Coach recalls Brazil banning women’s soccerAFP, SAO PAULO, BrazilDilma Mendes does not remember how many times she was arrested as a child. Playing soccer in Brazil. Ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup starting next week in Australia and New Zealand, where Brazil will be in action, Mendes recalled the lengths she went to in order to fulfill her dream of becoming a soccer player. Soccer coach Dilma Mendes, right, takes a training session at the Arena 2 de Julho Football School in Camacari, Brazil, on Wednesday last week. After retiring as a player in 1995, Mendes moved into coaching and helped unearth Formiga, a legendary former midfielder for the Brazil women’s team.
