More Than The Score - From prison to Premier League: A story fit for Hollywood

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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 BBC’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?

Published on Monday, 22nd September 2025.

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