Marta

2024 - 8 - 10

Marta saa jäähyväiset olympiapäiviltä – USA vie kullan ja Brasilia hopean!

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Brasilialainen jalkapallotähti Marta pelasi viimeisen ottelunsa olympiadebyytissään, mutta USA:n naisten joukkue nousi voittoon!

Uuden sukupolven amerikkalainen naisten jalkapallojoukkue teki historiaa voittamalla viidennen olympiakultamitalinsa Pariisin olympialaisissa 2024, kun he voittivat Brasilian 1-0. Mallory Swansonin maalilla toisen puoliajan alussa USA:n joukkue riemuitsi voitostaan, samalla kun brasilialainen legenda Marta otti viimeiset askeleensa kansainvälisellä näyttämöllä. 38-vuotias Marta, joka on pelannut kuudessa olympialaissa, oli tehnyt selväksi, että tämä olisi hänen viimeinen turnauksensa, mutta tällä kertaa kultamitali jäi taas haaveeksi.

Marta ei aloittanut finaalissa, mikä herätti kysymyksiä fanien keskuudessa. Hänen poissaolonsa avauskokoonpanosta oli valtava yllätys, mutta fanit muistivat hänen uransa hienouden, kun hän oli aikaisemmin saanut punaista korttia turnauksen aikana. Sue Ellen Albert aloitti USA:n joukkueessa, ja Swansonin maali riitti nostamaan USA:n voittoon, varmistaen samalla Martan olympiakauden päättymisen hopeamitalissa.

Vaikka Brasilia hallitsi ensimmäistä puoliaikaa, Yhdysvallat osoitti sitkeyttään ja kykyään voittaa paineen alla. Maalivahti Alyssa Naeherin uskomattomat torjunnat varmistivat, että Brasilian vaatimukset kullan suhteen murskattiin ja Yhdysvallat pääsi juhlimaan voittoa 12 vuoden tauon jälkeen. Brasilialaisen jalkapallon ikoni Marta sanoi hyvästit turnauksen jälkeen, ja jokainen fanin kyynel oli todiste hänen merkittävästä panoksestaan.

Martan välitön vetäytyminen ja Yhdysvaltojen voitto osoittavat, kuinka jalkapallon maailmalla on aina uusia tarinoita kerrottavana. Monta kertaa urheilu tuo meidät yhteen, ja Martan urheiluhengen perintö jää elämään seuraavissa sukupolvissa. Tiesitkö, että Marta on voittanut FIFA:n maailman parhaan naisjalkapalloilijan tittelin kuusi kertaa? Hän on yksi maailman kaikkien aikojen parhaista pelaajista ja nousi ensimmäisenä naisena saamaan tällaisen kunnian. Vaikka olympiakulta jäi haaveeksi, Martan ura on kuin satukirja, joka inspiroi miljoonia nuoria urheilijoita ympäri maailmaa.

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Olympics soccer latest: American women eye fifth gold medal ... (ABC News)

The United States is facing Brazil in the gold-medal match of the women's soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics.

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2004 rematch: Marta's last shot at gold 20 years after first Brazil-US ... (NBC New York)

Marta, 38, has played in six Olympics. She has said that this will be her last international tournament.

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USWNT wins fifth Olympic gold medal in women's soccer (The Associated Press)

The U.S. women's soccer team won its fifth Olympic gold medal by beating Brazil 1-0 backed by Mallory Swanson's early second-half goal.

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Why isn't Marta playing for Brazil against USWNT in the women's ... (AS English)

Brazilian legend Marta Vieira, now 38 years old, did not start the Women's Soccer final of the 2024 Olympic Games, where Brazil are facing USWNT.

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Brazil vs USA: Marta, a legend of women's football, retires on a high ... (Sportstar)

Marta's journey in her final big tournament was not smooth. She was handed a red card for a foul on Spain's Olga Carmona in the Brazil's final group-stage ...

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Brazil women player ratings vs USWNT: Marta's Olympic fairytale ... (Goal.com)

Marta's Olympic career ended with Brazil winning a silver medal at Paris 2024 as the USWNT instead took gold thanks to Mallory Swanson's strike in a 1-0 ...

