Best of 2022 … so far: How south London became a talent factory for Black British footballers

The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2022, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from April: From the playing fields of Lewisham and Bromley to the Premier League, south London’s football clubs have nurtured wave after wave of stars. And these players have become proud symbols of a place reshaped by each new generation of migrants. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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0:44.9	Hi, my name's David Wolff.
0:46.1	I'm the editor of the Guardian Longread.
0:48.7	This month we've been bringing you a few of our favorite pieces of the year so far
0:52.0	with a new introduction from the editors of the section.
0:54.8	This week's episode is the last of that series, and in September,
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