Bound with rope, plastic bags equal a ball in Bibiani, Ghana. Photographer Jessica Hilltout's<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fngm.nationalgeographic.com%2F2013%2Fsoccer-joy%2Fhilltout-photography" target="_blank" target="_blank"> complete collection of soccer ball images</a> can be found in the February issue of National Geographic magazine.
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Bound with rope, plastic bags equal a ball in Bibiani, Ghana. Photographer Jessica Hilltout's complete collection of soccer ball images can be found in the February issue of National Geographic magazine.
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In urban Kumasi, Ghana, factory-made balls aboutn. Michael Sarkodie holds one on the Anokye Stars field. Sani Pollux started the club in 1956. "Soccer keeps them out of trouble," he says of the 150 boys he coaches.
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In urban Kumasi, Ghana, factory-made balls aboutn. Michael Sarkodie holds one on the Anokye Stars field. Sani Pollux started the club in 1956. "Soccer keeps them out of trouble," he says of the 150 boys he coaches.
Jessica Hilltout/National Geographic
Mensah Dosseh bought his soccer shoes at a market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, then adorned them with the name of his favorite team -- Barcelona.
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Mensah Dosseh bought his soccer shoes at a market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, then adorned them with the name of his favorite team -- Barcelona.
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Carlos Ribeiro stands on a ball he made from rubbish in Inharrime, Mozambique, where boys learn to make balls at age five.
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Carlos Ribeiro stands on a ball he made from rubbish in Inharrime, Mozambique, where boys learn to make balls at age five.
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Players in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, aim the ball at this petit poto, or mini-goal -- two and a half feet high and wide. "You don't need to be rich or have a manicured pitch to play soccer," says historian Peter Alegi. "You just need a flat space and a makeshift ball."
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Players in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, aim the ball at this petit poto, or mini-goal -- two and a half feet high and wide. "You don't need to be rich or have a manicured pitch to play soccer," says historian Peter Alegi. "You just need a flat space and a makeshift ball."
Jessica Hilltout/National Geographic
You can find more of Jessica Hilltout's images of soccer joy in the February issue of<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fngm.nationalgeographic.com%2F2013%2F02%2Fsoccer-joy%2Fberlin-text" target="_blank" target="_blank"> National Geographic magazine</a>.
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You can find more of Jessica Hilltout's images of soccer joy in the February issue of National Geographic magazine.
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