Soccer Dreams
Encyclopedia
Soccer Dreams, a.k.a. Football Dreams, is a Canadian
reality television programme that gives footballers ages 14-19 in North America the opportunity to win a contract with the Everton Football Club
.
Based on the UK show Football Icon
, Soccer Dreams tryouts began on June 29th 2007 in Toronto
. Tryouts were also held in Montreal
, Vancouver
, Calgary
and Winnipeg
.
At each trial, a team of coaching staff, including Everton Football Club Academy Manager Ray Hall, whittled the trialists down to 36 competitors. On August 20th, the final 36 reported back to Ottawa
, where they played for the contract at the Oz Dome.
The show was produced by, amongst others, action film producer Jalal Merhi
. Soccer Dreams debuted on June 7th, 2008, on Fox Soccer TV.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
reality television programme that gives footballers ages 14-19 in North America the opportunity to win a contract with the Everton Football Club
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
.
Based on the UK show Football Icon
Football Icon
Football Icon was a British television programme shown on Sky One. The programme gave young, unsigned football players between the ages of 16 and 18 a chance to win a contract with the then Premiership champions, Chelsea. Thousands of players who entered were whittled down to fourteen finalists,...
, Soccer Dreams tryouts began on June 29th 2007 in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Tryouts were also held in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
.
At each trial, a team of coaching staff, including Everton Football Club Academy Manager Ray Hall, whittled the trialists down to 36 competitors. On August 20th, the final 36 reported back to Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, where they played for the contract at the Oz Dome.
The show was produced by, amongst others, action film producer Jalal Merhi
Jalal Merhi
Jalal Merhi is a Canadian action film producer. He started his film career by selling his jewellery business to start a film production company. He has produced and acted in numerous action films that can be considered martial arts B movies...
. Soccer Dreams debuted on June 7th, 2008, on Fox Soccer TV.