Column: Los Angeles’ Latina club is trying to change the face of women’s soccer
It’s a steamy Saturday morning in Norco, and the girls from downtown are flying. April Flores streaks downfield, smoothly passes the ball to Nayelli Barahona, who kicks it over to Michelle Bracamonte, who boots a 20-yard laser past a diving goalkeeper. They leap, they hug,…
South LA teen soccer player calls for more diversity in women’s pro soccer
BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Nayelli Barahona, a 15-year-old soccer player with the Downtown Los Angeles Soccer Club, has big goals in life and wants to change the face of soccer. “Both my parents are from El Salvador,” Nayelli said. For Nayelli, seeing the…
Inspiradas por el equipo femenino de EEUU, niñas en Los Ángeles buscan dejar huella en en el fútbol
Girls Soccer Club está conformado en su mayoría por jovencitas hispanas quienes al jugar con algunos equipos dicen que enfrentan la discriminación.