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A young boy (Cristian) growing up in San Salvador is forced to write a pen pal (Sarah) in the United States in his local school.  The young boy eventually befriends the young girl through the letters they share.  All the while the boy is developing into a stellar athlete as is his young friend(7th/ 8th grade).  Both are fond of the game of soccer/futbol although the young girl has the advantage of resources provided by her well to do American parents.  When the Salvadoran government is overthrown by a band of rebels, young Cristian's world is torn apart by a wayward bomb that kills his father.  Cristian's mother is shattered and doesn't know what to do.  They become homeless in a war torn ghetto in San Salvador.  Cristian sees his mothers pain and writes his young friend in hopes of coming to live with her which she quickly agrees to.  The girl sends money to Cristian that he uses to smuggle himself and his mother to Texas where the young girl lives.  Upon finally arriving in the Texas city it becomes apparent that the girl had forgot to inform her parents of their new house guests.  The family after much consideration decides to allow the woman and Cristian to stay in their guest house.  Cristian's mother becomes the nanny to the family and becomes a "part of the family".  Cristian struggles to adapt to his new environment and having to learn new things.  Cristian's mother learns the language from the curriculum Cristian is learning in his ESL classes.  Cristian, lagging behind even his mother is scolded and challenged by Sarah to learn.  Feeling isolated in his "new world", Cristian leans heavily on his passion for soccer and trains whole heartedly becoming an elite player in his high school.  After a stellar season he is invited to the USA under 17 program where he runs into problems with his papers.  He is forced to leave the country along with his mother.  Returning to El Salvador, he is driven harder to succeed and is instantly an elite player in the country and is signed to a contract with his favorite club team from his youth.  After several more remarkable years he signs with a European team that pays him a huge contract.  All this time he has kept in contact with Sarah and invites her to see him in Italy where he is playing.  She is instantly won over by his charm and they are married.  She once again scolds him into learning Italian so that he can understand what is going on around him.  Once off season comes Cristian is overwhelmed on the decision of where to live...  San Salvador, the US where Sarah wants to go back to, or Italy.