© Living the Dream...

GOAL!

Cast: Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillane, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel
Director: Danny Cannon
Story by: Mike Jefferies & Adrian Butchart
Written by: Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais
Producers: Mike Jefferies, Matt Barrelle, Mark Huffam
Co-Producer: Danny Stepper
Executive Producers: Peter Hargitay, Lawrence Bender





--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



"I've spent muddy days watching young lads beat the hell out of each other. But once in a while, there's one that comes along and lifts your heart."

When Santiago Munez crossed the Mexican border into America with his family at the age of 10, he had two things in his possession: his soccer ball and a tattered picture of the World Cup.

Now a young man, it seems that the land of opportunity his father brought him to has little or no opportunity for a guy with his passion for playing soccer. Unnoticed and unable to find any useful outlet for his skills other than playing for a small, local, less-than-amateur side, Santiago (Kuno Becker) works menial jobs as part of the poor illegal immigrant community of East Los Angeles.

But when Brit Glen Foy (Stephen Dillane), an amiable former football
player randomly spots Santiago at a local match, while visiting his daughter, he recognizes a deft, fast and brave footballer - the kind of talent that the English Premiere League may well be hungry for.

After failing to get a visiting sports agent to take a look at him, Glen tells Santiago that if he can get himself to England, he’ll arrange for a trial with the only club he has a chance with – Newcastle United. One club – one chance.

Santiago believes this is the opportunity he’s waited for all of his life. Convincing his father is another story: "There are two types of people in this world," declares the stubborn elder Munez, "People in big houses, and people like us who cut their lawns and wash their cars." As an illegal immigrant, if Santiago chooses to make the journey to the UK, he will be turning his back on his family forever as he’ll never be able to come back.

The battle with his father is heart wrenching and intense so when Santiago finally makes the trip abroad, the pressure on him to succeed is enormous.

Now thrust into a foreign land where football is a religion and
Newcastle's St. James’ Park its cathedral, this young Latin American must prove that he's got the grit and the game to become a part of one of the most beloved football clubs in the world.

Muddy fields, cold winds and crunching blows, not conditions he’s experienced or is prepared for, it seems Santiago is destined for failure in a foreign land. “Goal!” is the story of this young man’s fight to prevail against the odds in his own ultimate challenge – to become a Premiership footballer.

Directed by Danny Cannon (CSI) and set amid the heart-pounding
environment of international football, "Goal!" stars up and coming Latino actor Kuno Becker. Some of the hottest representatives from the world of football also appear in the movie, including David Beckham, Zinédine Zidane, Raul, and Newcastle captain Alan Shearer.