Inspirational sports movies aren’t known for their subtlety, but Goal! embraces its feel-good cliches with an enthusiasm that’s embarrassing. Kuno Becker plays a Mexican soccer sensation trying to make it on the pro level in England, and it’s hard to decide what is more cliched during his obvious journey to stardom, the ups (yes, there is a game-winning shot) or the downs (Becker’s disapproving father actually utters, ‘Why don’t you keep your feet on the ground, not your head in the sky’).
