MANCHESTER CITY, AMRA
Posted: January 30, 2012 Filed under: Manchester City Football Club | Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Edin Dzeko, fans, football, jersey, Manchester City, Montreal, photography, portrait, soccer, street 4 Comments »
Manchester City. Amra. Sainte-Catherine/Grosvenor, Montreal, 2012
Why Man City? I asked.
“Džeko. And the team.”
Amra was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia. As her parents moved around, working, she lived in Pakistan, Syria and currently is in Montreal. Along the way, she picked up languages, as easily as I picked-up injuries in my amateur football career. Amra is fluent in Bosnian, Arabic, English and French and she is only 15, a great student on top of it all. She is one of those kids, and there are more and more of them in these parts of the world, who live in the muliticultural and diverse world from the inside; multicultural and diverse they are from within and have no need for anyone to teach them about the existence of ‘others’. Borders, for Amra and those like her, are the things of the past. These young people are the future of this world. It can only get better, once they get a chance to redefine the way we live.
Amra obviously loves Edin Džeko (another Bosnian kid who embraced the world) and, consequently, supports Manchester City.
Manchester City. Amra. Sainte-Catherine/Grosvenor, Montreal, 2012
MANCHESTER CITY, SEAN
Posted: September 21, 2011 Filed under: Manchester City Football Club | Tags: David Silva, fans, football, jersey, Manchester City, Montreal, photography, portrait, shirt, soccer, street 3 Comments »
Manchester City. Sean. Guy/St. Catherine, Montreal, 2011
Why City? I asked.
“That is my name on the back of the shirt.”
I was watching Sean from the other side of the street as he was about to walk into McDonalds. Thankfully he changed his mind and started walking down St. Catherine. I ran across and caught him as he was crossing Guy. Sean Silva was born in Montreal. His parents come from India and Portugal. His favourite player is David Silva and he likes Manchester City because of their motivation and determination to go to the top right away. That is exactly why many others don’t like Manchester City. But David Silva is a great player, no one can deny. Sean also plays football, triple A (AAA) level. North Americans understand the code. To clarify for others, this means Sean is a very good player too.
Manchester City. Sean. Guy/St. Catherine, Montreal, 2011
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