Jermain Defoe: Outside The Box 

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Jermain Defoe: Outside The Box

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Can Former England and Premier League striker Jermain Defoe become a Football Manager?

As a player Jermain Defoe scored over three hundred goals for club and country. In this fly-on-the wall series, Outside the Box details the next step of his journey in football

Jermain Defoe: Outside The Box: 1. Hometown Boy

1. Hometown Boy

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Jermain travels back to the estate he grew up on as he begins his journey into management.

Jermain travels back to the estate in East London where he grew up, exploring how his past experiences will affect his future as he begins a journey into football management.

In the first episode of a new fly-on-the wall series, Jermain Defoe travels back to the estate in East London where he grew up, exploring how his past experiences will affect his future as he begins a journey into the world of football management. From the house he grew up in and memories of his grandparents, to games of football in the street and a trip back to his old school, the former England star is keen to delve into his childhood and the people he shared those years with as he searches for a new career now that no-one’s singing his name. With management the focus, Defoe discusses the end of his playing days, his first coaching job within the Tottenham academy, and the dream of leading a team.

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