Scrooge is voiced in this special by Will Ryan. Alan Young had voiced the character in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and would go on to play the character in DuckTales (1987) which premiered four months after this special originally aired.
Some of the soccer-playing animals are characters originally seen in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).
This was the first of only two occasions on which Tony Pope voiced Goofy. After this special, he recorded one line as Goofy ("or a dog!") for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
The design of the soccer (football) balls is based on the Adidas Tango series, used in the 1978-82 FIFA World Cups and the 1984-88 Summer Olympics.
This was the first time Huey, Dewey, and Louie were voiced by Russi Taylor.