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or wherever you listen. Once upon a time, there were three cousins playing soccer in their

grandmother's yard in Mexico City. They were all boys. Wait, two against one isn't fair, said one of them.

Well, who else can play? Let's get Romina! Romina! Romina, who was just three years old,

was the youngest of all the cousins. Also, she was a girl, and in Mexico City, in the early 2000s,

nobody allowed a girl to play on a boy's soccer team. But as Romina tottled over to join their game

and launched herself at the ball, all three boys had to wonder, why not? That day, in her grandmother's

backyard, with the sun blazing bright and the mountains rising all around them, Romina had no idea

that she was already changing history. She was just thrilled to be included, kicking the ball,

and having fun. Fast forward a few years, to when Romina was in grade school. She'd been playing

soccer ever since that first day in her grandmother's yard, and she was very skilled. But she often was

the only girl on the pitch. Romina loved to write and play guitar too. But there was something about

being out on the soccer pitch that made her feel strong and confident. She loved finding her flow

as part of a group, and she was a really dedicated player. It was so frustrating for her to have such

few chances to play. And when she did play pickup games with boys, she felt like she had to win

them over in order for them to pass her the ball or involve her in place.

One day, when Romina was at King's College in London, she shared this frustration with some of

her friends. No matter where they came from, they'd all had similar experiences. One of Romina's

friends even dressed up like a boy when she was little so she could play soccer. It was infuriating

Then, Romina went to volunteer at a children's school. On Mondays, she and some of her fellow volunteers

got together to play soccer on a local pitch. They were from all over the globe and didn't always

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