Meet people for whom football became more than just a game
Soccer player Lisa Wrightsman got sober and found her way back to the beautiful game
American Samoa, last in the Fifa rankings, had never won a game, but that all changed
Tiago Rech alone in the away stands became a viral image - how far would his loyalty go?
How Copa 71, the first women’s World Cup, took on football’s 'old men'
How Steph Shilton saved husband Peter from a 45-year addiction
How Rumaitha Al Busaidi became the first female football commentator in the Arab world
Claudio Tamburrini used bed sheets and a metal bolt to escape imprisonment and torture
Aged 22, Jay DeMerit moved to the UK to try to make it as a professional footballer
Briana Scurry knew she was destined to win Olympic gold then one game changed everything
How a Finnish composer’s muse would steal the show on the biggest night of his career
Paul Canoville was racially abused by fans but he paved the way for future black players
Moses Akatugba managed a football club in a Nigerian prison
Marta Vieira da Silva has been named Fifa Female World Player of the Year five times
Afghan footballer Nadia Nadim escaped violence at home. She now plays for Denmark
Wendell Lira says his life was saved after FIFA nominated him for the most beautiful goal
The Brazilian man who invented football's new magic white spray.
Kenyan Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan turned to football to bring peace to her community
Damian Rubino, the referee who gave out 36 red cards
The London footballer's career slumped, but on a virtual football game he became a legend
After a spell as a football hooligan, Gary Bell defied expectations
