Comments on: Books | Born in ‘invisible town,’ Marta gains life in visible ink

By: The Global Game | Sweden | Northern latitudes helped make Marta a player of Sol importance

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:19:13 +0000

[...] Umeå,” writes Marta biographer Diego Graciano (see 15 Sept 08), the summers are replete with light. But in winters, the rigors are stark, nothing but snow and [...]

By: The Global Game | Brazil | Marta’s story deserves to be told, but who deserves to tell it?

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:23:44 +0000

[...] in promoting his biography of sensational 22-year-old Marta Vieira da Silva (see earlier articles, Sept 15 and 12 Sept [...]

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:37:18 +0000

A version in English would be wonderful. Marta has many young fans here in the US thanks to the Olympics and the World Cup being televised. She needs all the support we can offer. Brazil is where we were in the ’70s—I am a product of the grassroots efforts of promoting women’s soccer here in the US.

I’m a bit over 40 now and a group of us still get together twice a year to play in league and tournament play. To think of where we started, having to fight for elbow room with the boys. [In Brazil] they have an ever harder battle I think overcoming stereotypes—and what a women’s “role” in their culture should be.

Regardless, I’m certain there are thousands of little girls down there with dreams to be just like “Marta”—let’s continue to show our support.

By: John Turnbull

John Turnbull — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:01:54 +0000

At present, the book has only limited availability in Brazil. But such expressions of interest in seeing an English version will only help in making that happen.

I agree that women’s soccer would be an excellent means of exchange between the two countries and would like to see the US and Brazil women’s national teams, of all age groups, have an annual series of home-and-home exhibitions.

By: Lloyd E. Elling

Lloyd E. Elling — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:03:13 +0000

Can we purchase this book in English? Marta needs to play professionally in the USA! She will awaken another 100,000 girls to play soccer.

We need connections to bring Brazilian girls’ teams to the USA and USA teams to Brazil.

I am the coach of a team called the Chicas United U-10. We want to dance with Marta’s little sisters of soccer.