When discussing women’s soccer legends, there is often one name that even your favorite soccer player mentions — Marta. The Brazilian icon has played with Orlando Pride for nearly a decade and will suit up for her first and potentially final appearance in an NWSL Championship on Saturday night against the Washington Spirit. The most influential athlete in women’s soccer, six times named the best women’s player in the world while having played in six Olympics and six FIFA Women’s World Cups, ranks Saturday’s final as the biggest match of her historic career.
You can catch the NWSL Championship Saturday at 8 p.m. ET only on CBS and Paramount+.
Getting to this point in her career, however, hasn’t been all fun, joy, and passion — all staples of a Marta personality that teammates and opposing players have used to describe her. For eight years with Orlando, there have been tough seasons, losing ones, with rotation coaches and players that have come and gone. The downward moments can be difficult, full of endless questions of what comes next, and for Marta, the Pride of 2024 are built differently.
“No matter what happens in the final, this season, for me and for the team, has been the best season so far….
