football's hidden story: Dench_FHS_24

FIFA accredited female referee Fatou Gaye in her changing room before officiating at a men's match in the Senegalese capital Dakar. Gaye was part of the elite group of referees who officiated at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. 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.

FIFA accredited female referee Fatou Gaye in her changing room before officiating at a men's match in the Senegalese capital Dakar. Gaye was part of the elite group of referees who officiated at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.

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.