Marta
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Sep 22, 2026
Tamerra GriffinPANELIST
It told us all a lot about where the U.S. is at compared to the rest of the world to an extent.
Tamerra GriffinPANELIST
but I just really hope that the open letter that a bunch of players wrote, not just from the U.S., but all over the world, Marta signed it, Vivian Miedema signed it, Yui Asagawa signed it, asking FIFA to move this tournament so that it's within an international calendar window, so that players don't have to be caught in between making this, not even having a choice to make, is really going to be the next step, certainly for the U.S., in being able to put their best foot forward and truly assess where they're at in comparison to other international competition.
Jillian SakovitsHOST
Well said, well said.
Jillian SakovitsHOST
The U.S., they're not the only major nation to get knocked out a little bit early.
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That set up a two-legged final against Umia, who were European champions in both 2003 and 2004.
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They might not be a big name now, but back then the Swedes were a fully professional outfit who boasted Brazilian superstar Marta, FIFA World Player of the Year six times, including in 2007, among their ranks.
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This was also a top-quality Arsenal team, however, and Emeo were stunned when Alex Scott unleashed a thunderbolt in the 91st minute to earn the England champions a vital 1-0 away win.
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Then, on April 29, 2007, history was made.
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The Gunners failed to score at Meadow Park, but kept Marta and co. at bay to lift the trophy.
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We might have hoped to enjoy more European success, but our defence of the trophy ended at the quarter-final stage in 2007-2008, as an emerging Lyon side held us at home and won 3-2 at Meadow Park.
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And frustration would endure over the coming seasons, the Gunners losing to Emire in the quarter-finals a year later, and Duisburg in 2009-2010, before bowing out to eventual winners Lyon 5-2 on aggregate at the semi-final stage in the 2010-2011 season.
DenisonHOST
they had to
Luis Carlos PinedaHOST
yeah so clearly also my understanding is that more than likely she is going to become the face of of the orlando pride So there's going to be a right now the face of the Orlando Pride is Marta.
Luis Carlos PinedaHOST
We don't know.
Luis Carlos PinedaHOST
And again, we don't know what her future of Marta will be.
Luis Carlos PinedaHOST
But clearly the face of Orlando Pride will be Barbara Banda.
Luis Carlos PinedaHOST
And they're going to build around Barbara Banda.
Luis Carlos PinedaHOST
And I know if you guys agree with me or not, and that's fine.
Luis Carlos PinedaHOST
is because she will be the face of the Orlando Pride.
Jillian SakovitsHOST
What's next for the Houston Dash after they fired their head coach in Fabriska Trout? And Barbara Banda has inked a new deal with the Orlando Pride as she makes gains in the Golden Boot race.
Jillian SakovitsHOST
And why have an esteemed list of past and present soccer players, including Alex Morgan, Marta, and Brandi Chastain, have written a letter to FIFA? We got things to get into.
Jillian SakovitsHOST
Don't we, Tamara? Don't we, Melanie? Hello.
Tamerra GriffinPANELIST
Oh, Lord.
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Tamerra GriffinPANELIST
And then you have Alex Pfeiffer, who's also with Bay FC and is still with Bay FC.
Tamerra GriffinPANELIST
She-- it's unclear whether she was called up to the national team and was not given clearance or if she wasn't called up at all.
Tamerra GriffinPANELIST
So this letter hopefully, I think, will have ripple effects, and I think the fact that players like Alex Morgan and Marta have signed it will give it some more visibility and put more pressure on FIFA to take this tournament as seriously as senior national team coaches take it.
Jillian SakovitsHOST
Yeah, and it's, it's important to know, like, that it happens across the men's and the women's game that these youth tournaments w- w- often fall outside of that international window, and that teams at the end of the day have the final say in, in releasing that player.