Gleeson plays by new rules in football film

BURLY actor Brendan Gleeson has called on his coaching skills in the new soccer film Studs to kick a team of no-hopers into cup-winning heroes.

Gleeson plays by new rules in football film

The former teacher plays a driven renegade manager who ditches the league in the hunt for cup glory, using a few rogue methods along the way.

“The line I’ve come up with for him is a flawed Messiah,” Gleeson said.

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