“My biggest dream is to qualify with the Venezuelan women’s team for the World Cup,” the athlete said in an interview with Noticias Telemundo. “When I was little, they didn’t help you apply for an academic and sports scholarship in the United States. From 'something impossible' to a college careerNearly 25,000 international students and athletes compete in various sports in the United States, according to NCAA figures. Marianyela Jiménez, a Venezuelan soccer player who is part of the Queen Deyna Program, is one of those athletes. It’s our life, and we live off of it.”Castellanos was asked whether, as a member of the LGBTQ community, she felt women’s soccer was a safe space.

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