Chris Steele-Perkins The girls disabled (deaf) football team, known as the Dream of Dragons. Dragons sounds the same as deaf in Chinese. They are from the Zhang Jiang special education school, which has more than 580 d (...)
isabled pupils, of which 470 are deaf. The other pupils are either blind or mentally challenged. They practice on the University grounds. Zhan Jiang, China. 2016. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins The village primary school of Gaowu. The village has a population of 4,000 and the primary school has specialised in football since 2008, long before the government initiative, in 2013, to encourag (...)
e football in some schools. The school's principal says that one in three in the village now play football. Near Zhan Jiang, China. 2016. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins The girls disabled (deaf) football team, known as the Dream of Dragons. Dragons sounds the same as deaf in Chinese. They are from the Zhang Jiang special education school, which has more than 580 d (...)
isabled pupils, of which 470 are deaf. The other pupils are either blind or mentally challenged. They practice on the University grounds. Zhan Jiang, China. 2016. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins The Top Team is made up of enthusiastic amateur football players who formed 12 years ago from a group of friends and colleagues, mainly from the IT profession. They meet every Saturday from 4 to 6p (...)
m when about 20 of the 30 players usually turn up. The city centre skyline is visible behind. Guangzhou, China. 2016. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Xi Mingyuan (35), a supporter and fan of the Super League team Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, at home where he keeps a large collection of signed and worn football shirts and memorabilia. He works as (...)
an App designer in the area of Chinese football. Shanghai, China. 2016. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins The women's amateur team, Rich Bitch Football Club (RBFC) playing at Jinsha Sports Club. They split the pitch hire fee of 400 Yuan, about £45 for 2 hours. Most are unmarried and come from a range o (...)
f professional backgrounds including teaching, IT, a golf business, design and local government. Shanghai, China. 2016. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos