the boys from little mexico, pt2
years in the making, a book at the right time
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“Sometimes players say things to get in our heads, call us short, brown. This guy said, ‘You ain’t nothing to me, man. You’re only to my waist!’ I thought, ‘I’ll take you, man.’ They say, “Stupid Mexicans, go home, go back to Mexico.” If they do...
the boys from little mexico
years in the making, a book at the right time
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So maybe you’ve heard. Mexicans love soccer. Maybe you’ve heard. Hispanics are a growing force in the American soccer world. But you haven’t heard the story of the the boys from Little Mexico.
Steve Wilson was kind enough to give TIAS the longest excerpt rights for his...
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