The extremely talented Santiago Munez is given a chance at professional football, after being spotted by a scout who has ties with Newcastle United.
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Cast
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Leonardo Guerra | ... | 10-Year-Old Santiago |
| Tony Plana | ... | Hernan Munez | |
| Miriam Colon | ... | Mercedes | |
| Kuno Becker | ... | Santiago Munez | |
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Jorge Cervera | ... | Cesar |
| Herman Chavez | ... | Referee | |
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Alfredo Rodríguez | ... | Julio |
| Donald Li | ... | Chinese Restaurant Manager | |
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Kate Tomlinson | ... | Val |
| Jake Johnson | ... | Tom | |
| Zachary Johnson | ... | Rory | |
| Stephen Dillane | ... | Glen Foy | |
| Sean Pertwee | ... | Barry Rankin | |
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Jonathan Hernandez | ... | Armando |
| Alessandro Nivola | ... | Gavin Harris | |
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Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggled his penniless Mexican family over the US border to seek a better, albeit modest future in L.A. Eldest son Santiago dreams of more, like native Angelinos, then joining Hernan's gardening firm. His change arrives when a British ex-pro spots him as an exceptional soccer natural and promises he can arrange a real British talent scout to check him out. Although that falls trough and dad forbids it, Santiago accepts grandma's savings to try out with English premier league club Newcastle. Despite his asthma, he gets in and befriends the freshly transferred, desperately undisciplined bad boy star scorer, party animal Gavin Harris, who becomes his bothersome house-mate, a recipe for trouble and yet each's salvation. Written by KGF Vissers
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Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, language and a brief drug reference | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
12 May 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£857,253 (United Kingdom), 2 October 2005, Limited ReleaseOpening Weekend USA:
$1,921,838, 14 May 2006, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$4,280,577, 6 August 2006Company Credits
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Newcastle fan #2: We've made all the early running.
Newcastle fan #1: How long's it been on?
Newcastle fan #2: A minute!
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The film series uses teams supplied or sponsored with Adidas for the main character's teams. If the producers had come to an agreement with Nike, their teams would have been used instead, with Arsenal, FC Barcelona and Brazil the teams set to be featured. See more »Goofs
When Dornhelm was trying to explain the importance of passing the ball, he should have two balls with him, but during his second mid-field kick, he still has two balls in his hand. See more »Quotes
Newcastle fan #1: Hows it going?Newcastle fan #2: We've made all the early running.
Newcastle fan #1: How long's it been on?
Newcastle fan #2: A minute!
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Right from the beginning this movie dose a great job of keeping your attention. It shows how hard it really is for any athlete, in this case a soccer player to make it pro. Even though the movie is not based off of a true story it feels as if it should be and there are many obstacles that(Munez)has to overcome throughout the movie. Overall the movie has become an all time favorite of mine and i have already seen it twice. It is a sleeper and if you are a fan of the English premier league or just of soccer in general you should definitely go and see this movie. Its worth your time and money and i think that you too will fall in love with it just like i have. So please go see the movie Goal cause you definitely won't be disappointed.