Mario's father does not accept this relationship. While Mario and Leon's coach, and agents have no personal objections to their homosexuality, they do not want to risk the public and fans becoming aware, claiming there is a 'certain image' to maintain in the world of football. Claudio, another player in the team, starts to suspect, especially when Leon follows Mario during a trip of the team to a nearby training facility, outside Thun. The two get along from the beginning and share a flat near to the field, where they begin a relationship. During training for the current season, the team adds another striker, Leon, from Hanover. Captain, he has the most promising career in the league and works daily alongside his agent and manager, who is also his father, to ensure he will make it into a 1st League group in the coming year. Mario is an up-and-coming football star on a fifth-tier league near Thun.
