“Dear Mili Hernandez, you are amazing in every way. Thank you for teaching us how to be brave and shining a light on something so hurtful. If you don’t know, she is my new hero.”
— Abby Wambach on 8-year-old Hernandez whose team was disqualified from a youth tournament in Nebraska because organizers thought she was a boy because of her short hair. TheNebraska State Soccer Association said that a misprint in the team’s roster identified Hernandez as a boy. (@abbywambach via Instagram)
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