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Mexico's football team changes the way it displays its player鈥檚 names on their jerseys.
I was just really happy,鈥� says The New York Times en Espa帽ol editor Paulina Chavira, 鈥淚 was crying because it was a victory for me.鈥� She convinced Mexico's national football team to add accent marks to their jerseys.
Also: migrant workers are already building football stadiums in Qatar for the World Cup in 2022; a Pakistani woman created a board game to take on arranged marriage; a Jeopardy! winner has mixed feelings about her victory; and we listen to World Cup themed music from Colombia.
(Image: Fans of Mexico celebrate during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group F match between Mexico and Sweden at Ekaterinburg Arena on June 27, 2018 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Credit: Carlos Cuin/Getty Images)
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