How far would you go to live your dream? When Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) is given the chance of a lifetime, he must leave his family, his life in Los Angeles and everything that he knows to travel halfway around the globe to England and into a completely foreign world -- the exciting, fast-paced and glamorous world of international soccer.

As an underprivileged Mexican-American immigrant growing up in the poor section of Los Angeles, Santiago seemed destined to follow his father's path in life: laboring at menial jobs to earn just enough money to support his family. Naturally gifted, his amazing talent on the soccer field was wasted in recreation league games while he could only dream of playing on the world stage of professional soccer. But when a British scout (Stephen Dillane) discovers his talent and gets him a tryout with one of England's premier soccer clubs, Newcastle United, Santiago must choose between his father's fate and his own destiny.

Now alone in a world where soccer is a religion and players are gods, this underdog must prove that he's got the talent and determination to make it amongst the best in the world.

Goal! The Dream Begins takes audiences into the electrifying, heart-pounding action of the world's most popular sport and features cameos from soccer's hottest superstars such as David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Raul Gonzales Blanco and Newcastle captain Alan Shearer.

Directed by
Danny Cannon

Cast
Kuno Becker - Santiago Munez
Alessandro Nivola - Gavin Harris
Anna Friel - Roz Harmison
Stephen Dillane - Glen Foy
Gary Lewis - Mal Braithwaite
Kieran O'Brien - Hughie McGowan
Sean Pertwee - Barry Rankin
Marcel Iures - Erik Dornhelm
Tony Plana - Hernan Munez
Miriam Colon - Mercedes

Production Co.
Little Magic Films
Toshiba Entertainment
Milkshake Films

Produced by
Lawrence Bender
Peter Hargitay
Stuart Ford

Studios
Walt Disney Pictures

Writer
Mike Jefferies
Adrian Butchart

Music
Graeme Revell