Marta enters NWSL Championship at peace knowing 'best league in world' is in better shape than she found it
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.
Pride beat Spirit in NWSL final for Marta’s first title in league
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute, and the top-seeded Orlando Pride made that goal hold up to be the second-seeded Washington Spirit 1-0 on Saturday night and win their first National Women's Soccer League championship.
Marta's Orlando Pride defeat Washington Spirit for their first NWSL title
Orlando's win gave Brazilian star Marta her first NWSL title. The 38-year-old Marta, considered arguably the greatest female soccer player of all time, joined the Orlando Pride in 2017 but had never reached an NWSL championship game until this year.
Nearly a decade after she arrived in the National Women's Soccer League, Brazilian legend and women's soccer icon finally won ...
Washington fell behind in the first half on a Barbra Banda goal and couldn’t find an equalizer during a 1-0 loss in Kansas ...
Orlando Pride forward Marta has played in a World Cup final and three Olympic gold-medal matches but said no game ranks ...
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