Hidden Grounds
The underdogs, the pub teams, and the cinderellas.
The semi-pros, hopefuls, and has-beens.
All of the people who love the world's game and all of the communities that support it.
The next town, the next country, the next continent.
The stories of the world, united by football.
Hidden Grounds: Haiti
May 29th, 2025 - Zealand heads to Santiago, Dominican Republic to meet with the Haitian league champions as they prepare to play CONCACAF giant Cruz Azul. Marred by violence and uncertainty in Haiti, and forced to play away from home, Real Hope F.A. defies the odds by their mere existence. In them, the world sees the resilience of a nation, and their fight for normalcy.
Hidden Grounds: Faroe Islands
Dec. 10th, 2023 - Among the cragged skyscraping mountains and wind stripped hills is a place known more for salmon than soccer. Yet, wrapped in North Sea wind, Klaksvik, a coastal village of 5,000, has erupted onto the footballing stage. Zealand drops into the remote town to explore the isolated culture that has made the micro nation a powerhouse that has left giant clubs in its wake.
Hidden Grounds: Gibraltar
Nov. 12th, 2024 - Bruno’s Magpies was founded in a beer encrusted bar in Gibraltar, a drunken bartender’s half baked bet. Ten years on they sit with their ears ringing with the screams of 50k Danes. A pub team on the precipice of glory, playing one of Europe’s best sides, Copenhagen F.C. Zealand delves into the opportunity, madness, and dreams that swirl in this tiny British enclave.
Hidden Grounds: NYC
Oct. 25th, 2023 - The gentle screeching thunder of subways may rattle the street and soul alike, but does little to the New York faithful. Crowds gather under the green line, smoke pours into the streets from lit flairs, and Zealand finds himself in the heart of one of America’s new true blood feuds. In it he questions why the MLS is one of the world’s most confounding and exciting leagues.