Goal!
Director: Danny Cannon
Starring: Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillane, Alessandro Nivola
Prelude: There have been loads of football movies, but none with the authenticity of Goal!, which involves a real football club, real-life football stars and live Premiership games.
The plot: Up-and-coming Latino star Becker (left) plays Santiago -
a poor, amateur footballer in Los Angeles whose extraordinary talents are spotted by Newcastle United. Young and ambitious, he is determined to overcome all obstacles - injuries, personal woes and temptations - to succeed in the glamorous world of international football.
Behind-the-scenes: Instead of reusing television footage, the filmmakers set up seven cameras at Premiership games to capture the action. Using computer-generated effects, the actors were placed in the middle of the action to make the scenes look realistic.