For these teens, soccer is life. Now, the cartels want in.

Sugey Milagros Salinas Grimaldi, a teacher and youth soccer coach, visits the site where one of her former students was found dead, in Celaya, Mexico on June 12, 2026. She founded the Ravens, her youth soccer team, in his honor. “They are smart birds; they get what they want by looking carefully,” she said. “It’s like the children here, they are always looking for opportunities.” (Alejandro Cegarra/The New York Times) By MARIA ABI-HABIB The soccer tournament gathered teenagers from around…

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