announce

FIFA announced its decision: There must be a clear separation between men's and women's football.

centre forward

She joined a club called Celaya, which was looking for a centre forward.

club

In 2005 she joined a second-division club called Celaya.

confess

“I tricked them for years,” Maribel confesses.

courageous

She's very courageous – she's not afraid of anything.

division

In 2005 she joined a second division club called Celaya.

found out

They only found out I wasn't a boy when they saw my picture in the newspaper.

goal

She's scored 46 goals in 49 international matches.

junior

As a teenager Maribel got into a junior national team.

knock

The men's team were knocked out in the first round.

match

She's scored 46 goals in 49 international matches.

poisonous

Those mushrooms are poisonous so you mustn't eat them.

pretty

They were pretty shocked when they found out Maribel was a girl.

professional

Maribel was soon playing for a professional women's team in Atlanta.

qualified

Maribel scored the goal which qualified Mexico for the 2011 World Cup.

quarter-finals

The Mexican women's team reached the quarter-finals of the Olympics.

round

The men's team were knocked out in the first round.

score

She's scored 46 goals in 49 international matches.

separation

FIFA announced that there must be a clear separation between men's and women's football.

short-haired

The short-haired new arrival was soon accepted into the group of boys.

superstitious

People who believe in magic are often superstitious.

surprisingly

Nora Herrera says that Maribel is surprisingly strong.

trick

“I tricked them for years,” Maribel confesses.

wasteland

She started to play football on wasteland near her home in Mexico City.

well-known

Bill Bryson is a well-known author of books about travel.

whereas

Maribel got £600 a month, whereas a top male player got £60,000.

club

club

midvoor

midvoor

aankondigen

aankondigen

divisie

divisie

moedig

moedig

bekennen

bekennen

junior / junioren-

junior / junioren-

doelpunt

doelpunt

ergens achter komen

ergens achter komen

giftig

giftig

wedstrijd

wedstrijd

verslaan

verslaan

kwalificeren

kwalificeren

professioneel

professioneel

behoorlijk

behoorlijk

scoren / een doelpunt maken

scoren / een doelpunt maken

ronde

ronde

kwartfinale

kwartfinale

bijgelovig

bijgelovig

met kort haar

met kort haar

scheiding

scheiding

braakliggend veldje / terrein

braakliggend veldje / terrein

voor de gek houden

voor de gek houden

verrassend

verrassend

terwijl

terwijl

bekend

bekend