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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Clearly, those of us women who play football wish that there was more coverage. But it's one of those things that happens. Every year the level is getting higher, and I think we surprise a lot of people when the world focuses its attention on the World Cup or the Olympics final.
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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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My intention is to get more involved in social projects so I can give people a message of hope.
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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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She smashed traditional power structures, turned the system upside down. That's what people want.
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While we absolutely will want visitors to Hershey to be able to experience and learn from The Hershey Story, this is first and foremost a community asset that must be easily accessible to the people who live and work here. A downtown location guarantees that accessibility. It also will provide a high-quality, first-class destination that will be a catalyst for the continued momentum for the positive redevelopment of Milton Hershey's town.
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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.
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Opportunities for fraud are open and they are taken advantage of. The most elementary precautions are neither taken nor even contemplated. The reverse is the case. People such as myself who attempt to bring openness and accountability to the system are pursued, suspended and dismissed.
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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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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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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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I didn't know there was such a thing as professional soccer, but I knew that Brazil had a women's team that competed against other countries, and I wanted to be on that team.
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Clearly, those of us women who play football wish that there was more coverage.
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I think what really matters is the support you get in football regardless of the uniform you wear. Some girls feel good playing in long shorts, while some of them feel good playing in tighter shorts. I'm not against it. It's obvious that women have to explore that female side of things, and I don't think that's a mistake.