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...Damned United” is the story of six years in the life of the late Brian Clough (Sheen), a soccer manager legendary for his success on the pitch as well as his penchant for the irreverent sound bite and a tendency, like Charles de Gaulle and Michael Jordan, to see his team as an extension of himself. Loosely based on the novel of the same name by David Peace, the film focuses on Clough’s ill-fated 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United—“The Damned United?...
...taken over as manager at then-lowly Second Division team Derby County, the First Division champions Leeds United come to Derby for an FA Cup game. In some of the film’s most affecting scenes, Clough and his staff spend weeks trying to get their pitiful pitch and stadium in a state fit for the visiting superstars, most notably Revie, Clough’s managerial icon. Yet when the day of the big game arrives, Don Revie blithely ignores Clough, refusing even to shake his hand. While purely a creation of Morgan’s script, the anecdote...
...region, and Iran has deftly exploited the divisions in the Arab world by allying itself with radical anti-Israeli movements, in concert with Syria. With Iran's ongoing nuclear-development program - which many Arab countries suspect is a cover for producing weapons - raising those concerns to a fever pitch, Saudi Arabia has decided it can no longer afford open confrontation with Syria...
...jogs - and smiles. A catcher on the Cal State Fullerton teams that won the Division 1A College World Series in 2004 and reached the finals in 2006 and '07, Wilhite would like to play in the alumni game next year. Indeed, on Aug. 29, he threw out the first pitch at the Angels-Athletics game. Once 5 ft. 11 in. and 190 lb., Wilhite has regained 30 of the 40 pounds he lost, and his father Tony jokes that Jon has gained a half-inch in height thanks to the work of Dr. Nitin Bhatia, the chief spine surgeon...
Wilhite wore an Angels jersey with black patches carrying Adenhart's number, 34, and Pearson's and Stewart's initials when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the August Angels-Athletics game. When the Angels clinched the American League West Championship on Monday, Adenhart was on the players' minds. "There isn't a guy in this locker room who isn't playing for his memory," relief pitcher Jason Bulger told the Los Angeles Times. A large photo of Adenhart is on the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Wilhite, a lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan, says...