The most powerful woman in football - meet game's first female super agent

Maria Sandu

Rafaela Pimenta has never scored a goal or managed a team. But the 53-year-old is the only football entry in Forbes' '50 over 50' list for 2026. Every January, the global media company publishes the 50 women who have reached a position of status and influence that makes them beacons for others to follow. Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz is there, so too Dame Sarah Mullally - the first female Archbishop of Canterbury. As football's first female super agent, Brazilian Pimenta is hugely