Brazil great Marta misses out on Olympic gold again
Updated On: 11 August, 2024 07:56 PM IST | Paris | AP
The U.S. has proved a frequent roadblock to her international ambitions. Add Paris 2024 to Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. It was Adriana, however, who came closest to an equalizer, when her header was saved by U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher in stoppage time
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Brazil`s forward Marta reacts to her team`s defeat at the end of the women`s gold medal final football match between Brazil and US during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Pic/AFP
After 185 appearances, including six World Cups and six Olympics, Brazil great Marta said farewell to international soccer on Saturday. Olympic gold eluded her to the end. At the age of 38, Marta had said ahead of the Paris Games that it would be her last major tournament with the national team. There was to be no perfect ending for a player who has been a flag-bearer for the women`s game " a 1-0 defeat to the United States in the Olympic final consigning her to silver once again. It will have been an all-too familiar feeling for the six-time world player of the year. The U.S. has proved a frequent roadblock to her international ambitions. Add Paris 2024 to Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
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