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Marta is listed as a sub for Brazil's Olympic gold medal match ... (KSL.com)

Legendary forward Marta did not start for Brazil in the gold medal match against the United States at the Paris Olympics. Marta, a six-time world player of ...

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Marta's Final Olympic Curtain Call (HOLA! USA)

The stage is set for Marta to play her last Olympic game and win gold.

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LIVE Score: Brazil vs USWNT Paris 2024 Olympics - BRA 0-1 USA ... (Sportstar)

Paris 2024: Follow the live updates of the women's football gold medal match between Brazil and the USA at the Summer Olympic Games, at the French capital ...

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USWNT wins gold for 1st time in 12 years after beating Marta's Brazil (thescore.com)

Paris , France - 10 August 2024; Mallory Swanson of Team United States celebrates after. The United States women's soccer team is back on top of ...

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Brazil great Marta misses out on Olympic gold again as the US stops ... (The Associated Press)

After 185 appearances including six Olympics and six World Cups Brazil great Marta said farewell to international soccer. Olympic gold eluded her to the ...

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U.S. women's soccer returns to the sport's pinnacle, winning gold ... (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Though Brazil dominated the first half, the U.S. fought through and won the game with Mallory Swanson's goal to seal the 1-0 win at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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Marta listed as sub, Albert starts for USWNT in Olympic final - ESPN (ESPN)

Legendary forward Marta did not start for Brazil in the gold medal match against the United States at the Paris Olympics.

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Brazil women player ratings vs USWNT: Marta's Olympic dream ... (Goal.com)

Marta's Olympic career ended with Brazil winning a silver medal at Paris 2024 as the USWNT instead took gold thanks to Mallory Swanson's strike in a 1-0 ...

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USWNT vs Brazil live updates: Mallory Swanson goal wins Paris ... (The New York Times)

Follow live reaction as Mallory Swanson's second-half goal and Alyssa Naeher's stunning late save help the USA to win gold.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Marta Bows Out With Silver, Restoring Brazil's ... (Forbes)

I am not crying because we won silver. Look, how much Brazil had to overcome in this tournament to reach this final. This silver medal restores our pride - when ...

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Paris 2024 football: USWNT wins incredible fifth Olympic gold over ... (Olympics)

Read on to find out how the USWNT's gold medal triumph came about, beating Brazil 1-0.

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Once referred to as 'Pele in a skirt', Marta's name now stands alone ... (Olympic Channel)

An emotional Marta at Paris 2024, her final Olympic Games. Picture by 2024 Getty Images. Marta DA SILVAFootball.

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USWNT and Brazil scoreless at halftime in the gold medal game at ... (ECM Publishers)

The United States and Brazil are knotted in a scoreless draw at halftime in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. was undefeated heading into ...

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Brazil's Marta full of 'pride' as Olympic career ends with silver - ESPN (ESPN)

Brazil great Marta finished her Olympic career without gold following defeat to the U.S. women's national team but was full of pride at taking a third ...

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Obrigado, Marta — Brazilian legend makes way for the future after ... (ABC News)

Having watched her young teammates battle through to an Olympic final, football's greatest leaves Brazil in a far better place than when she found it.

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Brazil's 'queen' Marta unlikely to play for country again (Yahoo Sports)

Brazil's all-time leading goalscorer Marta said she has likely played her last game for her country.

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Brazil great Marta misses out on Olympic gold medal again in Paris (Washington Times)

Marta fought back tears as she exited the Olympic stage one last time.

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Marta: Legendary forward 'probably' won't play for Brazil again (BBC Sport)

Brazil's all-time leading goalscorer Marta said she has likely played her last game for her country.

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Marta Is Not the Queen of Soccer, and That's a Truth No One Wants ... (MLS Multiplex)

Mia Hamm is a true legend. Two-time World Cup champion, two-time Olympic champion, two-time FIFA World Player of the Year, top scorer for the USWNT for many ...

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Marta following USA defeat | Paris 2024 (FIFA.com)

After a heart-breaking 1-0 defeat to USA, Marta discusses the positives of Brazil's third silver medal-winning campaign at the Games.

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No perfect Olympics ending for Marta – but a silver medal 'rescue act ... (The Athletic)

There was to be no moment of magic on the pitch in Saturday's final against the USA but the Brazilian veteran's legacy is secured.

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