I think you have gone overboard with the glow and stars, given the name and use I would look at a more casual script like
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/underware/bello/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/positype/kari/

or pare down the effects and use your original face maybe with an outline. The ball needs to show all the black panels like this
http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/living/images/soccer%20ball%202.jpg

I would also look at the relationship of the three elements
Place
Name
Image
at the moment they are each fighting for prominence
Tim

Thank you for your comments. I wanted to keep it playful and the fonts you suggested seem to be just that. I will tweak my design and see what I can come up with. Thanks again.

Here is a new idea that I have been working on. Any comments.
Thanks.

or this.

I think your metaphor for dreaming of football is in one way too subtle and in another interfering with the readability of the image as that. If you wanted to push it you could go for a cartoon-style thought bubble containing a football, an alternative direction might be to lose the direct reference to football and use a script. I am not at all keen on the type treatment, I would try using a single typeface and not distorting it.
Tim