football's hidden story: Dench_FHS_26

A young woman retrievs a football being used in a match between two teams of amputees in the Liberian capital Monrovia. Some 13 years of civil war left the economy in tatters and its people impoverished. Football provides a vital opportunity for communities to pull together.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.

A young woman retrievs a football being used in a match between two teams of amputees in the Liberian capital Monrovia. Some 13 years of civil war left the economy in tatters and its people impoverished. Football provides a vital opportunity for communities to pull together.

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.