Mexico is sending its first blind women’s football team to compete in an international tournament. Players cannot wait.


Mark Viales is a freelance journalist and photographer focused on human rights, climate change, and Indigenous issues. His work has appeared in The Guardian, NPR, Americas Quarterly, and other international outlets.
Mexico is sending its first blind women’s football team to compete in an international tournament. Players cannot wait.

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