Rough portraits of the Brazilian squad adorn walls ... a project director. Most of the kids who play soccer come by every day. One of them, 12-year-old Lucas, is considered one of the facility's ...

As Brazil is synonymous with soccer, you can see the passion at play and that the kids on the court were committed to the game. Others hung onto a chain link fence peering into the court and ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé ... he explained in a 2016 column for The Players' Tribune. He began playing at 13 with a youth team in Bauru. He was scouted by Santos at 15 and began playing ...

“The kids are so focused on the soccer part ... Between experiencing the Brazilian culture and playing soccer, there’s one thing that happens behind the scenes for all the players – and ...

I saw the Brazilian soccer demigod Pelé play in person a few times and have ... industrial complex has converted promising young kids — especially Brazilian kids — into fungible units to ...

HOBE SOUND — What’s behind one of the most productive girls soccer seasons the Treasure Coast has ever seen? Is it an array of skills? Sheer athleticism? A tireless work ethic? According to ...

In 1941, Brazil banned women altogether from playing soccer, at any level ... nationwide league didn’t exist until 2013). At the youth level, investment in girls’ athletics was an afterthought.

Pelé, the Brazilian king ... to buy his modest soccer gear.Pelé’s talent drew attention when he was 11, and a local professional player brought him to Santos’ youth squads.