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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Martin

Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93

Brian Glanville with Brian Clough after the then Nottingham Forest manager’s final home game in May 1993.
Brian Glanville (right) with Brian Clough after the then Nottingham Forest manager’s final home game in May 1993. Photograph: Paul Popper/Popperfoto/Getty Images

Brian Glanville, whose insightful football writing had a profound influence on generations of reporters and readers alike, has died aged 93.

A novelist and respected columnist, Glanville was a prolific commentator on his beloved game, a passionate chronicler of Italian football and author of some of football’s most influential books.

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