Lowering the flag! The legendary player Martaone of the best ever to compete in women’s football, decided to retire from the Brazilian national team.
The great player, who has been crowned world number one six times, said the season finale will see her stop competing with the “selesao”.
“If I go to the Olympics I will enjoy every moment, because regardless of whether I go to the Olympics or not, this is my last year with the national team. There is no longer Marta in the National Team as an athlete from 2025 onwards, she does not exist”he emphasized.
“This is my last year and I can already confirm that here. It is a moment when we must understand that the time has come. I am very calm about this, because I see with great optimism this development we have in relation to the young athletes”she added Marta.
THE Marta participated in five Olympic Games throughout her career and won two silver medals (2004 and 2008). She is a two-time champion of Pan American Games (2003 and 2007) and has won three times the Copa America (2003, 2010 and 2018).
She won the award for the best player in the world six times and is the top scorer in its history Brazilian nationalas well as the top scorer in World Cup history.
Source: Sport Fm
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