RIO DE JANEIRO — The player who could be women’s soccer’s next global superstar looked down at her gold medal, grabbed it with two hands and smiled. Germany’s Dzsenifer Marozsán has always been known as a technical wizard with the ball, capable of striking it with such textbook purity that coaches, fans and other players swoon with delight and envy.
“We all know what Jenny can do if she’s fit,” Germany coach Silvia Neid said of the oft-injured Marozsán, 24, after she had scored one goal and created another in a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Friday’s Olympic final.