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Girls who bend it like Beckham

By Agence France-Presse in Kolsindur, Bangladesh | China Daily | Updated: 2015-11-14 08:10

Youngsters in Bangladesh show their mettle

Bangladeshi village soccer coach Mofiz Uddin only decided to form a girls' team in 2011 out of frustration at the local boys' failure to bring home any trophies.

Less than five years on, his young female players have won every national tournament going, becoming minor celebrities in the conservative, Muslim-majority nation.

Girls who bend it like Beckham

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