The fictional aspects of The Damned Utd — the parts of David Peace’s novel that swim in artistic licence — ring no less true in spirit. On his second day as Leeds United manager, Brian Clough takes an ...

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As Steve Bruce masterminds Sunderland's latest bid for FA Cup glory with today's tie at Portsmouth, sports writer Andy Richardson reflects on the achievements of the last Tynesider to bring a piece of ...

The bloody, bruising, take-no-prisoners world of English soccer in the 1960s and early 1970s is the backdrop for the new feature film The Damned United. But viewers don't need to know a thing about ...

In the 1970s, Brian Clough was one of the best-known figures in Britain. A talented soccer player whose career was cut short by injury, he went into management, leading not one but two unfashionable ...

A movie about one of the most celebrated and controversial masterminds of the world's most popular sport is bound to be studied six ways from Sunday for inconsistencies and adherence to fact. "The ...