Marta
Marta
Forward who joined Brazil's national team in 2002 and became the all-time leading scorer in Women's World Cup history. She was named the FIFA World Player of the Year five straight years from 2006 to 2010.
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth19 February 1986
CityDois Riachos, Brazil
CountryBrazil
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Football in Brazil is seen as a masculine sport, even with a lot of people accepting the female sport.
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My intention is to get more involved in social projects so I can give people a message of hope.
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I play football in training all the time with my male friends, who are also professionals. But playing together in competition? I just don't see it. We have the ability, we have the technique, we have the tactical understanding, but there are physical limitations. You can't get away from that.
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Some boys accepted me, some didn't. And my family had comments made to them. Brazil is still a very macho society, and sports are mainly for boys, so people would say to them: 'What is this girl doing? Why is she always out there in the soccer games with the boys?'
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But the reason that women's football is still unknown is because it's not on television and not widely publicised for a wide majority of the leagues in the world.
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One of our problems is the culture of Brazil which focuses on men's football. Of course we would like to change that. Maybe one day we will have a strong competitive league instead of our women footballers always having to play abroad.
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The fact is, (we have) a very dynamic place. It changes to meet provider needs, and the staff is really good if people want and need help.