"Albert, a 7th grader, is abducted by aliens who recruit him to play Star Striker for their interplanetary soccer team, but it isn't until after he agrees that he discovers that someone or something is trying to kill him"--

As Albert and the Zeenods prepare for their final games in the interplanetary soccer tournament, Albert knows he should feel like he's already won. He loves soccer, and he and his teammates have survived constant danger. But instead, it's more like the ground is falling out from under him-literally.