KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marta fell to her knees under the lights of CPKC Stadium and pointed with both hands up to the stands. Her mother, Tereza Vieira de Sá, was there for the first time in America, ...
Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect Brazil making it to the gold medal match on Saturday, August 10, and Marta returning to the roster after serving her two-game suspension. One week ago, ...
When discussing women's soccer legends, there is often one name that even your favorite soccer player mentions -- Marta. The Brazilian icon has played with Orlando Pride for nearly a decade and will ...
Nominated for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2024, Barbra Banda talked exclusively to FIFA about the award and her desire to be a role model to young girls in Zambia and beyond. "Shoot for the moon.
PARIS (AP) — For her final international tournament with Brazil, Marta is back where it all started. The six-time world player of the year was just 18 when she first played in the Olympics 20 years ...
It could only have been her. Marta won the inaugural FIFA award for the best goal in women's soccer — named after the Brazil great. The 38-year-old was given the Marta Award at FIFA's "The Best" ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Last week, Marta was mad. Usually, when she’s on the field with her nose toward goal, the three-time Olympic silver medalist visualizes repeating what she’s done many times over her ...