Getting a kick
Colombian women farmers embrace football
Updated: 2025-09-16 10:17
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She fondly recalled her team's first victory. The prize was a pig.
In a spirit of equity, the players sold it and divided the money among themselves.
There are no artificial-turf pitches or LED stadium lights at this tournament, held at 2,100 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains.
The contest's official ball is covered with cowhide and hair, the playing surface a scrubby expanse of dirt and stones.
Seared by the hot mountain sun, some of the players fainted on the pitch.
