(At around thirty-eight minutes) When Mr. Butler (Steve Guttenberg) speaks with Karen Morgan (Sophie Lorain) after the boys' first soccer loss, condensation of his breath is visible, so filming was done when the weather was chilly in Montréal, Québec.
Steve Guttenberg Shaved his Beard for this Movie.
Steve Guttenberg had previously appeared in another soccer movie, "The Big Green" (1995).
Sophie Lorain dubs herself in the Quebec-made french version.
To be remade as a real-life biopic Starring Kevin James as New Orleans saints head coach Sean Payton as he coaches a youth football team during his bountygate suspension