Rigby, Robert

Santiago, a young Mexican American, fulfills his dream of playing professional soccer after a chance encounter in inner-city Los Angeles results in a trip to England to try out for the Newcastle United soccer team.

Santiago, a young Mexican American, fulfills his dream of playing soccer when a chance encounter in inner-city Los Angeles results in a trip to England to try out for the Newcastle United soccer team.

Santiago Mu?ez rejoins the team in Newcastle, England, where he started his professional soccer career and is chosen to participate in the 2010 World Cup competition, but when an injury during an international warm-up forces him to the bench, he worries he will be unable to fulfill his ultimate goal.

After leaving Los Angeles to play soccer with Newcastle United, Mexican American Santiago Munez is recruited to play for Real Madrid, one of the best teams in the world, and must struggle with the pressure and temptations his newfound fame brings.