
Originally Posted by
okatty
2-0 win sets up quarterfinal game versus China. Interesting write up and analysis in NY Times regarding Columbia and other SA teams (Brazil lose over weekend):
The Americans are the beneficiaries of four decades of Title IX, a federal law prohibiting discrimination based on gender that has widely increased women’s opportunities to play sports. Colombia’s players, by contrast, grew up in a Latin American culture in which women were considered unfeminine simply for kicking a soccer ball.
“Parents, men, not wanting you to play — ‘this isn’t a woman’s game; you’re manly,’ ” Perez said before the match. “But I feel like we’re opening a new path for all of soccer to grow in Colombia.”
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