Chasing Terrorists: Denis and the Ghost Squad (Real Lives. Memories in Print)

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All-American student-athlete defines me better than any statistic or moniker that I would have had in Belfast. United lost the first leg in the San Siro 2–0, winning the second leg at Old Trafford 1–0 with a Bobby Charlton goal. That same year he portrayed football coach Ben Schwartzwalder in the sports drama The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008).

The experience with Project Children let me see a world beyond The Troubles; that there was a world outside Belfast and that has made all the difference in the world to me. In 1993, Ireland's President Mary Robinson presented him with the Irish Voice's Community Person of the Year Award.

In October 2012, he and Buffington again decided to separate, and Buffington filed for legal separation, seeking joint legal and sole physical custody of the twins. In 1968, United won the European Cup for the first time, but Law's knee injury was causing him serious problems and he missed both the semi-final second leg and the final as a result.

Law had a contract with Manchester City for the 1974–75 season, but new manager Tony Book told him that he would only be playing reserve team football if he stayed at the club. In the same year, Denis was honored with the Bene Merenti Award from his Holiness Pope John Paul II.

Results of the day's other matches meant that United were relegated whatever their result, but Law did not know that at the time.

Leicester were strong favourites, having finished fourth in the league, but Law scored the first goal as United won 3–1 in what turned out to be the only FA Cup final of his career.

Ultimately though, Law found the football to be joyless and overly defensive, with him being subjected to violent man marking and heavy tackling on a frequent basis. Testimony of Dennis Quaid and Kimberly Quaid Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the United States House of Representatives" (PDF). The ultra-defensive catenaccio system was popular there at the time, so forwards did not get many chances to score. Law later claimed that "in the eyes of some referees, I was a marked man" and blamed the incident for the "staggeringly heavy punishments" that he received later in his career. The club followed his recommendation, and things started well, with the team's improved results lifting them into mid-table.