Archive for the 'marta' tag

Northern latitudes helped make Marta a player of Sol importance

January 12th, 2009 by John Turnbull

As of Jan 7, the online Umeå IK fan forum had...
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‘The negotiation was long and difficult,’ says Farah of creating Marta’s LA story

January 10th, 2009 by John Turnbull

Drawing primarily from online sources in Brazil...
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Brazil | Marta’s story deserves to be told, but who deserves to tell it?

October 13th, 2008 by John Turnbull

A package of articles published Oct 5 on...
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Books | Born in ‘invisible town,’ Marta gains life in visible ink

September 15th, 2008 by John Turnbull

Perhaps the only footballer’s biography to...
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Women’s football | ‘This book is dedicated to other Martas, barefoot and dirty’

September 8th, 2008 by Diego Graciano

The slide show from Graciano’s website,...
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