Most of the child actors and actresses did not know how to play soccer. In fact, Anthony Esquivel was the only one who knew how to play at the time of filming.
Not only is this the directorial debut of Holly Goldberg Sloan, this is also the first live action Disney movie to be directed by a woman.
During the first game between The Big Green and The Knights, Sheriff Tom (Steve Guttenberg) mentioned Bubba Smith after Kate (Jessica Robertson) tackled a Knights player. Steve Guttenberg starred in the first four Police Academy films, which also starred Bubba Smith as Hightower.
One of two Disney family comedy sports films that featured Jay O. Sanders as an antagonist. The other being Angels in the Outfield (1994). Coincidentally, both movies were written by Holly Goldberg Sloan.
Chauncey Leopardi (Evan) and Patrick Renna (Larry) appeared in The Sandlot (1993). Both actors especially Chauncey aged a lot in the two year gap between both movies.
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