SB Nation DC - Marta's Two Goals Lead FC Gold Pride Past the Washington Freedomhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48897/dc-fave.png2010-07-24T22:00:36-04:00http://dc.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13503462010-07-24T22:00:36-04:002010-07-24T22:00:36-04:00Marta's Two Goals Lead FC Gold Pride Past Freedom
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<p>In a match that was to feature some of the biggest stars in Women's Professional Soccer, this one didn't disappoint.</p>
<p>Four-time FIFA Women's Player of the Year Marta had two goals for FC Gold Pride and Abby Wambach had one for the Freedom. The final score to this entertaining match was 4-1 as FCGP prevailed.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2010/7/24/1586510/marta-fc-gold-pride-freedomMartin Shatzer2010-07-24T18:23:43-04:002010-07-24T18:23:43-04:00Washington Freedom Take On Marta And FC Gold Pride
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<p>San Francisco's WPS franchise FC Gold Pride are comfortably in first place as they pay a visit to the Maryland Soccer Plex tonight to take on the Washington Freedom.</p>
<p>The story of this match is the greatest female player in the world Marta lining up against one of the top American players Abby Wambach, on a day that the Freedom will be honoring on of the greatest women in soccer history Mia Hamm.</p>
<p>24-year old Brazilian Marta could be challenging Hamm for that title by the end of her career, as Marta has now been named the FIFA Women's Player of the Year for <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/23/AR2010072303310.html">four consecutive years</a>.</p>
<p>All of the action will be <a href="http://www.csnwashington.com/pages/live_stream">streamed live on csnwashington.com</a></p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2010/7/24/2318340/washington-freedom-take-on-marta-and-fc-gold-prideMartin Shatzer