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Marta Vieira

By variotechno2010 on  From topplayersports.blogspot.com
Marta Vieira da Silva (born February 19, 1986 in Dois Riachos, Alagoas), commonly known as Marta, is a Brazilian female football forward who plays for the Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer. She is also a member of the Brazil women's national football team.She has been named FIFA World Player of the Year four times (2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009) and was the inaugural winner of that award's successor, the FIFA Ballon d'Or, in 2010. She was a member of the Brazilian National...Read Full Story

Top Sport Players -Marta Vieira da Silva Brazil footballer

By jamile on  From sportstationic.blogspot.com
Marta Vieira da Silva (Brazil) – 22, or just Marta, a single moniker being the mark of Brazil's great footballers. She is also known as Pelé in a skirt. The daughter of a poor family from the scrublands of Brazil's northeast, Marta had to force her brothers and his friends to even let her play the game. Once she made their team, the quick-footed striker was never off it. She signed with Swedish club Umea IK in 2004 and was soon helping Brazil challenge the U.S. and Germany's dominance in...Read Full Story

Marta Visits Sierra Leone

By drkhart on  From womenssoccerafrica.blogspot.com
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, Marta Vieira Da Silva, five-time FIFA world female player of the year, ended a two-day visit to Sierra Leone Sunday to promote women's empowerment with the message "When women succeed, we all win." During her visit, Marta met with University students, civil society groups and young female footballers and students. She also met with women's groups, advocating for a 30 percent quota for women in all decision making bodies saying "When I see the will and commitment...Read Full Story

Brazilian Soccer Star Marta da Silva to Fight Global Poverty

By hsnews on  From hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
Brazilian Marta Vieira da Silva, the world’s top-ranked female football player, has been recruited by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to advocate for women’s empowerment as part of global efforts to fight poverty. Ms. Vieira da Silva, known to her fans simply as Marta, won the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year four years in a row, from 2006 to 2009. She currently plays with the United States football club FC Gold Pride and has led the club to a championship title...Read Full Story

Marta bringing star power to LA Sol

 From ap.org
Marta arrived and Los Angeles rolled out the red carpet. Marta Vieira da Silva, the three-time FIFA Player of the Year and marquee face of the new women's professional soccer team in Los Angeles, has received a warm welcome to the U.S. since arriving on Feb. 18. At her news conference at the Home Depot Center on Thursday, Kobe Bryant — who arrived via helicopter because Lakers' practice ran late — introduced the 5-foot-4 phenom as one of his favorite athletes. "I'm just as excited as anybody...Read Full Story
In the women’s category, should Brazil’s mercurial striker Marta once again walk away a winner on the night, the women’s title should be renamed the Marta Vieira da Silva Award as it would be her sixth consecutive World Player of the Year gong in ...  
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