He finds Santiago, and he tells Gavin about his asthma. Harris finds out what has happened and makes Santiago explain it to the manager. The manager allows. Santiago Munez, an immigrant from Los Angeles, is given the chance to go to England to pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer player.

Running time 118 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Budget $33 million Box office $27.6 million Goal! (also known as Goal! The Dream Begins in the United States) is a 2005 sports drama film directed by and starring as Santiago Munez, a young man with a rough background who is offered the chance to trial with one of England's top clubs. The film was produced by, Matt Barrelle, and from a script written by,, and and distributed by, a subsidiary label of. It was made with full co-operation from, which is one of the reasons why actual teams and players are used throughout the film.

The $50m deal that was struck between the producers and Adidas was, at the time the biggest ever between a corporate brand and a film production. This article's factual accuracy is.

Relevant discussion may be found on the. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are. ( February 2019) () • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • singer as a Newcastle United fan in a Los Angeles sports bar Soundtrack [ ] The for Goal! Was composed by, who previously collaborated with director on (1998).

A soundtrack album was released on ' label and contains three Oasis songs unavailable elsewhere, including the exclusive song 'Who Put the Weight of the World on My Shoulders?' The soundtrack also contains a re-recorded version of Oasis' ' with Noel Gallagher on vocals and produced by., a producer of two Oasis albums, also contributed a hard-edged remix of their song ' for inclusion on the soundtrack. The soundtrack also marked the full return of alternative rock group with their song 'Playground Superstar'. A music video for the song was made to promote the soundtrack. • 'Playground Superstar' – (exclusive track) • 'Who Put the Weight of the World on My Shoulders?'

– (exclusive track) • 'Leap of Faith' – featuring Joel Cadbury (exclusive track) • 'Human Love' – • 'Morning Glory' ( Mix) – Oasis (exclusive track) • 'This Is the Land' – • 'Cast No Shadow' (Unkle Beachhead Mix) – Oasis (exclusive track) • Score: 'That's That' – • 'Club Foot' – • 'Look Up' – • ' – • 'Blackout' – Unkle • 'Will You Smile Again for Me' – • Score: 'Premiership Medley' – Graeme Revell Reception [ ] awarded it three stars out of four and praised the film, calling it 'surprisingly effective'. He went on to say, 'I was surprised, then, to find myself enjoying the movie almost from the beginning. It had some of the human reality of Gregory Nava's work in movies like 'Mi Familia' and the PBS series 'American Family.'

' Ebert singled out 's lead performance in the film and praised it quoted saying 'The starring performance by Kuno Becker is convincing and dimensional and we begin to care for him.' And 'Kuno Becker, a Mexican star of films and TV and three English-language films little released in America, has not only star quality but something more rare, likability. He makes us want his character to succeed.' Variety.com called it 'a slickly mounted slice of can-do nonsense'; BBC Film, labelled it a 'fantasy'; and UEFA Perspective called it brilliant. The film scored moderately at the box office, making $27.6 million in theaters but by the time it reached DVD, huge sales made it the gold standard for sports films in the UK, many European territories and South America.

It is still shown regularly on the whenever there is a major tournament. In 2018 Sport Bible voted the Greatest Football Film of All Time.

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