FIFA 'The Best' Marta Women's Football Goal Award: Brazil Legend First Winner Of Eponymous Prize

It could only have been her. Marta won the inaugural FIFA award for the best goal in women's football 바카라� named after the Brazil great. (More Football News)

The 38-year-old was given the Marta Award at FIFA's 바카라�The Best바카라� awards on Tuesday for her goal for Brazil in an international friendly against Jamaica in June.

Prior to this year, the Puskas award covered all of football but it was decided to award it to the best goal in the men's game 바카라� won this year by Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho 바카라� and create the new Marta Award for the women's game.

바카라�To compete against so many great players 바카라� we had some fantastic goals,바카라� she said. "It's been a wonderful season, too. But I'm even happier to receive an award that bears my name; this is undoubtedly the greatest honor.바카라�

Marta is widely regarded as the greatest female football player of all time and had won the award for the women's player of the year on a record six occasions.

She scored a record 119 goals for Brazil in 185 appearances for her country, spanning six World Cups and six Olympics, before retiring from international football after the Paris Games 바카라� where Brazil lost to the Unites States in the final.

Marta won the first NWSL title of her career last month when Orlando Pride beat Washington Spirit 1-0 in the final. She had scored in the semifinal.

Marta was asked the day before the title match if she thought it was possible she might give the award to herself.

바카라�You guys need to decide, because who votes for the best goal in the year? It's you. It's the people in the public. So it should be really interesting, like Marta's Award goes to Marta!바카라� she said with a laugh.

The Marta Award was voted for by fans and a panel of FIFA legends.