World Cup top scorers Goals Matches Marta (five World Cups) 17 19 Miroslav Klose (four World Cups) 16 24 Ronaldo (three World Cups) 15 19"We are trying to represent women and show how women can play any type of role," she said. But that is still a long way short of the total of £315m in prize money awarded at the 2018 men's World Cup. The legend of Marta in numbersMarta has now scored more than a quarter of all of her country's Women's World Cup goals. The six-time world player of the year, who won the World Cup golden ball as top scorer at the 2007 tournament, has also been a runner-up in the annual global player awards five times. Through more live women's sport available to watch across the BBC this summer, complemented by our journalism, we are aiming to turn up the volume on women's sport and alter perceptions.

Source: BBC June 19, 2019 05:44 UTC