Marta Is Good At What She Does

Lost in all the drama surrounding Hope Solo's benching and outburst is this simple fact -- Brazilian soccer star Marta has some pretty slick skills. The above video shows the footwork she used to freeze several American defenders in their tracks, leading to her second goal of the match.

Seriously, does anyone think Hope Solo could have saved that? Petr Cech might have saved that. Skills like those are the reason Marta was named 2006 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year.

I'd say something about how she's better than just about any USL striker I've ever seen, but the USL is a men's league, and really, the defenders in that league would probably rough her up pretty badly.