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A 4-part story to show how hard I celebrated at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night once Vine's penalty hit the back of the net 🤡😂
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Lydia Williams in her Matildas farewell letter: 'I’ll never forget being at Dad’s memorial service, and spotting 4-5 Tillies teammates. I didn’t really know you outside of training, and you didn’t know Dad at all. You were in your mid-20s, I was in school. But you showed up.'
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Update: Nike is in talks with Football Australia about a Mackenzie Arnold goalkeeper jersey drop🤞
Nike's U-turn on releasing goalkeeper jerseys after the Women's World Cup only includes 4 countries.
Australia isn't one of them. And the manufacturer overlooking Mackenzie Arnold has angered Matildas' fans...
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Before the penalty shoot out, Tony Gustavsson circled his players and told them 'they were prepared for this moment, you're ready. Go and show the world you're ready' 😭
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Tony Gustavsson just said Sam Kerr told her teammates pre-match in Melbourne, "Go and win without me". He said it helped unite and motivate the team to do that, to give the star striker another 7 days to rehab her calf
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Steph Catley on the criticism Ellie Carpenter faced after the WWC semi-final: 'I remember feeling so much anger because it was coming from all these people who had probably never seen how many times she's saved us. I saw that take a real toll on her and that was hard to watch.'
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the gifs of this man during his tenure as matildas coach will go down in woso folklore
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The Matildas staff surprised the team with a Cathy Freeman visit 🥹 They thought they were going into a usual team meeting, until Freeman's 400m final at Sydney 2000 was shown and then the lights came on and the icon was there
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The extent of Sam Kerr's ACL injury won't be known until a return to London but Paris 2024 is 195 days away (6.5 months) and:
- Ellie Carpenter took 295 days to get back on the pitch (9.6 mths)
- Beth Mead took 330 days (10.8 mths)
- Vivianne Miedema took 310 days (10.1 mths)
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Tony Gustavsson on the Matildas' 6-5 victory over Zambia: 'This was one of the craziest games we've ever played.
'This is not the time to dwell about how we conceded five goals because obviously that was shit.'
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Every time Sam Kerr has played at Wembley, she has left with silverware.
She made sure that continued with her match-winner in the FA Cup final.
Four games. Four trophies 🏆
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I hate to admit it, but I see why Sarina Wiegman put Rachel Daly where she did. It saved the Lionesses more than a few times in Sydney
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Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson admits he has 'been a bit emotional' as it may be his last camp on Australian soil.
He said on his contract, which ends post Paris 2024: 'As of right now, this might be my last camp on home soil. I'm going to embrace and enjoy every single second.'
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Sam Kerr has confirmed she will be fit for the Matildas in Melbourne on Monday night in their do-or-die Women's World Cup match against Canada 🦘🇦🇺 What role she plays exactly remains under wraps
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When will FA step in and punish clubs for this?
Reading say they are unable to fund their Women's Championship side.
They explored separate ownership but it didn't pan out, so they will drop to the 5th tier 🤡
The men's 3rd tier side seems unaffected by their cash problem...
Club Statement | An update on the future of Reading FC Women
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Nike's U-turn on releasing goalkeeper jerseys after the Women's World Cup only includes 4 countries.
Australia isn't one of them. And the manufacturer overlooking Mackenzie Arnold has angered Matildas' fans...
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The longest-serving Matilda Lydia Williams receiving a standing ovation as she makes way for the next generation of Australian goalkeepers, fellow First Nations woman, Jada Whyman 🥹🧤
#ARSvALW
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I wrote about the signs in the stadiums calling for jerseys.
Because as fans flock for a piece of the Matildas, expectations are quickly becoming unrealistic 🥲
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Vivianne Miedema's words to
@OptusSport
about Kyra Cooney-Cross highlights the banter at Arsenal (and love)😂:
'If there's someone who will tell her off then it will be me.
'But she's a massive talent, she's a raw diamond, I think, and the future is going to be amazing for her.'
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Questions will be asked on why the Matildas made it to 2 third-place playoffs & didn't win bronze in either under Gustavsson. But I feel that the 4-0 win over Canada, Sam Kerr's worldie, AUS embracing football and the 120-minute + 20 penalty shootout will be what I remember!🦘🇦🇺
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Good news for Mackenzie Arnold fans as Nike has promised her jersey will be available at the next major tournament.
Nike admitted it "didn't serve those fans" during the World Cup.
So, if the Matildas qualify for Paris 2024, it will be available in July
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One of the WSL's biggest stars has dubbed Kyra Cooney-Cross a 'raw diamond' with an 'amazing' future ahead of her at Arsenal.
The praise for the 21-yo came from the league's highest goalscorer, Vivianne Miedema.
It means 'a lot from her' for KCC
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Nike's Pacific boss confirmed to the AFR the Matildas have sold more jerseys ahead of the Women’s World Cup than the Socceroos managed during and since the men's tournament last year.
Interestingly, kid's jerseys are 'far outselling' adult kits.
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Football Australia CEO on Sam Kerr's Matildas return date: 'She's close to getting back on the field for Chelsea. As soon as she’s available to come back into the team, we’re looking forward to welcoming her back in.'
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When the 1st whistle at the Women's World Cup in Sydney sounds, the screams of 75k fans will make all those trainings on back fields, all the comments claiming 'No OnE cArEs' and all the years of disrespect worth it. The game will never be the same after this tournament 🥹
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okay this video of a Barcelona/Matildas fan at the UWCL semi at Stamford Bridge is hilarious 😂 (source Sam Kerr's instagram)
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Matilda Larissa Crummer announced her retirement on live TV this morning.
After SK Brann's Champions League quarter-final loss she announced it was her 'last match ever'.
The 28-year-old is set to return home to become a plumber.
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Mary Fowler, as she sits down and looks out to a packed press conference following her winning goal against France: "I feel like the President... it's so weird," she laughs. So yes, the vibes are immaculate in the Matildas' camp 🦘🇦🇺
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Update: The entire Matildas squad are giving a nod to Lydia Williams' No. 1 jersey for the warm-up in Sydney 🥹
Mackenzie Arnold and Jada Whyman are donning Lydia Williams' No. 1 jersey for the Matildas warm-up at Accor Stadium pre-China PR battle
#AUSvPRC
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Caitlin Foord is Australia's 'most important player'.
But the 29-year-old is continually overlooked in major awards or conversations about the game's biggest stars.
Thankfully, it's 'slowly' starting to change
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The Matildas World Cup 'send off' match against France has all but sold out 🇦🇺🦘
One accessible ticket is all that's left for the July 14 match, according to the Ticketmaster website.
It means more than 50,000 fans are set to watch the showdown at Marvel Stadium
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Caitlin Foord admitted it was 'tough' to return to an artificial pitch, especially after playing on 'world-class' fields in England.
She says it changes the 'whole dynamic' of the game.
The Matildas have to adapt fast, as they play on it again in game 2.
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My lowlight of the Matildas Women's World Cup campaign was when they played Sweet Caroline pre-match at Stadium Australia. Vibes were off
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British media mentioning that the Lionesses had to take 3 flights to get to Brissy is hilarious 😂
Welcome to Australia guys, just like my English fam, you're finally realising how far away/big this place is...
Cue the shock Sydney is closer to NZ than Perth 🦘
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There is audible booing when the camera at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium pans to Jonas Eidevall in Arsenal's game against the A-League Women's All-Stars tonight 😀
#ARSvALW
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'You helped me go from being a shy little girl to a senior player who had the confidence to use her voice.
'You helped me find my identity. You helped me become me.'
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Mackenzie Arnold's future at West Ham is 'up in the air' heading into Paris 2024.
The Hammers captain is off-contract with no new deal struck yet, even though she wishes it was.
Real Madrid's Hayley Raso also hasn't decided on her future next season.
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I've seen a lot of talk about England's injuries. FYI this is the Matildas injury list 🦘🇦🇺:
- Kyah Simon
- Teagan Micah
- Mary Fowler
- Emily Gielnik
- Steph Catley
- Alanna Kennedy
- Tameka Yallop
- Clare Polkinghorne
Just returned: Caitlin Foord, Charli Grant, Emily van Egmond
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re arsenal's melbourne trip: yes ew to 24-hour flights, an extra game at season's end, lack of rest
but welcome to Catley/Foord/KCC's and the 11 other aussies in the WSL's reality every international window
this is why players want change, welcome to the fight 🥲
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Tony Gustavsson on Sam Kerr's ACL:
“Considering how hard Sam has worked over the past 6 months to return to play, this news is a devastating blow for everyone.
"This will be an incredible loss for the national team. Our focus is on ensuring she has all the support she needs."
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Charlotte Grant speaking to
@OptusSport
about Sam Kerr: "I sent her a message and she was still nice enough to ask how it was all going at Tottenham so that just shows the type of person she is. She's always thinking about others and about the team before herself."
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Arsenal's Kyra Cooney-Cross has gone from a 5-minute WSL debut to a POTM performance in the space of a few weeks.
But the 21-year-old admits her move to England's top flight had been 'hard'.
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you could not write this storyline heading into the first woso match of paris 2024:
- NZ coach resigns
- Canada analyst spies on NZ twice with drones, them + their boss are fired
- CAN coach steps down for game 1 v nz
- NZ captain ali riley withdraws on medical grounds 💔
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When Kyra Cooney-Cross moved to the WSL, many questioned if it was the right call.
Would she get match minutes in a 'star-studded squad'?
Just seven games into the season, it's clear it was the correct choice.
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Jamaica picked up their first Women's World Cup point against world no. 5 France and they fundraised to get here and to qualify! Imagine what they could do if they were properly funded 🤯
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Football Aus CEO on Matildas 'pampering': 'This narrative of pampering is very disappointing. They're great footballers playing at the biggest clubs in the world and they deserve to have a program as good as the Socceroos. So we're very proud of the environment we’ve set up.'
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15 years ago queer stories were left out of the Matildas doco.
This time they weren't, with 4 'seamlessly integrated' into The World At Our Feet.
@swalshy9
: 'The way that was integrated as a non-event, but didn't gloss over it, was beautifully balanced.'
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According to Age/SMH, Kerr’s legal team will head back to court on April 26 and look to have the charge thrown out, arguing 'an abuse of process by Crown prosecutors' for taking almost 12 months to lay the charge.
The facts about the case against Sam Kerr:
- Alleged incident took place on Jan 30, 2023
- Charged Jan 2024 'with a racially aggravated offence' against a cop, who was responding to a complaint about a taxi fare
- Kerr denied the charge today in court, trial is set for Feb 2025
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Michelle Heyman: 'It probably took me 10 years to earn as much as I'm going to earn this year, and it just makes you sad to think about' 👇
Four months after Michelle Heyman's first call-up for Australia in 6 years, she has booked her Paris 2024 ticket 🇫🇷
But it's 'crazy' to the 35-yo that her Matildas' wage this year equals what she was paid across 10 years in the national set-up last time
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a lil PSA to say I finished up at
@canberratimes
this week, and will start a new role as head of women's football
@OptusSport
next week 🥳 it's a dream come true to be writing about the code in the women's space, but it wouldn't be possible without fans demanding content so ty
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Mackenzie Arnold was named West Ham's POTY this week but her next game for the club could be her last
She isn't the only WSL star with an uncertain future...
A club-by-club breakdown of all the expiring deals from Sam Kerr to Mary Earps 👇
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Melbourne City's Holly McNamara - who was just called back into the Matildas squad - is being stretchered off at No. 2 with the dreaded ACL acronym seemingly entering the chat again 🥺 If so, would be her third at just 20 years old...
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Mackenzie Arnold will depart West Ham after making "one of the most difficult decisions" of her life.
The 30-year-old was one of six departures announced by the club on Sunday.
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If she makes the move, Kristie Mewis' first game for West Ham will come against Sam Kerr's Chelsea in the FA Cup on January 15 (AEDT) 👀
Kristie Mewis is reportedly heading to West Ham and her move all but confirms the playing future of her star partner Sam Kerr.
The Matildas captain, who is off-contract at Chelsea in mid-2024, is expected to remain in London in the WSL with the Blues.
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Rafaelle Souza only watched her first women's football match at 16 🤯
It 'changed' the former Arsenal defender's life, but she nearly walked away, twice...
There is still 1 chapter missing in her inspiring story and she wants to write it next month.
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Full yarn here on the longest-serving Matilda's emotional goodbye following her 19-year stint in the squad:
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Despite how close it was, Tony Gustavsson will know a 24-year Olympic low means his time is up.
Who do we want to lead the next gen of the Matildas?
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Four months after Michelle Heyman's first call-up for Australia in 6 years, she has booked her Paris 2024 ticket 🇫🇷
But it's 'crazy' to the 35-yo that her Matildas' wage this year equals what she was paid across 10 years in the national set-up last time
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After each game
@TheMatildas
sign shirts, take pics and mingle with fans not because they are told to, but because they WANT to! As I left the stadium lastnight, two young girls were crying because they met Foord 🥹 Next year's WWC already means more than we can even imagine...
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Steph Catley on importance of qualifying for Paris 2024: 'We're all getting a little bit older and the opportunities for major tournaments are getting thinner. We're definitely very motivated to get something physical out of the last how ever many years we've built this team.'
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Mary Fowler is flying in the WSL this season, with two assists in Manchester City's 5-0 victory over Bristol.
2022/23: No starts, 165 mins across 11 WSL matches
2023/24: Has started every game, 225 mins just 3 games in
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Transwomen are women, so they belong in women only spaces and sport 🏳️⚧️
And gender identity is very easy to define. It's the gender (not sex) a person identifies with. An individual's pronouns are a great indicator of this
Hope this clears things up 😇
Before I dive into why I support
@salltweets
- I am conscious of the fact that opinions can swing from extreme to dangerous from whichever side of the fence you sit - but now more than ever, we need more a more measured, and human approach to this subject.
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Alen Stajcic only signed on for a 10-week contract with the Philippines.
And offers were flying in from Europe.
But he couldn't turn away: "We started on this journey and I felt like just qualifying for the World Cup wasn't enough."
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She got her shot and she took it.
In her first-ever WSL start, Jonas Eidevall said she was 'running the show' in the centre of the park.
And on Sky Sports, Izzy Christiansen dubbed her the 'complete midfielder' 🚨
Kyra Cooney-Cross has marked another first at Arsenal, earning her starting debut in the Conti Cup.
KCC fans will be hoping her performance for the Gunners means more WSL minutes on Monday against Courtney Nevin's Leicester.
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Alex Chidiac's move to Mexico's most successful team should bring her more match minutes leading into Paris 2024.
But she has big boots to fill left by Chelsea's new signing Mia Fishel, who scored 38 goals in 48 apps for the Tigres.
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This was both the highlight and lowlight of 2023 for me, what a year we've had in football
#YTG
A 4-part story to show how hard I celebrated at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night once Vine's penalty hit the back of the net 🤡😂
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Sam Kerr's bid to get her charge thrown out has been postponed until next month.
The injured Matildas captain's legal team are seeking to have the case - for allegedly racially harassing a London cop - dropped for an abuse of process/lack of intent
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Tony G means business with this line up 🚨
STARTING XI 🗒
We make 🔟 changes to the side for our clash against the Philippines!
⏰: 3.10pm AWST
📺💻📱:
@10FootballAU
#Matildas
#PHIvAUS
#WAtheDreamState
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If the demand is there, FIFA is not afraid to move the Matildas' opening game of the Women's World Cup 2023 to a bigger venue in Sydney
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All-time leading international goalscorer Christine Sinclair steps off the pitch for the last time in a Canadian jersey, making way for her fellow retiree Sophie Schmidt against Australia. Matilda Hayley Raso farewells her 331-capped rival too 🇨🇦
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There may be 184 days until the first whistle but the appetite is there.
More than 500,000 tickets have already been sold for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
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Hayley Raso has become the first Aussie to sign with a senior Real Madrid side ✍️🇦🇺
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She only scored Australia's matchwinner against Ireland at the World Cup, was captain for 3 games, has played in matches viewed by millions worldwide and is Arsenal's left fullback but sure, a local in St. Albans it is 😭😂😭
Is that Steph Catley - described as a local in St. Albans - talking about what she would do if she won £100,000 tax-free cash in the ITV competition on
@lorraine
this morning?
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Kaitlyn Torpey has played 3 different positions in her first 3 Matildas caps.
The 24-yo's trajectory for Australia mirrors the last player to impress Tony Gustavsson on debut.
She's following the same path into the Olympics as Clare Hunt pre-World Cup
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The Sydney Derby in the A-League Women's attracted more than 11,000 people at SFS on Saturday night. 2k more than last year's final 🤝
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It's 'too early' to tell extent of West Ham star Katrina Gorry's ankle injury.
The 31-year-old was spotted on crutches and in a moon boot after she went down in the first half and did not return...
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Many people worried the expansion to 32 teams for this Women's World Cup was too soon, but the results are proving them wrong 😌
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a lot of ppl coming for the matildas defenders. yes, 10 goals conceded in 3 games is bad. but a reminder the majority were set pieces where every1 was defending. the entire squad looked switched off bar last 40mins v zambia and when kennedy pushed up front v USA. vibes were off
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West Ham have Mackenzie Arnold to thank for the 'real coup' of the WSL transfer window.
Katrina Gorry made the move to the 'desperate' London club caught in a relegation battle due to their captain.
They needed a 'top, class player' and they got one
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Good news for Matildas fans! More tickets for Australia's matches against Ireland and Canada - and any other games that have already been exhausted in the first phase - at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will be released in the second phase of ticket sales on April 11 🇦🇺
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the best part is the socceroos are 'pampered' the exact same way thanks to the two sides' CBAs 💅
so is this impacting the men's performance too? @ football aus please look into this asap 🚨🫡
It’s hilarious to put this sort of thing behind a paywall. Just Facebook rants with no inside info
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At least 2 women's international matches at major tournaments this week have taken place in dangerous conditions.
This and Young Matildas under 20s v South Korea (snow).
Postpone it? And next time, choose a pitch that can handle it.
This isn't very slay for IWD week
#IWD2024
Conditions on the pitch are unplayable. Players trying to make the ref aware the ball can not be controlled.
Can not see how the game continues right now.
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Caitlin Foord on Matildas' new reality post-World Cup: 'We'll go get coffee and we're getting papped. It's nice to be recognised but it's a negative when something in your personal life happens and then that's out in the world. Your personal life's your personal life.'
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Crying thinking about Miedema's linking play with Mary Fowler next season.
I feel they have similar football brains, so I can't wait to see them on the pitch together.
Plus obvs Bunny Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Chloe Kelly, Roord
Good day for the Cityzens, bad day for the Gunners 😀
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The
@FIFAWWC
kicks off Down Under in 4 days 🦘🇦🇺 I'll be following the
@TheMatildas
around the tournament as part of
@OptusSport
's written team. I'll be between Brissy, off to Sydney for 70,000+ strong opener expected, then back to face Nigeria, Melbs follows for Canada showdown
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Cortnee Vine knew she was risking her childhood Olympic dream when she withdrew from a Matildas' squad in Feb.
But, thankfully, it proved the best thing for her football.
'I knew what I was jeopardising, but I really needed to put myself first.'
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Transgender women are women.
@BasketballAus
I hope this individual does not/will not have media access at any level of the sport after risking the safety of the alleged athlete and breaching your own guidelines on trans inclusion
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Football Australia's CEO has hit back at claims that 'pampering' is to blame for the Matildas Paris 2024 exit.
Dubbing it 'silly', as the side has the same camp conditions as the Socceroos.
'The more we can invest in the program the better.'
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After the heartbreaking result in penaltiee in the round of 16 four years ago, the Matildas wanted to avoid a repeat.
They faced their demons head on in Brisbane tonight to book themselves a semi-final ticket 😭
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Mary Fowler is two from two.
After more than 15 weeks without a start for Man City, the 21-year-old Matilda has scored in both of her starts since.
It was a goal and assist against Brighton on Monday for her first WSL start since November
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Representation matters 🥹
@westhamwomen
goalkeeper
@MaccaArnold1
had been avoiding the 'life-changing' decision to get hearing aids.
The 29-year-old has shared her journey and it's helping to destigmatise and normalise hearing loss in young people.
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Katrina Gorry to
@optussport
on Paris 2024: 'To represent Australia at the Olympic Games for me would be, maybe, a great ending for the Matildas.
'A tournament like that would be pretty special to have a medal around your neck and be able to celebrate with long-term teammates.'
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🚨🚨crucial information 🚨🚨if you wish to weigh in on the matildas' 'pampering' bad takes doing the rounds editorially
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It took Mary Fowler just six minutes to score in her first Man City start in more than 15 weeks
Before their FA Cup quarter-final penalty shootout loss to Tottenham, the 21-yo hadn't started for the club since November
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Cortnee Vine is heading to North Carolina Courage ✍️
She becomes the third Matildas star in the NWSL, joining San Diego Wave duo Emily van Egmond and Kaitlyn Torpey.
The 26-year-old will be eligible to play for Courage after Paris 2024
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Sam Kerr is 'close to getting back on the field for Chelsea' 💙
Football Australia's CEO revealed the Matildas star was nearing return from her ACL injury.
And dismissed rumours the relationship between the peak body and the 30-yo star had soured 👇
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Football Aus CEO on finding new Matildas coach: 'We're going to look under every single rock. Time is up our sleeve, we want to ensure we get the right fit. We underwent a thorough process to hire Gustavsson and kept watch of the market, we’re further ahead than most would be.'
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Michelle Heyman scores a header less than 10 minutes after coming on, and eight years after her last international goal. Matildas lead 1-0 over Uzbekistan, hopefully more to come in Tashkent 👏
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