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Marta pursues football gold at the Olympics

MARTA can’t help but be a bit nostalgic heading into her last big tournament with the Brazilian national team.

But for the 38-year-old six-time world player of the year, the time has come to finally step away.

“I contributed what I supposed to give to the national team, you know? I’m feeling so comfortable to leave because when I look around me and I see really, really good players, young players, who can keep doing the work and keep representing Brazil so well,” Marta said.

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