Brazil’s Marta ~ Best Female Football Player in the World

Marta Vieira da Silva—she goes by Marta—is a 25-year-old Brazilian.

Who is the best female soccer player in the world?

“Marta might very well be the best female soccer player of all time.

FIFA Player of the Year 5 times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010)

2011 FIFA Award

Marta: I’d love to win the award again

Marta has expressed her desire to win a sixth successive FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award, but said she believes Homare Sawa is in with a great chance of seizing the prize.  ”I think [Sawa] has a big chance because she was decisive in the World Cup, in which she was the top scorer and the best player.“

This year’s king and queen will be revealed at a ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on Monday 9 January 2012.

WPS TOP XI

GK – Ashlyn Harris, Western New York Flash
D – Whitney Engen, Western New York Flash
D – Kia McNeill, Philadelphia Independence
D – Nikki Krzysik, Philadelphia Independence
D – Ali Riley, Western New York Flash
M – Veronica Boquete, Philadelphia Independence
M – Caroline Seger, Western New York Flash
M – Jen Buczkowski, Philadelphia Independence
F – Christine Sinclair, Western New York Flash
F – Marta, Western New York Flash
F – Abby Wambach, magicJack