The Damned Utd: A Novel

The Damned Utd: A Novel

â‚¬Å“Probably the best novel ever written about sport.â‚¬Â â‚¬"The Times (UK)

He was a real-life, working-class hero known as the â‚¬Å“British Muhammad Aliâ‚¬Ââ‚¬"because he had a big mouth and wasnâ‚¬t afraid to use it.

But Brian Clough wasnâ‚¬t a boxer, he was a soccer coach, known for taking backwater teams and making them into champions. In towns where people had little else, the hard-drinking and scrappy Clough was a hero. He was especially beloved for telling it like it was on behalf of small-town teams everywhereâ‚¬"calling out the stars who played dirty, rival coaches he suspected of bribing referees, and the league that let them get away with it.

And then one day Clough was offered a job coaching the big-city team heâ‚¬d called the dirtiestâ‚¬"the perennial powerhouse Leeds United.

The Damned Utd tells the story of the legendary Cloughâ‚¬s tumultuous forty-four days trying to turn around a corrupt institution without being corrupted himselfâ‚¬"the players who wouldnâ‚¬t play, the management that looked the other way, the wife and friends who stood by him as he fought to do the right thing.

The inspiring story behind the movie of the same name, The Damned Utd has been called by The Times of London, â‚¬Å“The best novel ever written about sport.â‚¬Â
Country USA
Brand Melville House
Manufacturer Melville House
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1612193706
Color Yellow
ReleaseDate 2014-03-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781612193700

Country	USA
Brand	Melville House
Manufacturer	Melville House
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1612193706
Color	Yellow
ReleaseDate	2014-03-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781612193700

The Damned Utd: A Novel

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