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ποΈ 30 July 2024
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0:00.0 | It was |
0:05.0 | July 5th, 2022, and in Spain's national women's football team was practicing in their last training sessions before their opening game. |
0:17.0 | Barcelona, star midfielder Alexia Putias, was dribbling the ball down the pitch, dodging past defenders on her way to the goal. |
0:27.3 | She wound up for the shot, when suddenly she felt a sharp pain radiating from her nica down her leg. |
0:35.0 | She fell to the ground and her teammates ran over and formed a protective huddle around her. |
0:41.0 | Alexia couldn't believe it. |
0:44.0 | She could not be injured. |
0:46.0 | Not now. |
0:48.0 | In just a few days, her team would be playing in a very important competition. They were undefeated and Alexia, |
0:56.2 | captain of the team and one of the champion league's top goal escoras, |
1:00.5 | was a vital part of their success. |
1:03.0 | Alexia did not want to let her teammates down. |
1:08.0 | She had to get out there, play hard and lead her team to win. She closed her eyes and willed the injury to go away. If only it |
1:20.5 | were that easy. I'm Jessica Hines Mingo, and this is Good Nighted Stories for Rebel Girls. A fairy tale |
1:35.2 | podcast about the real life rebel women who inspire us. On this episode, |
1:40.6 | Barcelona footballer and two-time ballon-door winner Alexia Puteas. |
1:47.0 | Alexia Puteas grew up in Moiet de Valais, California, a town just north of Barcelona. |
1:57.0 | Football was always a part of Alexia's life. |
2:01.0 | She and her family would cram into the stadium with thousands of other |
2:06.4 | fans to watch the men play. Or they would watch on TV at a local restaurant, her father lifting her up onto a pool table so she could get a better view. |
2:17.0 | Alexia couldn't take her eyes of the players. |
2:21.0 | She was mesmerized by their footwork and the control in which they moved |
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