Brazilian star Marta has announced that she will retire from international football at the end of 2024.
The 38-year-old is Brazil’s all-time leading scorer, having scored 116 goals in 175 games for the national team.
She is also the top scorer at the Women’s World Cup with 17 goals and finished as runner-up in 2007 when Brazil lost to Germany in the final.
The forward has won three Copa America Femenina titles and was part of the Brazil squad that won silver medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
Marta could make her 6th appearance for Brazil at this year’s Games if she is selected for the squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“If I go to the Olympics, I will enjoy every moment because regardless of whether I go to the Olympics or not, this is my last year with the national team,” Marta said in an interview with CNN on Thursday.
“There will be no more Marta in the national team as an athlete from 2025.
“I am very calm about it because I see this development that we are experiencing in relation to young athletes with great optimism.”
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