Underdog stars Peter Dinklage as the lead role.
Gordon Alexander Taylor OBE -LRB- born 28 December 1944 -RRB- is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger .. OBE. Order of the British Empire. footballer. association football. winger. midfielder#Winger. He has been chief executive of the English footballers ' trades union , the Professional Footballers ' Association , since 1981 .. trades union. trades union. He is reputed to be the highest paid union official in the world .. Taylor was born in Ashton-under-Lyne , Lancashire .. Ashton-under-Lyne. Ashton-under-Lyne. Lancashire. Lancashire. He played over 250 games for Bolton Wanderers and scored more than 50 goals before being transferred to Birmingham City in 1970 .. Bolton Wanderers. Bolton Wanderers F.C.. Birmingham City. Birmingham City F.C.. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1976 and spent the 1977 close season playing in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps .. Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers F.C.. Vancouver Whitecaps. Vancouver Whitecaps ( NASL ). North American Soccer League. North American Soccer League ( 1968–1984 ). He returned to play for Blackburn and finally Bury before retiring in 1980 to work full-time for the PFA .. Bury. Bury F.C.. Taylor has a degree in economics and is a member of FIFA 's football committee .. FIFA. FIFA. He is an alumnus of Manchester Metropolitan University .. Manchester Metropolitan University. Manchester Metropolitan University. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire -LRB- OBE -RRB- in the 2008 New Year Honours .. OBE. Order of the British Empire. Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Officer of the Order of the British Empire. 2008 New Year Honours. 2008 New Year Honours. His mobile phone messages were allegedly hacked by a private investigator employed by the News of the World newspaper .. hacked. Hacker ( computer security ). private investigator. private investigator. News of the World. News of the World. The Guardian reported that News International -LRB- the owner of News of the World -RRB- paid Taylor # 700,000 -LRB- $ 1.1 million -RRB- in legal costs and damages in exchange for a confidentiality agreement barring him from speaking about the case .. News of the World. News of the World. The Guardian. The Guardian. News International. News International