MARTA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT DATE FROM THE BRAZILIAN TEAM AND INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

This Friday morning (17), the International Football Federation (FIFA) defined the Brazilas host of the 2027 Women's World Cup. The Brazilian candidacy defeated the European one formed by Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands in an election at the entity's 74th Congress, in Bangkok, Thailand.

This will be the first time that South America will host the competition and this factor even weighed in the decision. Until November 2023, the Women's World Cup had four candidates. However, South Africa was the first to withdraw, followed by the United States and Mexico, who also gave up.

After hosting the World Cups Men's world of 1950 and 2015, the Brazil will now host the 10th edition of the women's competition, organized since 1991, when China was the host. Remembering that the last tournament took place in Australia and New Zealand in 2023, and had Spain as champion.

As the host of the Women's World Cup, Brazil is already automatically classified for the competition. However, nine other Conmebol countries will have to compete for three places. Highlighting that the 2027 Women's World Cup will be the second with 32 participating teams, repeating the 2023 format.

"President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues celebrated: “I would like to thank everyone who participated in the FIFA Congress for their trust in choosing Brazil to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. Today we are experiencing a historic day in Bangkok. This is a victory for global women's football. I guarantee you all that Brazil will have the best Women's World Cup in history”, said Ednaldo Rodrigues.

Even with a few rounds remaining, La Liga already has its champion: Real Madrid. The focus now is on defining the qualifiers for European competitions and relegation to the second division. Plus, it's time to celebrate the season's best players and coaches. Among the nominees for the La Liga Awards, Vinicius Júnior stands out leading the line of Brazilians.

The nominees compete in four categories: Most beautiful goal, Best Player, Best Coach and Best Under-23 Player. The winners will be chosen by vote of fans, club captains and experts. Vinicius Júnior, Real Madrid star, is one of the favorites for the competition's Best Player award and is also competing for the most beautiful goal for his bomb from outside the box against Girona.

In addition to Vinicius Júnior, other Brazilians are also in the running. In the category of Best Under-23 Player, Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Yan Couto and Savinho (both from Girona) are the representatives. The awards ceremony will be held on May 28th, in Cala di Volpe, Sardinia, Italy, with the presence of athletes and representatives from various teams.

Nominees for the Best Player of the Year award include the likes of Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kubo (Real Sociedad), Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) and Lewandowski (Barcelona ), between others. In the category of Best Under-23 Player, in addition to the Brazilians, players such as Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) and Javi Guerra (Valencia) appear. For goal of the year, in addition to Vinicius Júnior, Depay (Atlético de Madrid) and João Félix (Barcelona) are nominated.

Even with injuries throughout the season, Vinicius Júnior was essential for Carlo Ancelotti in the achievement of the La Liga title with Real Madrid. In 25 league games, 21 as a starter, he scored 15 goals and provided five assists. With two games remaining, the Brazilian can further consolidate his favoritism for the Best Player of the Year award.

After beating England 1-0, Spain won the Women's World Cup. However, Spanish football didn't have much time to celebrate before witnessing an unfortunate event. Luis Ruiales, president of the Spanish Football Federation, kissed the mouth of athlete Jenni Hermoso, who plays for the Spanish women's national team, during the players' awards. In this context, Marta condemns the president's actions.

In what was supposed to be a happy moment, Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the presentation of the medals of the Women's World Cup final , in Australia. After the incident, world football has been revolting with the president's attitude. Like several figures in the world of football, Marta used her social networks to criticize the president of the Spanish Federation: "There is no room for this type of shameful behavior in our society. We are with you, Jenni Hermoso"

Jenni Hermoso, along with other players from the Spanish national team, turned to the FutPro union to comment on what happened. “I want to clarify that, as seen in the images, at no time did I consent to the kiss he gave me. I don't tolerate my word being called into question, much less that words that I didn't say are invented", said Jenni. The players concluded by stating that they will not return to the national team until those involved are duly punished. >

Despite Jenni's pronouncement, the president of the Royal Spanish Federation insists that he asked for the player's authorization and that he is being unfairly accused by "false feminists". his resignation has been called for, however, despite Rubiales' pronouncement, the Spanish football authorities are determined to punish the president.

"The government will not remain impassive. Mr. Rubiales has stated several times that he will not leave office, but the government has already started the procedures for him to give explanations to the TAD. If the Council is in a position to do so, we will suspend it. As the person responsible for Spanish sport, I apologize to the players because they didn't deserve to go through this this week," said Víctor Francos, president of the Spanish Higher Sports Council.