Sports stars appearing in the movie business is a crossover that has had decidedly mixed results. Think Ally McCoist in A Shot at Glory, Michael Jordan/LeBron James in the Space Jam duology, or Vinnie Jones in just about every hard man movie ever made. But Italian Rafaelle Vallone was an exception, a guy who burnished his career as an international standard footballer with spells as a lawyer, a journalist and, ultimately, a Hollywood movie star. Host Roddy Cairns is joined by Kirsty McLeod to tell the story of football’s ultimate renaissance man. Based on an original article by James Jackson.
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