(CNN) — “The defenders were always mad at her,” Sissi recalls with a chuckle. “You were like: ‘How are we going to stop this girl?’” Out of the thousands of training sessions the former Brazil ...

DRESDEN, Germany -- Bent at the waist, her back to the goal, Marta buried her face in her hands. Her left-footed blast from six yards (meters) looked certain to be a winner, the goal that would give ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced.) FIFA Special Award Winner, Marta Vieira da Silva, poses for a photo during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 at The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Asif Burhan is a freelance journalist who covers women's soccer. Aug 01, 2024, 03:30am EDT BORDEAUX, FRANCE - JULY 31: Marta #10 ...

Marta Vieira da Silva is arguably the greatest women's footballer of all time. Alicia Del Gallo explain the impact she's had on the game of soccer.

Marta Vieira da Silva is one of the best football players in the world. She holds the record for goals scored in World Cups, playing in six of them defending Brazil's national football team and has a ...

A legend who blazed a trail that few others can follow, Marta has called time on her World Cup career. With A Seleção now eliminated from the competition following a frustrating 0-0 draw with Jamaica, ...

Orlando Pride won the National Women's Soccer League championship for the first time with Zambian Barbra Banda getting the goal in a 1-0 win over Washington Spirit on Saturday. Orlando, inspired by ...

Find out which goals have made the shortlists for the FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2025.