Bombshell rumour shakes up Matildas
A legendary Socceroos player is in the mix to take the Matildas into a new era as the search for a new team leader ramps up.
A legendary Socceroos player is in the mix to take the Matildas into a new era as the search for a new team leader ramps up.
Last year the stars almost aligned for the Matildas to land their dream coach. They’ve been coachless, and on a downhill slide, since. And everyone in Australian football wants one question answered.
Sam Kerr is back – but should she be captain? It’s a debate which has raged ever since news broke of the superstar’s police racism saga. And now her teammates have had their say.
Matildas vice-captain Emily van Egmond has been asked the difficult Sam Kerr question that has divided Australian football.
The Matildas’ slippery slope just got a bit steeper with the side slumping to the lowest spot on the FIFA rankings in 20 years.
Claudia Mihocic executed a slide tackle so powerful the impact with the ball shattered her ankle – the pain so great it took her mind longer to heal than her body.
Kyah Simon has opened up about her ongoing injury battles, why she refuses to give up and the lengths she is going to make sure her she is fit for an A-League return.
A core group of Matildas players that have been part of the national team for several years need to take responsibility for the side’s current form.
Nathan Cleary made a mad dash in the US to see his partner, Mary Fowler, and threw his support behind the Matildas, hitting out at the ‘sad’ and ‘unnecessary’ criticism from Marty Sheargold.
Marty Sheargold’s controversial comments about women’s sport may have opened up an even bigger can of worms. HAVE YOUR SAY
Matildas legend Heather Garriock and Queensland Minister for Sport Tim Mander have slammed the comments from radio personality Marty Sheargold – and they did not miss.
Sydney has pulled off another sporting coup by being awarded the final of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, with details of the 21-day festival locked in.
There are three glaring questions that need to be answered if the Matildas want to be challengers at the Asian Cup in 12 months time, and they need to move fast, writes ROBBIE SLATER.
The Matildas have lost a third successive match in a ‘massive wake-up call’ ahead of next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
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