By Chris Wright

Woke up feeling decidedly 'irie', and as such felt compelled to put together a ten-strong gallery of Robert Nesta Marley indulging in his first love...

Marley practices his kick-ups after a match in Paris against a team of French celebrities was cancelled due to bad weather, 1977

Marley has a backstage kick-about with rest of The Wailers, 1976

Bob Marley and the Wailers play football at an empty stadium in Brussels while waiting to sound-check before kicking off the Belgian leg of the Exodus Tour, 1977

Marley relaxes with a soda after playing a game alongside Paolo Cesar Caju (a member of Brazil's 1970 World Cup squad) at Brazilian musician Chico Buarque's private pitch in Rio, 1980

Marley pulls on a 'Pele 10′ Santos shirt during a visit to the Brazilian club's stadium in Rio, 1980

Marley plays football with the 'Am/Jam' Team (America and Jamaica) against Haiti in Miami, September 1980 he was diagnosed with cancer two days later and died in May the following year

Bonus footage of Marley in action.