The Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha and Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, part of the Poliesportivo Ayrton Senna Complex, Brasilia, Brazil, South America

The Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Old Trafford, Football Stadium, Manchester United, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Old Trafford Football Ground, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St, James' Park, the home of Newcastle United football club, Newcastle, Tyneside, England United Kingdom, Europe

Young boys playing football, County Clare

Young boys playing football, County Clare

German Bundesliga Game at the Olympia Stadium, Berlin, Germany, Europe

German Bundesliga Game at the Olympia Stadium, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Soccer tournament on the football ground of the Guararape favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Hoffi, mascot of the Bundesliga soccer team TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Cologne players jumping during free kick whilst standing in a wall, Liga total Cup 2010, League total Cup, match for third place between Hamburger SV and FC Koeln, end result Hamburg 3, Cologne 0, Schalke's Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westph

Aerial view, Rietzgartenviertel district, Maximare Spa, Sauna and Wellness Resort, sauna, sunbathing area, outdoor pool, Hamm, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, renovation, Rewir Power Stadion stadium, home ground of the VfL Bochum soccer team, Ruhrstadion stadium, Bochum, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Day of Blind Football in front of the German Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany, Europe

West stand, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu soccer stadium of the Spanish football club Real Madrid, 80, 354 seats, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Estadio Santiago Bernabeu soccer stadium of the Spanish football club Real Madrid, 80, 354 seats, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Estadio Santiago Bernabeu soccer stadium of the Spanish football club Real Madrid, 80, 354 seats, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Estadio Santiago Bernabeu soccer stadium of the Spanish football club Real Madrid, 80, 354 seats, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Ruhr Oel GmbH refinery and A2 motorway, Horst district, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Football field in front of Klingenberg Power Station, Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Women's football in Tasiilaq, Ammassalik, East Greenland

Soccer field and a German national flag, chalk drawing, painted on the floor by children, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Schalke Arena, S04, football pitches, football tournament, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Temporary camp set up on a former football field, for refugees of the earthquake in January 2010, Port au Prince, Haiti, Central America

Aerial photograph, BayArena, national league, football, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Logo and SKY SPORT desk, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, sports ground, clay court, youth training, soccer club, Wetter, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

2010 completed Untertuerkheimer fan block of VfB Stuttgart at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Hasslinghausen, new sports facility, sports field, Sprockhoevel, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Hasslinghausen, new sports facility, sports field, Sprockhoevel, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Old Tivoli stadium and New Tivoli stadium, built in 2009, Alemannia Aachen soccer stadium, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Soccer field and a German national flag, chalk drawing, painted on the floor by children, Germany, Europe