Five-time world player of the year Marta OK after car crash in Brazil

Five-time Women's World Player of the Year Marta has sustained minor injuries after a car crash in her homeland of Brazil.

The 28-year-old was released from hospital in North-Eastern Brazil after the crash yesterday with just a few bruises.

According to GloboEsporte, there were three other people in the car but none of them suffered serious injuries either.

A forward, Marta won FIFA's Women's World Player of the Year in five successive years from 2006-2010.