Two weeks after being named 2018 The Best FIFA Women’s Player - an all-time record sixth world player of the year award - Orlando Pride forward Marta has been named a finalist for France Football’s inaugural women’s Ballon d’Or.
Marta earns the nomination on the heels of winning The Best on Sept. 24. The Brazilian captain’s win marked her sixth women’s world player of the year honor, the most wins by any female or male player ever.
“I have always wanted to see a woman winning this prestigious award,” Marta said when the award’s creation was announced on Sept.