I woke up extra early today beacause I know that the Brazilian women’s national team never lets you down. I was right. Marta, Christiane and Formiga showed the beautiful football which sometimes lacks on them men’s team. The match winner would get the last spot on the Olympic games, in Beijing. Brazil took it, 5-1. What amazes me the most, other than the beautiful football, is the determination and love these women have for the game of football. Ghana had a completely amateur squad. Their players play football on their spare time, just like so many of us.

Ghana goalie, Suleimana, works for the Postoffice and so many others are police officers. I find it beautiful that they keep playing… unlike men’s football, unfortunately money is not a motivation factor to enter the pitch.

The same happens to Brazilian players. The ones who keep playing in Brazil (like Formiga) do not get not even as much as a man playing on 3rd division in Brazil. This surely breaks my heart but at the same time shows how much these women love football.

Now back to the match, Brazil was definitely a better team. Marta, always a genius, found space to play even though she had constantly one or two players marking her. The second goal, where Marta served Christiane a perfect ball, was beautiful.

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