During a medical, Santiago lies about his asthma to club nurse, Roz Harmison, fearing it will damage his chances of being signed he is then given a one-month contract.ĭespite facing some bullying by Hughie, Santiago becomes friends with Jamie Drew, another player on trial.

Although unimpressed, Erik Dornhelm, the club's manager, acquiesces to Glen's request that Santiago's trial last for a month. In muddy conditions, Santiago struggles under pressure from Hughie McGowan, a teammate, during a training match. Santiago's grandmother, Mercedes, secretly hands him money and urges him to depart for England before Hernan can find out.Īrriving in Newcastle, Santiago stays with Glen and begins his trial. To afford travel to England, Santiago saves his earnings, which is later used by Hernan to buy a truck for the business, being dismissive of Santiago's chances at becoming a professional. During one of his matches, Santiago is approached by Glen Foy, a former player and scout for Newcastle United, who helps arrange a trial with the club. Santiago Muñez, a Mexican undocumented immigrant living in Los Angeles, is a skilled footballer who plays for his local team and works as a gardener with his father, Hernan, and as a busboy in a Chinese restaurant. The sequel, Goal II: Living the Dream, was released in the United Kingdom in February 2007. Despite this, Goal! is considered to be a cult film, with Newcastle United, the team featured in the film, seeing a direct rise in popularity as a result. Goal! underperformed at the box office, grossing $27.6 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the sports sequences and Becker's performance but criticism for the screenplay, with many labelling it cliché. Goal! was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by Buena Vista International on 1 October 2005.

Adidas contributed a reported $50 million towards the film's budget and marketing campaign, marking the then-biggest deal between a corporate brand and a film production.

Goal! was made with co-operation from FIFA, which enabled the inclusion of FIFPro likenesses of real teams and players. In the film, Santiago Muñez (Becker), an amateur player, earns an unlikely chance to play professional football. It is the first installment in the Goal! trilogy and stars Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Marcel Iureș, Stephen Dillane, and Anna Friel. Goal! (also known as Goal! The Dream Begins) is a 2005 sports drama film directed by Danny Cannon from a screenplay by Mike Jefferies, Adrian Butchart, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais.

Download it takes two friend's pass