Comments on: ’Tis the season for tears | The extraordinary, untold story of Marta Vieira da Silva http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/12/%e2%80%99tis-the-season-for-tears-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-marta-vieira-da-silva/ Soccer as a second language Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Marta: World Player of the Year, But Not Perfect | Pitch Invasion http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/12/%e2%80%99tis-the-season-for-tears-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-marta-vieira-da-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-89101 Marta: World Player of the Year, But Not Perfect | Pitch Invasion Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:47:50 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=207#comment-89101 [...] Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year Award, and Marta won the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year Award, and no-one was surprised. But should we have [...] [...] Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year Award, and Marta won the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year Award, and no-one was surprised. But should we have [...]

]]> By: The Global Game | Born in ‘invisible town,’ Marta gains life in visible ink http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/12/%e2%80%99tis-the-season-for-tears-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-marta-vieira-da-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-61348 The Global Game | Born in ‘invisible town,’ Marta gains life in visible ink Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:10:36 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=207#comment-61348 [...] of putting Marta’s life in book form has been agonizing (see our own skeleton biography, 28 Dec 06, as well as an earlier interview with Graciano, 12 Sept 07). Originally from Argentina, Graciano [...] [...] of putting Marta’s life in book form has been agonizing (see our own skeleton biography, 28 Dec 06, as well as an earlier interview with Graciano, 12 Sept 07). Originally from Argentina, Graciano [...]

]]> By: REGINA BOLLICK http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/12/%e2%80%99tis-the-season-for-tears-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-marta-vieira-da-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-24661 REGINA BOLLICK Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:46:13 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=207#comment-24661 Nobody should write anything about Marta without previously checking out The Global Game article on her. Summum journalism! Regina Maria Pinto de Moraes Bollick High Court Judge Rio Grande do Sul Brazil Nobody should write anything about Marta without previously checking out The Global Game article on her. Summum journalism!

Regina Maria Pinto de Moraes Bollick
High Court Judge
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil

]]> By: The Global Game | Left Wing (Crossing soccer with life) » ‘Do other Martas exist?’ | In ‘machista’ Brazilian culture, one can’t be sure http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/12/%e2%80%99tis-the-season-for-tears-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-marta-vieira-da-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-23408 The Global Game | Left Wing (Crossing soccer with life) » ‘Do other Martas exist?’ | In ‘machista’ Brazilian culture, one can’t be sure Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:13:50 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=207#comment-23408 [...] a sketchy life history of Brazil’s superior playmaking talent Marta Vieira da Silva (28 Dec 06). For our impressions we relied mainly on a Swedish documentary, Marta—Pelés kusin [...] [...] a sketchy life history of Brazil’s superior playmaking talent Marta Vieira da Silva (28 Dec 06). For our impressions we relied mainly on a Swedish documentary, Marta—Pelés kusin [...]

]]> By: Diego Graciano http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/12/%e2%80%99tis-the-season-for-tears-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-marta-vieira-da-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-22253 Diego Graciano Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:21:51 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=207#comment-22253 <strong>Diego Graciano</strong> é jornalista argentino residente no Brasil. Autor da biografí­a da <strong>Marta Vieira da Silva</strong>. Diego Graciano é jornalista argentino residente no Brasil. Autor da biografí­a da Marta Vieira da Silva.

]]> By: The Global Game | Left Wing (Crossing soccer with life) » File under ‘aesthetics’ | Five epiphanic goals from Marta Vieira da Silva http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/12/%e2%80%99tis-the-season-for-tears-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-marta-vieira-da-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-20163 The Global Game | Left Wing (Crossing soccer with life) » File under ‘aesthetics’ | Five epiphanic goals from Marta Vieira da Silva Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:29:45 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=207#comment-20163 [...] one of the world’s best-known players, Marta Vieira da Silva of Dois Riachos, Brazil (see 28 Dec 06)—and that they were scored at a “lesser” football competition, the 15th Pan American [...] [...] one of the world’s best-known players, Marta Vieira da Silva of Dois Riachos, Brazil (see 28 Dec 06)—and that they were scored at a “lesser” football competition, the 15th Pan American [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Brazil: Marta Vieira da Silva, Football Superstar http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/12/%e2%80%99tis-the-season-for-tears-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-marta-vieira-da-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-3478 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Brazil: Marta Vieira da Silva, Football Superstar Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:58:02 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=207#comment-3478 [...] The Global Game has pieced together an incredible and inspirational biography of the 5′3″ Brazilian 20-year-old prodigy Marta Vieira da Silva. Here’s just a glimpse: “Marta’s background [is complex]: the perennially water-challenged “backlands” area, more than 1,000 miles northeast of the country’s political and tourist centers, that provides her cultural backing and character; the ever cycling narrative of displacement and reunion; and the negotiations with identity required by excelling as a woman at a male-dominated sport, accentuated by knowing that soccer for women in Brazil was banned until 1979—seven years before Marta’s birth.” David Sasaki [...] [...] The Global Game has pieced together an incredible and inspirational biography of the 5′3″ Brazilian 20-year-old prodigy Marta Vieira da Silva. Here’s just a glimpse: “Marta’s background [is complex]: the perennially water-challenged “backlands” area, more than 1,000 miles northeast of the country’s political and tourist centers, that provides her cultural backing and character; the ever cycling narrative of displacement and reunion; and the negotiations with identity required by excelling as a woman at a male-dominated sport, accentuated by knowing that soccer for women in Brazil was banned until 1979—seven years before Marta’s birth.” David Sasaki [...]

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