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 |