Cristiane, who holds the Olympic record of 14 career goals, abruptly quit the Brazilian national team in a series of Instagram videos Wednesday.
The 32-year-old striker said she is done playing for Brazil because she disagreed with the federation’s decision to fire its first female head coach, Emily Lima, last Friday, according to Brazilian media.
Cristiane also cited a lack of pay for women’s national team players.
Lima was replaced by Oswaldo “Vadão” Alvarez, whom she actually succeeded in November after Alvarez failed to lead the team to an Olympic medal in Rio.