Brazilian
soccer
star
Marta,
considered
one
of
the
greatest
players
in
the
history
of
the
women’s
game,
is
set
to
feature
in
her
sixth
Olympics
after
being
selected
to
represent
her
nation
at
this
year’s
Games
in
Paris.
In
April,
Marta
told
CNN
Brasil
that
she
plans
to
retire
from
international
soccer
at
the
end
of
the
year
but
will
have
one
more
chance
to
claim
an
Olympic
gold
medal
for
her
country.
The
38-year-old
has
won
two
silver
medals
in
2004
and
2008,
losing
the
final
to
the
US
women’s
team
on
both
occasions.
Marta
currently
plays
club
soccer
in
the
US
for
the
Orlando
Pride,
which
is
battling
the
KC
Current
at
the
top
of
the
NWSL
this
season.
“She
brings
a
lot
to
the
table,
she’s
the
greatest
athlete
of
all
time,”
Brazil’s
coach
Arthur
Elias
said,
per
Reuters.
“She’s
playing
well,
she
deserved
to
be
on
this
list.
“Marta’s
performance,
especially
after
she
came
back
to
play
for
her
club,
which
is
fighting
for
the
top
spot
in
the
US,
her
behavior,
with
or
without
the
ball,
makes
all
the
athletes
see
her
as
an
example.
“I
have
the
challenge
of
finding
a
way
of
playing
to
maximize
her
game.
But
she
knows
that
you
can
only
win
with
everyone.”
Marta
is
Brazil’s
all-time
record
goalscorer,
male
or
female,
and
has
appeared
in
six
World
Cups.
In
Tokyo
2020,
she
made
history
by
becoming
the
first
player
to
score
in
five
straight
Olympics.
She
will
have
the
chance
to
extend
that
record
in
Paris.
Brazil
will
face
Nigeria
in
its
opening
match
of
the
Paris
Games
on
July
25
in
Bordeaux,
before
playing
Japan
and
Spain
in
its
remaining
Group
C
matches.-CNN