Marta cries after the final whistle.

It was unfair. Unfair in so many levels. But we all know football is not fair. Brazil lost the Olympic title to the US today, 1 - 0 on overtime. The Brazilian ladies played with heart, passion and skill. A true portrayal of Brazilian football (something yet to be seen from coach Dunga’s team). Marta was spectacular on the pitch and created amazing goal chances up until the last second of the match. But it seemed like the ball refused to go into Hope’s net.

Brazil was better on the pitch, for the entire initial 90 minutes. They tried, and tried and tried. The US kept their plan and defended as well as possible, counting on the miracle saves of goalie Hope. And she did save them, many times. And in one of the few attacking balls the American ladies managed to push one in.

Seconds before the match ended, Marta looks up the sky and asks: “what have I done wrong?” Nothing, you have done absolutely nothing wrong. Football can be cruel and unfair.

These girls remind us how one should play wearing the yellow shirt. They make me proud to be Brazilian, proud to call that team mine. Each hustle, each run, each tear shows the passion and pride these girls have for their team. It is not about money or fame. It’s about winning even though they represent a country which pays nothing in return (for example, our goalie Barbara is currently unemployed and was playing for free for Sport - what a shame CBF!).

Let’s hope this time CBF will really do something to help out these girls, and not just spill out bullshit and fake promises - something they did after Brazil lost the final of Women’s World Cup to Germany.

I am very, very proud of this team.