Women in Soccer: Marta, the World’s Most Prominent Female Footballer
Soccer is sport, at the international level, dominated by men. Male international tournaments receives far more attention and investment than do those for women. On that same note, high-accomplishing women in soccer are dramatically less acclaimed than are men. Marta, a Brazilian women soccer player, emerge fantastically as a female who succeeds despite the tendencies in global football to accolade men more illustriously. Developing her talents by playing street games, she often faced exclusion and was forced to practice techniques using a ball of plastic bags as an improvised soccer ball. She has since risen to fame as ardent advocate for the advancement of women in football and received FIFA’s World Player of the Year five consecutive times beginning in 2006. I felt, as this is my first TIFO, a small biography of her is appropriate given that she is incontrovertibly the most celebrated and skilled female soccer player at this time.
Seth i never knew about this story but this story shines light on male dominance. Also while i was reading your TIFO i realized why don’t females sports get as much backing as male sports?
Female sports don’t receive the backing financially that male sports do for some reasons. For one thing, companies and clubs respond to profits delivered by fans consumption. If there is less of an incentive to respond, then chances are an area will remain underfunded and under-advertised. Also, the women’s world cup, for example, is relatively new. Since female soccer is a nascent creation, it takes time for the enterprise to gain momentum. Plus, the movement isn’t regarded with the same esteem as the male’s is. This problem is somewhat societal; women athletes are not as respected internationally because of gender stereotypes and expectations.