![]() We would do yard sales, clothing sales, sell chocolates at traffic lights, and raffles," Roberta told this daily in March. ![]() “They could not afford their kits, and uniforms, they hadn’t even travelled past the state, leave alone the country. Once she and Brasil Cricket took cricket seriously, the struggles followed. After working in England, she returned to Brazil with her husband, who introduced her to cricket. If Marta gave the next generation the female role model they never had in football, Roberta became the "Big Mom" of the national cricket team. Cry in the beginning so you can smile in the end," she said holding back tears. The women's game depends on you to survive. "There is not going to be a Marta forever. After losing to hosts France, Marta pleaded to the next generation to save Brazilian women's football. The 2019 World Cup saw Brazil field the oldest squad. The subsidies provided by the ministry were vital for women players, in lieu of the national contracts. Women's sport received the sedative when the nation elected Jair Bolsonaro in 2019, which led to the disbanding of the Ministry of Culture. The #FIFAWWC will never know another Marta. The rampant misogyny from their own federation officials, who were more interested in players wearing makeup and short shorts, was another front Marta and her team had to fight. She kept fighting for her team even when the Federation fired Brazil's first female coach, Emily Lima, to accommodate Vadão, the former coach who oversaw the 2015 World Cup campaign. Over her career, she bagged the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award six times, more than any other female player. Even at home, Marta's club, Santos, closed their women's football wing to keep Neymar.ĭespite all of the obstacles, Marta kept delivering. After pleading for support in the medal ceremony, the Brazilian team wrote a letter of demand to the Brazilian Federation to increase travel stipend, giving them basic amenities that the men's team would never even have to think about, scheduling more matches and most importantly, money, paid on time.
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