History for Big Pete 65

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One of the better players in the Peru National Women's team plays keepy uppity at traffic lights in Lima, busking for extra cash.

Source?

I've found an update on that player and the situation with women's football in Peru and Latin America - and thankfully, things seem to be improving.
Article here (by a former Peruvian female player who became a journalist, so she knows what she's talking about):
https://theathletic.com/1714261/2020/04/01/in-peru-womens-soccer-is-blossoming-from-the-bottom-up/
That Peruvian player, Cindy Novoa, used to have to do ball tricks at intersections to get the bus fare to training.
Apparently she doesn't have to now because players are paid a small wage (as captain of the national champions and a national team player, Novoa earns only $US 175 per month for playing).
There's some interesting material on how things have been improving recently.
Though this article also highlights some of the problems still faced e.g. male officials in the Colombian federation demanding bribes to even recognize the national women's team; Argentina's best national players being suspended for demanding better coaching; Peruvian national team players not even receiving expenses and paying for their own transport and food.