Football Roots: The Spirit of the Game vendor-Spode Handcrafted entirely by artisans

Handcrafted entirely by artisans

made to fit in a pocket discretely without giving away the big reveal

Crafted in lightweight poly chiffon

Gold tone over brass

Football Roots: The Spirit of the Game vendor-Spode Handcrafted entirely by artisansBefore the stadiums, the floodlights, and the roaring crowds, there was a street, a ball, and a child with a dream. Football is not born in glory. It is born in dust and freedom, in impromptu games played without shoes or goalposts, in neighborhoods where the game is the great equalizer, belonging equally to everyone and to no one. For Football Roots: The Spirit of the Game, photographer Sam Robles spent a decade traversing eighteen countries, from