The borders of the old United Kingdom have been scrubbed out and in their place a new and improved British Kingdom has risen with a wave of euphoria sweeping across the land. Differences have been set aside and people are bound by their devotion to the Guiding Principles of Joy and Compassion and their love for the Great Unifier - football.

The whole world wants to be a part of it, but for Josh Pittman, it's a place he feels he doesn't fit in. Bored, listless and seemingly immune to the sporting paradise around him, he can't even muster the enthusiasm to play in goal for his local team.

That is, until he is punched in the face by a young woman who tells him she has travelled from the future to rescue humanity from a hidden race of supernatural beings. Sounds unlikely; but even if Josh believes her, what does putting him in hospital have to do with saving the world?

As the final of the grandest international tournament in footballing history looms and mysterious deaths at stadiums across the globe go unreported, Josh is whisked away on a journey through time and space to uncover the truth behind mankind's very existence - and the role he is destined to play in what might just be the world's worst case of mistaken identity...