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NYT investigations - Latin America. Formerly in India, Mideast & Afghanistan. 2X Polk winner & Pulitzer finalist. Email: maria.abihabib@nytimes.com
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For These Teens, Soccer Is Life. Now, the Cartels Want In.

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By Maria Abi-Habib Verified
| GV Wire Verified
CELAYA, Mexico — The soccer tournament gathered teenagers from around Celaya, an industrial city in central Mexico, offering a refuge from the death and violence that have become a way of life here. As the Ravens waited for their next match, some players stretched between games, taking a moment of silence to focus. Others glared at the competition as they gathered around a boom box blasting narcocorridos, polka and waltz-based ballads extolling the lives of Mexican drug lords.
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Para estos adolescentes, el fútbol lo es todo. Ahora, los cárteles quieren meterse al juego

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By Maria Abi-Habib Verified
| Milenio Verified
El torneo de fútbol reunió a adolescentes de toda Celaya, una ciudad industrial en el centro de México, lo cual les ofreció un respiro de la muerte y la violencia que se han vuelto habituales por aquí. Mientras los 'Ravens' esperaban su próximo encuentro, algunos jugadores hacían estiramientos entre partido y partido, por lo que se tomaban un momento de silencio para concentrarse.
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Para estos adolescentes, el fútbol lo es todo. Ahora, los cárteles quieren meterse al juego

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By Maria Abi-Habib Verified, Alejandro Cegarra
| The New York Times en Español Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. El torneo de fútbol reunió a adolescentes de toda Celaya, una ciudad industrial en el centro de México, y les ofreció un respiro de la muerte y la violencia que se han vuelto habituales por aquí. “No me gusta, pero no puedo decirles que lo apaguen”, dijo su entrenadora, Sugey Milagros Salinas Grimaldi.
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