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Street soccer is the purest form of football. People of every age, every religion, every social background and all human race play it in every city, every region, every country and every continent of the earth.

Street Soccer is not only a game. It also is a culture, a lifestyle and a way of surviving in the streets for many kids.

Edward van Gils is the Godfather of Street Soccer. Once a gifted young talent playing at one of the best soccer schools in the world, his childhood turned into a mess and he got lost in crime and deep trouble.

His way back to the top was a rocky road of defeat, denigration and humiliation. But finally, Edward gained a world wide reputation as a unique master of moves.

Today, he travels around the globe trying to give back what he was given in his deepest despair: Hope and a secondo chance.

THE BALL SAVED MY LIFE is a story about rising superstars, about talents and fascinating skills, about legends and legendary moves, about jugglers and YouTube millionaires.

But most of all, it is a story about young kids who would give everything to make their dream come true.