football's hidden story: Dench_FHS_01

Children on the 'Goals For a Better Life' football programme train on a pitch at the foot of a slum on the outskirts of Bogota. Run by the 'Colombianito's' charity, it aims to use the kids passion for football to keep them in school and away from street gangs.In disaster areas, war zones and urban wastelands, football keeps humanity alive. It brings nations together and promotes unity. It encourages equality and generates pride and self-belief. It has the power to heal and to help, to motivate, to give freedom to dreams and empower a generation. There are millions of people playing the game or helping it to flourish who find that football brings a positive dimension to their lives.Away from the billionaire owned clubs with it's multi-million dollar players, Football's Hidden Story is a series of emotive human interest photographs showing the positive impact football has had at grassroot level on individuals and communities all around the world.

Children on the 'Goals For a Better Life' football programme train on a pitch at the foot of a slum on the outskirts of Bogota. Run by the 'Colombianito's' charity, it aims to use the kids passion for football to keep them in school and away from street gangs.

In disaster areas, war zones and urban wastelands, football keeps humanity alive. It brings nations together and promotes unity. It encourages equality and generates pride and self-belief. It has the power to heal and to help, to motivate, to give freedom to dreams and empower a generation. There are millions of people playing the game or helping it to flourish who find that football brings a positive dimension to their lives.

Away from the billionaire owned clubs with it's multi-million dollar players, Football's Hidden Story is a series of emotive human interest photographs showing the positive impact football has had at grassroot level on individuals and communities all around the world.