Goal! [DVD] [2005]

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Product Description ------------------- Santiago Munez is a poor Mexican-American immigrant who seems destined to follow his her into menial jobs to support the family. But with his exceptional talent for soccer, Santiago is given the chance of a lifetime to live his dream and make it as a professional footballer. This means leaving his family, his life and everything he knows in Los Angeles to travel halfway around the world to England for a trial with top club, Newcastle United. Alone in the exciting, glamorous and completely foreign world of professional football, Santiago must choose between his her's e and his own destiny to prove he has the talent and determination to play amongst the best. With some of the worlds biggest footballing stars on show, including England captain David Beckham, Spanish superstar Raul and former world player of the year Zinedine Zidane, Goal! provides the most exciting and authentic football action ever to be seen on film. An ideal gift for anyone in love with the beautiful game, Goal! arrives packed full of goalmouth action, comedy, camaraderie and unmissable extras. If you share Shankley's view that football is more important than life or death, then don't miss out on Goal!, the greatest football film ever. From .co.uk ----------- Within a matter of minutes, you know how this one’s going to play out. Goal tells the tale of Santiago Nunez, a Mexican living in Los Angeles. His family are poor, his her has ideas for what he wants him to do, and yet he has an incredible football talent. So when a British scout sees him play, and cobbles together a trial for him at Newcastle United, he has to choose between his her’s plans and the chance to play football thousands of miles away. It wouldn’t be much of a film if he chose the former, and truthfully, you’ll not find too many surprises where Goal is concerned. It sticks fairly rigidly to the sporting movie template that’s been set down since the days of Rocky, and, given that this is the first in a trilogy, it’s hardly surprising that it doesn’t take too many risks. And yet, as a piece of entertainment, it works absolutely fine. From the suitably convincing football action, the inevitable distractions of a footballer’s life and unintentionally hilarious cameos from the likes of David Beckham, Goal is fun, pure and simple. The trailer for the sequel, included on the DVD, promises even more of the same. Bring it on…--Simon Brew