Marta, the greatest player in history, to marry a teammate

Brazilian women’s football legend Marta (34) has announced her marriage to Deion Pressley, her partner in the Orlando Pride team. She announced her union on Instagram on Monday. “This is a new chapter in the story that we are writing together,” she wrote. His partner posted the same photo with the mention: “Yes”.

The two players revealed their romantic relationship at the end of 2018, a year after Marta arrived in Florida. The Brazilian is a legend of her sport. In 2019, she became the historic top scorer in the Women’s World Cup with 17 goals.

The 34-year-old striker, who has worked for several Brazilian (Vasco de Gama, Santa Cruz, Santa), Swedish (Umea IK, Tyreso, Rosengard) and American (Los Angeles Sol, Gold Pride, Western New York Flash and Orlando) clubs, Also entered the history of world football by winning, in 2018, for the sixth time the title of best player in the world FIFA, surpassing the records of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. His name appears on the path to the stars leading to the legendary Maracana stadium alongside players like Pelé, Garrincha and Ronaldo.

Silver medalist at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, the top scorer in the selection of the Brazilian women’s team (119 in 152 caps) will go for gold next summer in Tokyo. During the last World Cup in France in 2019, she made a strong gesture in favor of gender equality by showing the “equal” sign on her shoe. 30-year-old Deion Pressley, American defender, has never been selected with the selection A of her country.

This is not the first time that two partners in the city have played in the same team. Last summer, Pernille Harder became the most expensive transfer in the history of women’s football when she left Wolfsburg for Chelsea, where she joined her partner Magda Eriksson. The two players also play together in the Swedish selection.

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