When nobody, or almost nobody, thought that women could make a living from football, when today’s players grew up without references because, then, women’s football did not exist because it was not sold, it was Marta. So, no last names. Vieira Da Silvabut have never needed them. Everyone knows who he is. The ‘Rainha’ of football, the best in history. The one who collected all the prizes while Leo Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo they were taking turns. The one that opened the way for all those who succeed today.
After the painful elimination of Brazil in the group stage -after winning the first game against Panama (4-0), losing the second against France (2-1) and drawing the last one with Jamaica (0-0)-, Marta He announced that here, at 37 years of age, his history with the World Cups would end. A story that began in 2007, in China, where she was runner-up, and that ends in 2023, after five editions.
exemplary speech
As has been the custom during all these years, her message went around the world and touched the hearts of an entire generation that has grown up with her: “You know what’s cool? That when I started playing I had no female references. You journalists did not teach football practiced by women. How were they supposed to be? How to imagine that I could make it to the national team and become who I am? Today we go out into the street and the families stop us and tell us ‘My daughter adores you, she wants to be like you’. And not only with Marta, but also with other players. Today we have our own references. None of this would have happened if we had stopped at the first obstacles”.
And he left a message: “Marta ends here. There is no more Cup for Marta. I am very grateful for the opportunity to play again in a World Cup and very happy with all this that is happening in women’s football in Brazil and around the world. Keep betting and supporting. Because for me it’s the end. But, for them, only the beginning”.
praised
After his announcement, many soccer players wanted to dedicate a few words to him. “I had no female references, and the first time I heard about someone it was her, without putting a face on her. Then I was able to watch videos. It’s brutal how he has maintained that level in the elite for so long. I can only congratulate him and thank him for everything he has done “He said Irene Paredes.
“What an icon. What a pioneer. Thank you, Marta ”, published Ada Hegerberg. And Alexia Putellas was not missing: “Thank you for opening doors, for inspiring all of us who love this sport and for being a benchmark. Thank you for everything, legend.
2023-08-03 11:27:53
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