AMA Collections : Football Culture

a selection of images documenting a football culture from around the world

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29 June 2013 - Football in Favela Rochina, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the biggest Favela in South America - A football goal and net in the Quadra Futsal court in Favela Rocinha, the biggest Favela in South America in Rio de Janeiro.

29 June 2013 Football in Favela Rochina, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the biggest Favela in South America - A football goal and net in the Quadra Futsal court in Favela Rocinha, made famous in the "FIFA Street" computer game © Matthew Ashton / AMA 232009

03 July 2010 - South Africa - Hout Bay, Cape Town - A young boy playing football in Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa on a dirt football pitch

03 July 2010 South Africa - Hout Bay, Cape Town - A young boy playing football in Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa on a dirt football pitch © Matthew Ashton / AMA 119696

23 June 2013 - Brazil Football Culture - A goal net on the sand as locals play beach football on a Sunday morning along the Praia do Farol da Barra, Salvaldor, Bahia, Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean coastline

23 June 2013 Brazil Football Culture - A goal net on the sand as locals play beach football on a Sunday morning along the Praia do Farol da Barra, Salvaldor, Bahia, Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean coastline © Matthew Ashton / AMA 

04 July 2009 - Brazil Football Culture - Beach football / soccer being played on a sand pitch on the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

04 July 2009 Brazil Football Culture - Beach football / soccer being played on a sand pitch on the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil © Matthew Ashton / AMA 227995

25 Jun 2013 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - A local footballer does an over head kick on a dust football pitch in Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil

25 Jun 2013 Belo Horizonte, Brazil - A local footballer does an over head kick on a dust football pitch in Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil © Matthew Ashton / AMA 256101

14 June 2014 - FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 - A young boy kicks a football in the decorated streets around Rua Lores Cordovil in Manaus, Brazil

14 June 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 - A young boy kicks a football in the decorated streets around Rua Lores Cordovil in Manaus, Brazil © Matthew Ashton AMA / 263847

26 June 2009 - South Africa Football - Children playing football in the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, in South Africa

26 June 2009 South Africa Football - Children playing football in the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, in South Africa © Matthew Ashton / AMA 067347

17 June 2013 - Football in Recife, Brazil - Youngsters play floodlit football on the beach of Recife in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil during dusk

17 June 2013 Football in Recife, Brazil - Youngsters play floodlit football on the beach of Recife in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil during dusk © Matthew Ashton / AMA 223927

25 Jun 2013 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - A local footballer does an over head flip on a dust football pitch in Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil

25 Jun 2013 Belo Horizonte, Brazil - A local footballer does an over head flip on a dust football pitch in Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil © Matthew Ashton / AMA 256155

10 06 2006 South Africa Football - Young boys play football in the streets of Hondeydew and Cosmo City in Johannesburg.

10 June 2006 South Africa Football - Young boys play football in the streets of Hondeydew and Cosmo City in Johannesburg © Matthew Ashton / AMA 108639

 

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