From prison to Premier League: A story fit for Hollywood
Jamie Lawrence’s football talent was spotted while he was serving a prison term and he went onto play in England's top-flight
Jamie Lawrence’s football talent was spotted while he was serving a prison term. After he was released, his talent and hard work took him all the way to playing in the Premier League and there are now plans to make a movie about his story.
He tells More Than The Score about how he turned his life around and why he’s had to rule out Denzel Washington portraying him.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s John Bennett, Katie Smith and Ronald Young Jr from NPR discuss Lawrence’s story, tales of sporting redemption and just what makes a good sports movie?
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