Martha Vieria He celebrated his 20 years in the World Cups. What was expected as an exciting and beautiful day for the ‘canarinha’ turned into a nightmare. The team led by Pia Sundhage was eliminated before the historic feat of Jamaica, who has stolen second place in the group, in Marta’s last game with the Brazilian team. ‘La Reinha’, the first benchmark in women’s football, the first name that broke into a world reserved only for men, is retiring globally. It is not the farewell that she wanted, nor the one that Marta deserved, but nothing can tarnish her legend. “Marta ends here. I finish, but they continue. Support women’s football in Brazil and in the world”, asked the player after the elimination of Brazil.
The love story between Marta and soccer began like so many others. A ball, two makeshift posts and a desire to play. In her native Dos Riachos, a city in northwestern Brazil with just over 10,000 inhabitants, it was where she slipped away from her brothers to continue playing soccer with her friends. Despite the fact that since 1983 the veto had been lifted for women to play ballimposed in 1941, the prejudices and the barriers were still well present. But that did not stop Marta from disobeying and she, at the age of 14, took a bus for three days until Rio de Janeiro. There was Vasco Da Gama, one of the few clubs in the country that had a women’s team, where they were captivated by their talent and they did not hesitate to sign her.
Brazilian football enjoyed her for four years before she made the leap to Swedish Umea IK (2004-2008) and the world began to know about Marta. She also passed through the United States in different stages, with the jersey of Los Angeles Sol, FC Golden Pride and Western New York Flash, but where she marked her compatriots was during her time with Santos, Pelé’s historic team. From 2017 to present, she is a player of the Orlando Pride.
Trophies reaped all that have been and have, both individually and collectively. She was league champion in all the countries she played in, except Brazil. She lifted the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League at Umea and the 2009 CONMEBOL Libertadores with Santos. She accumulated Cups and Super Cups, however, the The main shirt in Marta’s career was going to be one: the Verdeamarela.
The first time he put on the t-shirt of the ‘canarinha’ It was in 2002, with 16 years old, simultaneously in Sub17 and Sub19. No one has ever done it, but Marta has always been one to break the rules. His career with the national team, which ended with the elimination of Brazil in Australia and New Zealand, has allowed him to reap Olympic medals (silver in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008), as well as two Pan American titles in 2003 and 2007. Without however, the The great event that Marta has always had pending has been the World Cup.
The owner of six Ballon d’Ors (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2018) he has played six World Cups, in which he has scored in five (less in Australia and New Zealand). The ‘Rainha’ has only reached a World Cup final with Brazil, in China 2007, where she was the great star of the national team and the tournament. He had to settle for the runner-up and, since then, the ‘canarinha’ has never gone so far again. With elimination now in the group stage, Marta says goodbye with a bittersweet taste of your favorite scene.
“You know what’s cool? When I started playing I didn’t have an idol from the women’s team. You guys [los medios de comunicación] they did not show women’s soccer. How was she supposed to see them? How was I going to imagine that I could make it to the national team, become what I am, a reference? Today we go out into the street and people stop us to talk, they tell us ‘my daughter adores you, she wants to be like you’. And not only with Marta, with other players as well”, said the emblematic player before the final match.
Now hang the ‘canarinha’ jacket. ‘La Rainha’ says goodbye. The first benchmark of women’s football becomes one more fan, who will be able to enjoy everything she has helped to achieve.
2023-08-02 19:22:32
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