Salma Paralluelo emerges as a star in Spain's run to the Women's World Cup final

Salma Parluelo would be preparing for next year's Olympics if she had stayed on track.

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Salma Parluelo decided to switch to football and switched to football.

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Salma Parluelo was super-sub in Spain's run to the Women's World Cup final.

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Spain will play England on Sunday in the first pan-European final since 2003.

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"We are very eager to get to the final," Parluello said at Friday's training session.

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Salma Parluelo said that “It is incomparable. It is very difficult to reach here and we managed to do it"

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Parluelo has been one of the brightest young stars of the tournament and scored two important goals.

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