By Natalia Siniawski and Janina Nuno Rios MEXICO CITY, July 3 (Reuters) - As the World Cup brings cameras, money, and global ...

Khalida Popal, former Afghanistan women's national team captain, uses the World Cup as a platform to advocate for female athletes and refugees. Living in Mexico, she organizes football clinics to ...

Popal was the first captain of the Afghan women’s football team and has used her platform to break down barriers and challenge societal norms. Khalida Popal is renowned and deeply respected for her ...

Founder of Afghanistan women’s national team on fearing assassination and fleeing country then aiding 500 players and their families evacuate when the Taliban returned “They tried to silence me,” ...

(CNN)She's faced death threats, violence and depression, but the former captain of Afghanistan's women's football team Khalida Popal refuses to be silenced. "There are so many women who can't get out ...

Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again. Khalida Popal at a Washington Spirit ...

Fatima Popal is the Chief Financial Officer of The Popal Group, managing the business side of the family’s expanding restaurant portfolio. For Fatima Popal, Sunday brunches and family dinners were the ...

Video showcases interview with Afghan activist and soccer player Popal on World Cup legacy in Mexico. Video credit: Reuters ...

MEXICO CITY, July 3 - As the World Cup brings cameras, money, and global celebration to Mexico, former Afghanistan women's national team captain Khalida Popal is asking a critical question: how much ...