Marta is the all-time leading goalscorer in men's and women's World Cup footballBrazil legend Marta gave an emotional speech calling on her country's young players to follow in her generation's footsteps after being knocked out of the Women's World Cup by hosts France. Marta became the leading scorer at men's and women's World Cups last week. There's not going to be a Formiga forever, there's not going to be a Marta forever, there's not going to be a Cristiane." Those are the kind of matches that will help women's football to continue to grow." 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 24, 2019 07:18 UTC