📸 Brazil star Marta makes equality point with unique boots

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Lewis Ambrose·14 June 2019

📸 Brazil star Marta makes equality point with unique boots

Brazil star Marta pointed to her boots after scoring a record 16th Women’s World Cup goal on Thursday.

The 33-year-old netted the opener in Brazil’s 3-2 defeat to Australia.

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As she celebrated, she pointed to her boots, sporting a gender equality symbol.

Marta has turned down all boot sponsorship deals since her last one expired to wear the symbol of gender equality at the #FIFAWWC Today she celebrated her goal by pointing to it 👏
– Thursday, 13 June 2019

Her boot deal expired last year and the star of women’s football has since refused to reach a new agreement, stressing that sponsors weren’t offering what they would offer male athletes.

Instead of reaching an agreement, she has opted to sport a symbol for gender equality on her boots during the World Cup.