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WHEN A SIMPLE GAME OF FOOTBALL MEANS A LOTMORE…

90 Minutes of Freedom, by Jamie Grundy, self-published (www.jamiegrundy.net), Price: £7.99

MOST of us take being able to play football for granted.
Whether you just want to have a kickabout with your mates or play for a team, it is usually fairly easy to make it happen. But if you’re in prison, your chance to play football may be limited. There might be the odd five-a-side, but the chance to get out there on the pitch and play 11-a-side football doesn’t come around too often.
It all makes Prescoed FC – the only prisoner football team in Wales – something a b...

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