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Brazil’s Improbable Journey to Win the 1970 World Cup
The story behind victory in Mexico City shows that then, as now, politics is never far from the “beautiful game.”
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A Century Later, Latin America’s Futboleras Are (Still) Fighting for Recognition
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A new book traces the struggle for equality on the soccer pitch and beyond.