Marta grew up playing street soccer with the boys in Dois Riachos, a town in eastern Brazil some 1,250 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. She was just 17 when she appeared at the 2003 World Cup, held ...

Marta grew up playing street soccer with the boys in Dois Riachos, a town in eastern Brazil some 1,250 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. She was just 17 when she appeared at the 2003 World Cup, held ...

Marta grew up playing street soccer with the boys in Dois Riachos, a town in eastern Brazil some 1,250 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. She was just 17 when she appeared at the 2003 World Cup, held ...

There was no league then in Brazil, but that bus led her to a club, Vasco de Gama in Rio de Janeiro, in 2000 as a 14-year-old. Those are the days Marta promised to remember here in France. “I ...

In a black FC Gold Pride warm-up suit and a straw fedora, Marta walked along Market Street to an athletic-shoe store where she and some of her new teammates were going to sign autographs. If this ...

The Brazilian women’s national team announced its latest roster for the upcoming FIFA window, and the legendary Marta, who last year declared her retirement from international football, made the ...

Brazilian icon Marta reflects on the historic significance of hosting the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup — the first senior ...

The six-time Olympian has 13 Olympic goals, just one shy of Brazilian Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva's record. The match could be Marta's last appearance in a Brazil shirt at a major competition.

Marta grew up playing street soccer with the boys in Dois Riachos, a town in eastern Brazil some 1,250 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. She was just 17 when she appeared at the 2003 World Cup, held ...

Brazil's Marta dribbles the ball during a women's soccer match against China at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Rifu, Japan.

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 ...

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 ...