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Goal! is a British film of genre Drama directed by Danny Cannon released in USA on 12 may 2006 with Kuno Becker

Goal! (2005)

Goal!
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Released in USA 12 may 2006
Length 1h58
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating67% 3.350723.350723.350723.350723.35072

Goal! (also known as Goal! The Dream Begins in the United States) is a 2005 film directed by Danny Cannon and Produced by Mike Jefferies. It is the first installment of a trilogy also named Goal! This film was made with full co-operation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons actual teams and players are used throughout the film. The second installment, Goal II: Living the Dream, was released in February 2007. The third installment, Goal! III: Taking on the World, was released in June 2009.

Synopsis

Santiago Muñez is a skilled footballer. The son of a gardener who lives in a barrio section of Los Angeles, Santiago works as a busboy in a Chinese restaurant and helps with his father's gardening business. His ultimate dream is to play football professionally. Due to his poverty and the fact that he plays solely for a club made up of Hispanics from a local car wash, he feels his chances are slim. Santiago is noticed by Glen Foy (Stephen Dillane), a former Newcastle United player who works as a car mechanic but still has ties to his old team. Glen arranges to get Santiago a tryout with Newcastle United, who recently signed talented new player Gavin Harris (Alessandro Nivola). Needing to get to England, Santiago begins to save his money in an old shoe, but his father finds the stash and takes it to buy a GMC truck to allow them to work for themselves. His dream is not lost though, as his grandmother sells off her jewellery to buy him a ticket to England.

Actors

Kuno Becker

(Santiago Munez)Alessandro Nivola

(Gavin Harris)Tony Plana

(Hernan Munez)Marcel Iureș

(Erik Dornhelm)Stephen Dillane

(Glen Foy)
And :
Gary Lewis
Kieran O'Brien
Anna Friel
Greg Ellis
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Goal! trilogy

Goal!
Goal!
(2005) Goal II: Living the Dream
Goal II: Living the Dream
(2007) Goal III: Taking on the World
Goal III: Taking on the World
(2009)

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