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In Leatherheads, GEORGE Clooney- a romantic comedy set in the early days of America's pro-football league in the 1920s - Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football captain determined to guide his ragtag team and struggling league from bar brawls to packed stadiums.

The role saw Clooney, who also directed the film, often at the bottom of a pile of bodies on rain-soaked fields.

Leatherheads also stars Renee Zellweger and The Office's John Krasinski, who play the two other corners of a love triangle with Clooney. The film took more than a decade to bring to the screen. Clooney had agreed in the mid-90s to star.

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GEORGE Clooney has split from his model girlfriend, Sarah Larson.

But Clooney's rep says, "I can only confirm that we have never commented on George's personal life."