The one where a teenage Mexican striker by the name of Santiago Muñez overcomes asthma, an unsupportive parent and the UK's immigration policy to fire Newcastle United into the Champions League.ĭespite an underwhelming performance at the box office, the movie became a cult hit, namely among starry-eyed children of the mid-2000s, and turned Newcastle into a global sensation. So can Munoz provide a blockbuster storyline for Newcastle's season? They might need him to, given that two of their final four matches are against Liverpool and Manchester City.Everyone remembers the Goal! Movies, right? Harry Kane.Īt the time, the future England captain was still a Tottenham schoolboy.
In 1994, Jonathan Coe's novel What A Carve Up was published with a central character called Michael Owen, three years before the striker of the same name made his Liverpool debut.Īnd in 2007, David Mitchell co-starred with comedy partner Robert Webb in the film Magicians as an illusionist called. It's not the first time a footballer has emerged with a name echoing one already out there in the world of fiction. He then made his club debut for Santos Laguna last season and scored three goals in 13 league games, registering three assists.
It's a lot for Munoz to live up to - especially as he doesn't have the advantage of a team of movie scriptwriters to help him.īut Newcastle's new signing - the real one, not the fictional one who ends up dating a nurse played by Anna Friel - has enjoyed a promising start to his career.Īs a youth international, he scored five goals as Mexico won the Concacaf Under-17 Championships in 2019. In the movie, Munez wins a penalty against Fulham on his Premier League debut, then scores a dramatic free-kick against Liverpool in the final match of the season to take Newcastle into the Champions League. Sounds familiar? He will if you've seen the 2005 movie Goal! - whose fictional hero is a young Mexican striker who joins Newcastle and is called.
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