In her last participation in the World Cup, Marta revealed her brand new life project: to become a mother. After a remarkable career where she was crowned the best player in the world six times, she now aspires to start a family.
In a touching interview with ‘Esporte Espetacular’, the legendary number 10 in women’s football spoke about her sporting achievements and her desire to leave a personal legacy. The player is 37 years old.
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“No, it’s not a recent dream, I’ve always had this desire, this desire because (crying) I don’t have a photo of when I was a baby, because of the difficulty of my family, as I said, my mother raised us alone, four children, we couldn’t afford it asking a photographer to take a picture and when asked, she must have lost it, so there were even those photos that you look through binoculars but lost when moving from one house to another, so, a photo that I have when I was a child at 9, 8 years old. Sometimes I try to imagine what I was like when I was a child and also because I really like children, although I am theoretically the mother of my nephews, but my same look like that and see myself in some way.”
Well aware of the challenges that can represent the reconciliation between her sports career and motherhood, Marta does not exclude this possibility and knows that life can hold beautiful surprises.
Beyond her exploits on the pitch, Marta remains a true inspiration to many young girls and women who aspire to play football. Time and time again, she has used her voice to advocate for greater recognition of women’s football and fair compensation for athletes.
The 2023 World Cup marks the end of her international career, and Marta hopes the Brazilian team will go far in the competition. Either way, she leaves behind an extraordinary legacy as a footballing legend and an outspoken advocate for gender equality in sport.
