The sequel, Goal II: Living the Dream, was released in the United Kingdom in February 2007. Despite this, Goal! is considered to be a cult film, with Newcastle United, the team featured in the film, seeing a direct rise in popularity as a result.
Goal! underperformed at the box office, grossing $27.6 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the sports sequences and Becker's performance but criticism for the screenplay, with many labelling it cliché. Goal! was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by Buena Vista International on 1 October 2005. Adidas contributed a reported $50 million towards the film's budget and marketing campaign, marking the then-biggest deal between a corporate brand and a film production. Goal! was made with co-operation from FIFA, which enabled the inclusion of FIFPro likenesses of real teams and players. In the film, Santiago Muñez (Becker), an amateur player, earns an unlikely chance to play professional football. It is the first installment in the Goal! trilogy and stars Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Marcel Iureş, Stephen Dillane, and Anna Friel. 4 stars out of 5.Goal! (also known as Goal! The Dream Begins) is a 2005 sports drama film directed by Danny Cannon from a screenplay by Mike Jefferies, Adrian Butchart, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais. A bit long and not totally original, but still done well enough to be a winner that does accomplish its goal in the end. Great cinematography and a wonderful score make for a very moving and entertaining experience as the film touches strong emotions of love, friendship, sacrifice and ultimate success against all odds.
Becker also unwittingly teaches a brash superstar (Alessandro Nivola) who has forgotten the real reasons why he plays soccer why the game is so important and also finds companionship in a strange land with beautiful nurse Anna Friel. Tony Plana (always under-rated and excellent) is outstanding as Becker's cold father and Marcel Iures gives an incredible performance as the British team's head coach. "Goal!: The Journey Begins" is the first of a trilogy as a young Mexican illegal immigrant (Kuno Becker) in Los Angeles has a chance at the brass ring in England of all places playing soccer for one of their professional teams after being discovered by scout/former player Stephen Dillane. Overwhelming under-dog story that has been done a hundred times and is definitely cliché-riddled, but I loved it nevertheless.
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