Seminarists playing football in Madrid, 1962, by Francesc Català-Roca
(FWIW, I think the second goal post is to the left outside the frame!)
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Palestinian boys playing football at sunset in Beit Lahia in Gaza. (Mahmud Hams)
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René Burri - Football, Rio de Janeiro, Ipanema Beach, 1958
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Nick Hedges, Boys playing football near the power station, Bradford, 1969
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John Sturrock, Boys playing football, Sighthill Cemetery, Glasgow, 1976
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Supporters at a football match between Belgium and the Netherlands, Antwerp, 1913
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Augusto Cabrita, Football Ballet, Portugal, 1960
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My people, as in I'm a Lebanese Druze:
"Druze man in Lebanon plays football" by Samer Mohdad
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In the London Zoo in 1939, boy plays soccer with baby giant panda
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And probably my favorite in this set:
Jecko Vassilev, Winter Soccer, Bulgaria, 1971
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Beautiful!
Have you ever seen Abderrahmane Sissako’s film Timbuktu? It includes the most memorable football sequence, and your thread reminds me of it. Here’s a clip, though it really needs to be watched in context m.youtube.com/watch?v=AveLBh
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Oh no, I haven't. Looks wonderful. I've played on fields like that. I've played on better fields but grass was always a luxury!
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