'Bud United presents: The Big Time' Contestants Look to Soccer Star Alex Morgan and Others for Tips on Success

'Bud United presents: The Big Time' Contestants Look to Soccer Star Alex Morgan and Others for Tips on Success

Contestants graduate from social media obscurity to take their shot at The Big Time in world's first social-reality show, Saturdays at 3 p.m. ET on ABC

BRUSSELS, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following their outstanding performance on the world stage this summer, soccer star Alex Morgan and her teammates Megan Rapinoe and Lauren Cheney know a thing or two about making it to The Big Time. On Saturday, January 28, they - along with MLS players Juan Pablo Angel and Frankie Hejduk - will share their knowledge with three wannabe professional soccer players, cast via social media websites for participation in the world's first social-reality show, Bud United presents: The Big Time.

Airing Saturdays at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, Bud United presents: The Big Time is a seven-part series premiering this Saturday, January 21, featuring young adults from across the globe fulfilling theirdreams - from racing professional racecar drivers and suiting up for a global soccer powerhouse to pitching for a professional baseball team and taking center stage at a major music concert. Individuals from all over the world had the opportunity to be selected for the global show by submitting a casting application online.

In the soccer episode, U.S. Women's Soccer star Morgan joins forces with Brazilian goalie coach Gaucho Pinho to train three aspiring goalkeepers getting a second chance to make it big. Their skills are tested through a series of challenges, including a game of "goalie wars" in the dark. The goalie who comes out on top gets to take the field during half-time of the USA/Costa Rica soccer game and defend against penalty kicks from some of the top names in US Soccer, in the hope of winning a chance to train at the Zico Soccer Academy in Brazil.

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