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202633 minPGdocumentary

The Belt Grows

202633 minPGdocumentary

Grassroots football clubs AE Prat, CE Sant Gabriel, and CE L'Hospitalet exemplify the socioeconomic and cultural realities of Barcelona's periphery.

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Channel: True Story Documentary Channel

The Belt Grows

2026• 33 minPG

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Grassroots football clubs AE Prat, CE Sant Gabriel, and CE L'Hospitalet exemplify the socioeconomic and cultural realities of Barcelona's periphery.

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The urban history and the socioeconomic and cultural reality of the periphery make these clubs born fighters: AE Prat, CE Sant Gabriel, and CE L'Hospitalet. The importance of grassroots football in Barcelona is undeniable, but the outskirts are not far behind.

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