Performance in the Copa America final may yield to the queen nomination to the France Football award, however, it remains to be seen if the match will be quoted, as the candidates’ analysis was performance was between August 1, 2024 and July 31, 2025
At 39, who also serves as Queen of Football and was elected as the best player in history, is still the center of women’s football. Between criticism, compliments and comments about her should retire, Marta showed in the final of the who has breath to continue playing. She was the one who put the team back to the game against Colombia and avoided a defeat in regulatory time. Marco that would make the Colombians win Brazil for the first time in history and managed to win the Copa America, an unprecedented title for them. It was also at the feet of shirt 10 that Arthur Elias’s team was the advantage in overtime, but could not avoid penalties.
Marta’s performance in the 10th edition of the Copa America earned her the best player trophy of the competition, in a year that marks her farewell to the tournament. The brands achieved put Martha on the way to compete for the Golden Ball, a trophy that would be your seventh personal achievement if it is nominated and won. But amid the new names that have been emerging and the hegemony of Spanish Aitana Bonmat, which holds, for two years in a row the prize, is the question: Martha can be nominated and have the chances of winning?
Legally, the Golden Ball nominees are analyzed for the performance between August 1, 2024 and July 31, 2025, which would cause the Copa America final numbers to be set aside, as the competition ended on August 2. However, if we look at the numbers presented in the 2024 and 2025 season, the answer is yes. At the end of his career, Marta had never been quoted to get the awards, but ended last season with titles per club and selection, as well as great goals like Brazil from the defeat in the final against Colombia. Last year he won his first title for the American team Orlando Pride, and also had his best performance since 2017, when he arrived at the United States Club. There were 11 goals scored.
Marta raises the trophy for best player from the Copa America 2025 │ Lívia Villas Boas/CBF
It is worth remembering that last year Martha participated in the campaign of the national team that was silver at the Paris Olympic Games, and in December, was the winner of the first edition of Marta Award, a trophy delivered at the FIFA The Best ceremony to the author of the most beautiful goal of the women’s season.
On social networks the campaign is just one: Marta for the Golden Ball. “I swear it is better for Marta to win the Golden Ball! Captain at the club and in the national team, took both the title! It’s past time! Let’s make it happen,” wrote the @rpuswnt profile on Twitter.
I swear Marta better win that ballon d or!! Captains for both country and club. Led both to a title!!! It’s overdue!!! Let’s make it happen
– Rp (@rpuswnt)
The ‘World Pelota’, a Spanish site specializing in women’s soccer, listed some brands of the player who can make her a strong competitor, being the following:
- NWSL SHIELD – Trophy granted annually to the team with the best record in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) regular season of the United States.
- NWSL Champion
- Female America Cup Champion
- MVP of the Copa America final
- Copa America MVP
- 5 goals in 5 knockout matches between club and selection
Can Marta be a golden ball candidate? 🐐🇧🇷
🏆 NWSL Shield
🏆 NWSL Championship
🏆 Women’s Copa América
🌟 MVP of the Copa América final
🌟 MVP of the Copa América.
🌟 5 goals in 5 direct elimination games that played between club and selection.‘The Queen’ is…
– World Ball (@mundopelotanet)
With the defeat of Spain to England in the final of the Female Eurocopa and Barcelona having lost the title of Champions League For Arsenal, Aitana Bonmat loses some of her strength, although the best player of the Euro, already Marta, has gained a space due to the numbers won. In case of a possible indication, the queen must have as currently the English Alessia Russian, the euro champion in late July, and the Spanish runner-up Aitana Bonmat and Alexia Putellas. The three finished the season as the most rated names for the international press. Golden ball nominees come out on Thursday (7) and the award, organized by France Football magazine, will take place on September 22.
