Goal! 2: Living the Dream...

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Goal! 2: Living the Dream...
Goal 2! poster
Directed by	Jaume Collet-Serra
Produced by	Mike Jefferies Steve McManaman Mark Huffam Matt Barrelle Stevie Hargitay Nicolas Gautier
Written by	Mike Jefferies Adrian Butchart Terry Loane
Starring	Kuno Becker Alessandro Nivola Anna Friel Stephen Dillane
Distributed by	Buena Vista International (Netherlands, Argentina) Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	February 9, 2007 (UK) Sometime in 2008 (US)
Preceded by	Goal!
Followed by	Goal! 3
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Goal! 2 is the second part of the Football movie trilogy Goal! was released on February 9th, 2007 in the UK, with a summer release planned for the U.S. timed to coincide with the MLS playing debut of David Beckham, a supporting player in the film.

The Cast and Crew are currently working on the final instalment of the trilogy, which is scheduled for release in 2008.

1 Quick plot
2 Cast
3 Songs
4 External links

[edit] Quick plot

The Film starts at the beginning of the 2005/2006 season. Santiago has attracted the interest of Real Madrid and on deadline day he signs for them in a swap deal involving Michael Owen. Santi moves in with Roz who he is set to get married to. He makes his debut in a game against Greek side Olympakios. With the game tied at 0-0 he comes off the bench to score the winning goal with a fantastic volley to the delight of the home crowd. Meanwhile his friend Gavin Harris is misfiring and has failed to score in 14 matches.

Roz soon has to head home to carry on her studies. Santi continues to impress at Real and the manager and director of Football are seen arguing of whether he should start. However life gets bad for Santi when his half brother turns up and shows him a picture of his mum. Santi's mum left his dad years ago and is now living in Spain with a new husband and a son. Enrique had learnt of this and went to tell Santi. Santi is freaked and drives off. From then on his life goes downhill. He makes his first start in a home game against Valencia and he is sent off after 5 minutes. He drowns his sorrows at a bar with Jordana Garcia (a journalist he met at Gavin's party).

Things get worse for Santi as he misses the team plane for the game against Rosenborg and he then starts falling out with Roz as he becomes more selfish and arrogant. He sacks his agent Glen Foy who had given him a chance in football. Meanwhile his friend Gavin Harris is scoring again but he loses his house and moves in with Santi. Santi gets injured while playing football with Gavin at home and his coach bans him from returning home for christmas. Roz is annoyed and they both share a lonely Christmas.

For new year's eve Gavin organizes a party which Jordana Garica is invited to. Jordana and Santi soon start kissing and the next scene shows Santiago telling Gavin that nothing happened when it did. Santi tells Gavin about his brother but seems unable to find him. Enrique and Santi see each other soon into the new year but after Santi gives Enrique a ride Enrique jumps out and steals his bag. Santi is unable to give chase due to his injury.

Enrique then steals Santi's car and Santi jumps in a cab and orders the Cab to pursue the car. Enrique crashes the car and Santi is interviewed by the police at the hospital where Enrique is been treated. A member of the Papparazi takes a picture of Santi and Santi thumps him just as the Police drag him off he finally see's his mum.

He spends the night in the cells before a member of the club rescues him, however things get worse a magazine shows Jordana and Santi kissing at the bar (an innoncent kiss) but they made it look real. Roz yells at Santi over the phone. Meanwhile Santi finally finds his mum and they talk over what happened where his mum reveals she ran away because Santi's uncle attacked her. Santi plays a game of football with his brother Enrique. He then phones Roz and apoligises for his behaviour. Roz iz pregnant but Santi doesn't know.

Real Madrid get past Lyon in the Champions League Semi-Finals. They play Arsenal in the final and are trailing 1-0 at half time. Santi is bought on to play behind Gavin Haris. Arsenal however score again through Thierry Henry. They then miss a penalty and Gavin Harris pulls one back. Santi hits the bar before scoring himself and in injury time David Beckham scores a free kick to win Real the Champions League.