In Mexico, greater investment in women’s soccer is starting to pay off
The Athletic -

Mayra Pelayo was on the pitch for less than ten minutes when she scored one of the Mexico women’s national team’s most memorable goals. Pelayo received the ball and quickly dribbled up the left flank off a lofty cross-field pass from Karen Luna. When she found a small opening between U.S. players Midge Purce and Emily Sonnett, she drilled a shot that easily passed goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. Advertisement It was a moment of ecstasy for Pelayo, whose stoppage time goal in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup...

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