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1 of 3 | Marta of Brazil will discontinue from world shot this year, sloppy of whether she is chosen for nan nationalist squad for nan 2024 Summer Games. Photo by Joel Carrett/EPA-EFE
April 26 (UPI) -- Brazilian shot fable Marta will extremity her world playing profession aft a imaginable tally astatine nan 2024 Summer Games successful Paris, she announced Thursday.
Marta posted nan announcement connected her Instagram story. She besides spoke astir nan decision successful an question and reply pinch CNN Brazil. She said she will not play successful 2025, moreover if she isn't picked for Brazil's Paris 2024 roster.
"If I spell to nan Olympics, I will bask each moment, because, sloppy of whether I spell to nan Olympics aliases not, this is my past twelvemonth pinch nan nationalist team," Marta told CNN Brazil.
Marta, 38, is simply a five-time Olympian. She is simply a two-time metallic medalist. The starring scorer successful Brazil women's shot history besides is simply a six-time FIFA World Player of nan Year and holds nan grounds for World Cup goals (17) -- for women and men.
She helped Brazil decorativeness arsenic nan runner-up astatine nan 2007 World Cup. Marta announced past twelvemonth that nan 2023 World Cup was her last tally astatine that competition. Brazil grounded to beforehand past nan group stage.
In 2021, Marta became nan first shot subordinate ever to people successful five-consecutive Olympics.
"Congratulations, you are overmuch much than a shot player," chap Brazilian shot fable Pele, who died successful 2022, posted connected Instagram aft she group nan Olympic record. "You thief build a amended world pinch your talent, successful which women summation much space."
She presently plays for nan Orlando Pride of nan National Women's Soccer League. Marta past played for Brazil successful a shootout triumph complete Japan successful nan third-place lucifer of nan SheBelieves Cup connected April 9 successful Columbus, Ohio.
The 18-player rosters for nan Summer Games shot title are expected to beryllium announced successful nan coming months.
"A batch will dangle connected our capacity present astatine Orlando passim nan season," Marta told CNN Brazil. "I'm moving toward it. I want to spell to nan Olympics. I want to play 1 more."
The Brazilians will play their first Olympics group shape lucifer astatine 1 p.m. July 25 nan Matmut Atlantique successful Bordeaux, France.
