Hear me out on this one... Here's the plot of the greatest film ever made, Goal, unashamedly lifted straight from Wikipedia:
"Santiago Muñez is a skilled footballer. The son of a gardener who lives in a barrio section of Los Angeles, Santiago works as a busboy in a Chinese restaurant and helps with his father's gardening business. His ultimate dream is to play football professionally. Due to his poverty and the fact that he plays solely for a club made up of Hispanics from a local car wash, he feels his chances are slim. Santiago is noticed by Glen Foy (Stephen Dillane), a former Newcastle United player who works as a car mechanic but still has ties to his old team."
So here we have two links between the USA and Newcastle United. The Magpies' greatest ever player started off life in Los Angeles after fleeing South America. And one of United's former players, Glen Foy, also lived in LA at the time of filming working as a car mechanic. It's a small world, isn't it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D_Sv8_DDBE
