is the Italian title for The Damned Utd , a highly acclaimed 2006 novel by David Peace and its subsequent 2009 film adaptation starring Michael Sheen. It dramatizes the turbulent and ill-fated 44-day tenure of legendary football manager Brian Clough at Leeds United in 1974. The Book (2006)

Written by , the novel is a dark, fictionalized account of real events.

You can find the Italian edition, Il maledetto United , at retailers like Amazon.it . The Film (2009)

Directed by Tom Hooper and written by Peter Morgan, the film is widely considered one of the best football movies ever made.