HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) A Houston-area soccer club is rethinking its rules after a little girl was told she couldn t play with the boys.
Everyone seems to agree Evangeline Broughton is good enough to play with the boys in her youth soccer league. But this weekend, she was benched from doing just that. She s probably one of the top two or three players in the whole club in this age group, said her coach Michael Carroll. Despite her talent, Evangeline had to sit on the sidelines and just watch.
The young athlete told ABC13 she felt sad and kind of mad when her family learned she couldn t play alongside the boys. Now, Evangeline s mom, Paula Broughton, wants her daughter to get the chance she feels every player deserves.