football's hidden story: Dench_FHS_19

Players from LASA, the Liberia Amputee Sports Association football team warm up before a match in the capital Monrovia. Almost all of the players are victims of the genocidal war that wrecked the nation. Players who used to fight each other now play on the same side. 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.

Players from LASA, the Liberia Amputee Sports Association football team warm up before a match in the capital Monrovia. Almost all of the players are victims of the genocidal war that wrecked the nation. Players who used to fight each other now play on the same side.

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.