Mexico 71: the Women’s World Cup that Machismo Hides over Half a Century · Global Voices

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Mexico City, 6 Mar (EFE).- Mexico reached a World Cup final in 1971 with a selection of women who filled the Aztec Stadium, but FIFA never recognized that tournament, vetoed the players and their history was buried by machismo for more than half a century.Fifty-five years later, the pioneers of that team reconstruct in an interview with EFE the history that was left out of the official story of football and the violences - attacks, censorship an…