"ProChance allows youngsters that extra time to grow as young men" – Wigan Athletic assistant on second-chance project

Leam Richardson
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For Leam Richardson, the setbacks in his professional football career were often out of his control. He didn’t always know when they were coming, and nor could he do much about them. 

But he is not alone. Football is about talent, hard work and dedication, no doubt – but it’s also about being in the right places at the right times, getting the right opportunities under the right people. To make it in the game, you need a combination of all the above and more. 

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