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  2. Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978), commonly known as Formiga (Portuguese: ant), is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a midfielder for São Paulo FC. She previously played for professional clubs in Sweden, the United States and France.

  3. 1 day ago · Formiga, the Eternal Fighter of Women’s Football. Formiga was born in Brazil in 1978, a year when it was still illegal for women to play football. Although this law was abolished in 1979, the ...

  4. Nov 26, 2021 · Born in Salvador in 1978, just three years before her country lifted its ban on women’s football, Formiga began playing football at the age of 12. Her rise up the sport's ranks was meteoric.

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  5. Born in 1978, Formiga came into the world at a time when it was illegal for women to play football in Brazil. The law was ultimately lifted a year later and, thanks to players like her and Marta, women’s football remains on the rise.

  6. Nov 10, 2021 · After competing in a record seven FIFA World Cups, Brazilian veteran Formiga is set to retire from international football at the age of 43.

  7. Nov 30, 2021 · Formiga was born in 1978 during a period when it was illegal for women in Brazil to play soccer — a ban that existed for 40 years. It would be another eight years before...

  8. Miraildes Maciel Mota, commonly known as Formiga, is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a midfielder for São Paulo FC. She previously played for professional clubs in Sweden, the United States and France.

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