniel's efforts to celebrate Erico's 1000th goal seem lame, so he asks his millions of followers to take over. But his fans are all talk, and Daniel is left holding the ball...

Daniel's mom, Corinne, replaces Maple as the Hazelnut's coach, much to her son's delight. But Erico takes a much dimmer view of the newcomer: Corinne gives Daniel such special treatment that he barely trains at all! | Daniel is flabbergasted to discover that Erico has another family! The ball is unapologetic: his other family treats him better, and laughs at all his jokes. No way is he coming home to Daniel...

The sorcerer's "crystal ball" shows Daniel as a superstar footballer of the future, and Erico back in his body! But surely Daniel won't be better than him? | Maya hears Erico talk, and tells her parents! They think Daniel is making their daughter even loopier, and pull her out of the club. Daniel feels responsible, and tries to change their minds.

Erico shadows Daniel and discovers that he plays on the swings when nobody's watching! Daniel refuses to give up his hobby, but Erico is clear: this is too lame for him to continue! Swings do not a great footballer make! | Afraid Daniel will make a fool of himself in front of a football scout, Erico let rabbits loose on the field to get practice cancelled. But the team quickly grows fond of the adorable bunnies.

Maple asks Daniel to make a short film about his hero, but Erico isn't happy with the results, and convinces Daniel to let him help. The project becomes as overblown as the ball's massive ego. | Young Daniel Sissou wins a golden ticket to meet his hero, football star Erico Platana! But then a mysterious sorcerer joins them, and infuriated by Erico's arrogance, turns him into a football!

They're tearing down the statue of Erico in the park! The ball is devastated: it's the beginning of the end of his career! In desperation, he decides to hide the statue at Daniel's. | A new Platana trophy has been created to reward the game's dirtiest player! Erico is happy to be in the spotlight, but Daniel doesn't want his idol's name associated with football scum!

Convinced her son is being led astray, Corinne decides to take a night off to spend time with him, with unexpected results. Daniel wants more, and follows Erico's advice to dabble in (fake) crime to keep her attention. | Daniel tracks down Erico's old nanny, an elderly lady named Abuelita. But the ball is so happy to see Abuelita again that he completely forgets about Daniel, who starts getting jealous...