Liverpool fans watch a training session of their favourite team.
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Fans of David Beckham when he played for Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Five-year-old Brandon Molina of Houston, an avid Houston Dynamo fan, plays in the parking lot of Robertson Stadium.
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Fancy footwork in San Cristobal, Venezuela.
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Outside Royal Bafokeng Stadium, in Rustenburg, South Africa.
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Sunset session in Lima, Peru.
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A Guantanamo detainee inside the exercise yard at the Camp 4 detention facility.
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Worn-out ball and trainers on a street in Soweto, South Africa.
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A youngster wearing the national team jersey walks in the stands in Asuncion, Paraguay.
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Japan's Homare Sawa celebrates after scoring a goal against China during the Women's Asian Cup.
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A village football tournament in Gspon, canton Valais, Switzerland.
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At play in the "Normal Park" in Santiago, Chile.
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Young girls cheer on the American team.
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Brazilian children play on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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It's not called the world game for nothing.
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Football: a game where two 11-member teams try to push a ball into the opposing team’s goal, using any part of the body except their hands and arms. This simple recipe has helped make it the most popular sport in the world. (All pictures: Reuters/Keystone)
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