Heave ho in Guatemalan football

Prostitute squad sidelined in Guatemalan soccer tournament

GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) - A football team made up of prostitutes cried foul after being ejected from a tournament, they said, because of their profession.

"Just for being prostitutes, society marginalizes us, and we want to exercise our rights as women and as mothers," said the team captain, Valeria, who did not give her last name.

Her team, the Stars of the Line, lost 5-2 to the Blue Devils, fielded by an exclusive girls' school in the Guatemalan capital, and were ejected from the tournament after Monday's game.

Officials cited the use of foul language from the team's fans as the reason.