for what it’s worth messi has madr*distas crying shaking and throwing up about him winning fifa’s the best rather than celebrating their supercopa win and that’s so culer of him
It’s honestly sad to see the amount of people saying Argentina is going to win because FIFA wants Messi to win. As if the man has not endured humiliation, teasings, heartbreak for the last 10 years. We’ve seen the man breakdown due to the emotional stress of trying to win a title for his country. It’s disgraceful to throw out the quality players like Julian Alvarez simply because it’s all about “FIFA wanting Messi to win” As if it doesn’t take a team to win a game. This is not a telenovela this is football. Thank you for coming to my TEDx talk.
It took me a while but I finally got a video with good video quality (at some point the audio gets shit, but that's what I managed to find) of the speech Marta gave when receiving the honor during the FIFA The Best awards ceremony today.
(I did my best to translate, but it's worth remembering that my first language is Portuguese (BR) and I don't usually speak English that often, so the text/speech may contain some errors)
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to speak in Portuguese because I want you to understand what I want to say at this moment".
"It's always difficult to go on that stage and not get emotional. I was fortunate enough to receive the best player award a few times and I think it's much easier (to receive this award) because you'll base yourself on what you did throughout the year and thank your teammates, thank everyone staff, family, but this (the tribute) is, without a doubt, much more special, it's difficult to even find words, but I want that, just as I see in this tribute, I want all women to also be able to see a promising future where it is not only directed towards football, sport, but any activity because what we seek daily through what God destined us to do is to seek to make the world a better place for everyone without distinction. It's about seeking equality, respect and I leave this message here for all those who have the power to transmit this message through what you do: do it, do it because the next generations will thank you. They will thank a Ronaldo (R9), a Zagallo, they will thank a Pelé [...] They will thank Jenni (Hermoso), who I had the pleasure of playing with in 2013 and who has evolved so much and has been doing her job on and off the field as a citizen of the world. So I want to thank FIFA and the entire football community for the honor that I am receiving in life and still in activity and I want to say that this, without a doubt, is a great motivation for us to continue seeking to evolve, because there is always the to learn and in a year of the Olympics (it inspires me to) who knows, maybe not play another one. After that I'll have the answers as to whether I'm going to continue or not, but for now, thank you very much. I'm very happy, my heart is just grateful".
“This is for anyone who’s ever been in a dark place, just know there’s light at the end of the tunnel keep going” Mary Earps, The Best Fifa Women’s Goalkeeper 2022.
The tribute to her and Marta's speech made me sob with tears, she did and still does so much for women's football and doesn't get a third of the recognition she deserves. I'm very proud to be Brazilian and to be able to say with all the words that I saw the best in the world play with my country's colors and shirt, there will never be a name as big as hers. Marta is synonymous with football and passion and is now immortalized in the sport once and for all.