Marta going to LA. Hooray!

The female version of Pele is joining the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) league. Marta is leaving Sweden’s Umea and bringing a lot of good football to America. She’s joining Los Angeles Sol (the female equivalent of LA Galaxy), and will be like the Beckham of women’s football. Her contract is good for 3 years and she’s probably getting a lot of greenies for it. Good for her!

The deal, which is not yet official, should be announced on FIFA’s gala party on January 12th. Day in which, by the way, Marta should take home the award for best player in 2008.

The 22 year old player is unlike any footballer I’ve seen out there. For example, in 35 matches with the Brazilian shirt, Marta scored 37 goals. Not only that, but just seeing her play with such passion and skill inspires the little professional footballer inside of all of us. Hopefully now that she’s moving to LA I’ll get to see her play more often.

And if you haven’t thought of it already, it’s not hard to tell that this will be an amazing move: more publicity, more opportunities for advertisements, better weather and better chance for me to interview her!

Hooray!

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2. Messi and Marta: 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year
3. FIFA Award: Marta is, again, number 1. Oh.. and so is C. Ronaldo.
4. Marta will play football with Ronaldo and Zidane.
5. Video: Marta Debuts at Santos Like a Rockstar