but quitting was not an option for sabriyah or her teammates.o together, they headed to britain, the birthplace of the beautiful game. in leeds, they finally have a real shot at life on an even playing field. >> sabriyah nowrozi can play soccer again at last. in afghanistan, she was captain of the junior team. but they were all forced to flee. she's living in northern england now. >> when i play football, i am very happy. but i don't have any problem in the life. >> this is no longer possible in her home country. she's too well-known there. she co-founded the first women's soccer team in herat, in western afghanistan. a sport forbidden to women. >> when i arrive, i think i am sleeping. [laughs] now i am so happy. all is new. i am free. i can go to football. i can work. >> when the taliban came back to power, sabriyah nowrazi was forced into hiding. she didn't leave her home for 10 days. the taliban considers soccer players like her to be infidels, and she risked her life to escape. she was scared to death when she handed her papers over to the t

but quitting was not an option for sabriyah or her teammates.o together, they headed to britain, the birthplace of the beautiful game. in leeds, they finally have a real shot at life on an even playing field. >> sabriyah nowrozi can play soccer again at last. in afghanistan, she was captain of the junior team. but they were all forced to flee. she's living in northern england now. >> when i play football, i am very happy. but i don't have any problem in the life. >> this is no longer possible in her home country. she's too well-known there. she co-founded the first women's soccer team in herat, in western afghanistan. a sport forbidden to women. >> when i arrive, i think i am sleeping. [laughs] now i am so happy. all is new. i am free. i can go to football. i can work. >> when the taliban came back to power, sabriyah nowrazi was forced into hiding. she didn't leave her home for 10 days. the taliban considers soccer players like her to be infidels, and she risked her life to escape. she was scared to death when she handed her papers over to the t