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Santiago Munoz: Newcastle sign striker with a name almost out of a blockbuster

Newcastle United fans have been doing a double take after learning the name of the young Mexican striker they signed on transfer deadline day - because he sounds like a character from a movie.

Santiago Munoz has joined the club from Santos Laguna on an 18-month loan deal with an option to buy.

Sounds familiar? He will if you've seen the 2005 movie Goal! - whose fictional hero is a young Mexican striker who joins Newcastle and is called... Santiago Munez.

In the movie, Munez wins a penalty against Fulham on his Premier League debut, then scores a dramatic free-kick against Liverpool in the final match of the season to take Newcastle into the Champions League.