Why such a negative reaction to Marta's move back to Sweden?
I have found it very interesting reading the reactions of Marta's recent press conference with Tyresö FF announcing her move back to Sweden.
Mostly negative (of course) but not constructive in my opinion. Some that stand out include issues surrounding her new shirt number (100), the fact she became emotional as she addressed the press and rumours surrounding the fee Tyresö FF paid for the Brazilian forward.
This made me want to write to put another perspective on this story to address these issues that seemed to have upset a lot of people for some reason.
So firstly the shirt number 100, not very uncommon in this modern day of football, Tasha Kai wore the number 00 for Philadelphia Independence, Veronica Boquette will reportedly wear number 40. The point is its not really an issue, makes no positive/negative impact on the game.
Marta's emotional press conference, yes the fact that Marta shed some tears whilst she spoke has been interpretated in a negative way?
Why?
This one I'm struggling with, do they think it is false? But for what reason would Marta need to do that. Could she possibly be passionate about the sport she loves and has played most of her life. Could the fact she is heading back to the country she played before and made so many friends actually mean something to her?
Then there is the other main issue surrounding the breaking news story, the fee. Officially (at this moment in time) it is an undisclosed fee so the strong negative reactions are fuelled from rumours.
But lets actually say she has signed for a large sum of money $1, million dollars for example (a figure that doesn't even come close to that of her male counterparts). Why is she being 'hated' for it? People taunting her reported comment "If i went for the money, I wouldn't be in Sweden now".
Rather than looking at this negatively, why not recognise what an amazing achievement it is for this woman to have secured such rewards from what we all know is a tough sport for women to make a living out of.
I hear so many comments that women can not earn enough compared to men so when a female footballer actually does make some life changing money why is she looked at negatively?
What an inspiration to girls and women around the world at what they can achieve.What an asset to the game to have a player that causes so much debate and media coverage. What a talent on the football pitch. (Before all the comments come in about 'diving' and moaning to the ref, again she is not the only one who can be accused of this).
I'm pretty sure the majority love to hate her and would genuinely miss her if she was not involved in the women's game. I just hope further reports are constructive and concentrate on what she does on the football pitch.
I want to wish Marta good luck playing in Europe and hope she has a successful, enjoyable career.
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Comment by Women's Soccer United on February 26, 2012 at 11:35 -
Thanks for the info @sebastian
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Comment by Sebastian Kanty on February 26, 2012 at 2:41 -
@Izzy - maybe the set-up and colours are right, but i highly doubt that tyresö wouldn't have put any sponsor-brands on the shirt/trousers. since the marta signing just went through, and the adidas deal is relatively new, this could just be some training outfit. i will not swear on this, but i believe that the tyresö team will look like daytona cars before the league begins.
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Comment by Izzy on February 25, 2012 at 23:40
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Comment by Sebastian Kanty on February 25, 2012 at 22:24
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@Izzy - tyresö has resigned a new sponsor-deal with adidas, so their shirts may look different now.
another thing you should know is that, even if tyresö would win the league, they would appear in the CL not sooner than the 2013-2014 edition. this is just beacuse malmö and göteborg has been no1 and no2, 2 times in a row in the league, and sweden uses a calender year for the league (april-nov).
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Comment by Ann Daley on February 23, 2012 at 16:52 -
Thank you for all your comments :)
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Comment by Maria on February 23, 2012 at 16:37
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Great article Ann! ² Thank you :D
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Comment by Women's Soccer United on February 23, 2012 at 14:26
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@Izzy great video! The Umea IK goalkeeper took the penalty! lol
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Comment by Izzy on February 23, 2012 at 13:28
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Comment by Izzy on February 23, 2012 at 13:24
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@Kevin, I cant see the diference between Tyreso and the other teams in europe... people are saying that Tyreso is the new Umea, but with yellow shirt and Umea was a potency in Sweden and Europe. I believe that a team with Marta, Caroline Seger, Madeleine Edmulnd, Carola Soberg, Elaine, Kirsten van de ven, Lisa Dahlkvist and Veronica Boquete can win of anyone team that u said...Frankfurt, Lyon, Malmo, Potsdam.... the only not good thing is that the team is not in the Champions League this year...but I prefer that Marta went to Tyreso that Goteborg, because I belive Tyreso will win the sweden league and go to UEFA Champions League next season. I think u shouldn't forget the trajetory of Marta in Sweden... Umea won the UEFA champions two times and the sweden league a lot of times.
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Comment by Women's Soccer United on February 23, 2012 at 9:51
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@Kevin, she played in Sweden before so it would be a place she knows she would feel comfortable in, a lot of the team are players she has previously played with.
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