The Hunt for the Next Lamine Yamal
The Hunt for the Next Lamine Yamal2026
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The Hunt for the Next Lamine Yamal
40m·Documentary
Directed by Johanna Bäckström Lerneby·2026·Showtimes ↗
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They are teenagers and the future of football. SVT chronicles the talent search, a process in which the majority of children are rejected. During the World Cup, 18-year-old Lamine Yamal is one of the tournament's major stars. Meanwhile, an intensive effort is underway to nurture the next generation of stars. At Benfica, players as young as five are scouted. Denmark was an early adopter of viewing academy players as commodities. In the UK, the situation ended so tragically for two young boys that they took their own lives. At home, an intense debate is raging, with the push for early elite-level development dividing the football community.
DirectorJohanna Bäckström LernebyStudioSVT
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ida ForsgrenSelf - Narrator | Self - Narrator |
| NNazif InoussaSelf | Self |
| MMaxine LangtonSelf | Self |
 Charlie AdamSelf | Self |
 Kyle WalkerSelf | Self |
 Emir KujovićSelf | Self |
 Rui SilvaSelf | Self |
| TThomas HasselgrenSelf | Self |
| JJacob LarsenSelf | Self |
| MMario AminiSelf | Self |
| SSimon ÅströmSelf | Self |
| NNeo JönssonSelf | Self |
| LLuca ScanlonSelf | Self |
| MMax NobleSelf | Self |
| RRicardo PrudencioSelf | Self |
| RRitchie HumphreysSelf | Self |
| CChris CasperSelf | Self |
| AAlexander SandahlSelf | Self |
 Fredrik SkavlanSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 John GuidettiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Magdalena AnderssonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Per MorbergSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Patrik BrenningSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Zlatan IbrahimovićSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Rio FerdinandSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Lamine YamalSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |