‘Enough talk’: The elusive Matildas goal Kennedy is desperate for
After playing nearly 120 games in the green and gold Matildas defender Alanna Kennedy wants more than jerseys to hang in her trophy cabinet.
After playing nearly 120 games in the green and gold Matildas defender Alanna Kennedy wants more than jerseys to hang in her trophy cabinet.
When Mackenzie Arnold started her career she was making $1000 a season. Now she can’t go out with her parents without being stopped for photos. But, she says, it’s a small price to pay.
Only two more games stand between the Matildas and Olympic qualification and one of them will be in Melbourne.
Despite an impressive guest stint with Newcastle Jets and loving being coached by her dad, Matildas star Emily van Egmond has revealed why she can’t make the move home permanent.
The ‘disaster’ that was Australia’s Women’s Asian Cup campaign is in contrast to the effort of ex-Matildas coach Alen Stajcic to guide the Philippines to the semi-finals.
The Matildas scored 18 goals in their opening Asian Cup match but didn’t make it past the quarter-finals and that could have repercussions.
The Matildas have been dumped out of the Asian Cup in a controversial quarter-final thriller against South Korea.
Just like that, the Matildas’ wait for a piece of elusive silverware will have to wait another 18 months as they were dumped out of the Asian Cup.
The Matildas need to stop the threat of Sam Kerr’s Chelsea teammate Ji So-yun if they are to reach the Asian Cup quarter-finals.
Conceding a goal at the Asian Cup has left the Matildas in an angry mood, and that pleases coach Tony Gustavsson.
They conceded a goal for the first time at the tournament, but the Matildas have won again to set up an Asian Cup quarter-final showdown with South Korea.
India has already been thrown of the Women’s Asian Cup due to a Covid-19 outbreak, and now the virus has floored a Matildas player.
Matildas captain Sam Kerr has received an Order of Australia medal for her services to football.
The Matildas are doing ‘everything possible’ to avoid a tournament-ending Covid-19 outbreak at the Asian Cup.
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