{"product_id":"football-roots-the-spirit-of-the-game","title":"Football Roots: The Spirit of the Game","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW77253655 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003eBefore 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":279}' class=\"EOP Selected SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW77253655 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003eFor Football Roots: The Spirit of the Game, photographer Sam Robles spent a decade traversing eighteen countries, from Brazil and Ghana to Morocco, Nepal, and beyond, to document the rawest expression of the sport. Gaining the trust of children in hidden and sometimes dangerous communities, often without speaking their language, Robles let football do the talking. The result is a body of work of rare tenderness and universality, capturing the joy, grit, and pure love of the game at its most elemental.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":279}' class=\"EOP Selected SCXW77253655 BCX4\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW77253655 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003eWith a foreword by Brazilian football legend Marta Vieira da Silva and contributions from Antony, Endrick, and Adriano \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003eImperador\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003e, the volume reminds us that greatness is shaped long before it ever reaches a professional pitch. For lovers of sport, photography, and the enduring spirit of childhood, this is a deeply moving testament to the game's most essential truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":279}' class=\"EOP Selected SCXW77253655 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ASSOULINE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51858571821336,"sku":"9781649806857","price":205.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/0093\/9544\/files\/FootballRoots_Classic001.jpg?v=1777916135","url":"https:\/\/ap.assouline.com\/products\/football-roots-the-spirit-of-the-game","provider":"ASSOULINE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}