A-League Women
She’s the oldest player in history. How this former Tillies captain does it at 44
At 44, Melissa Barbieri is a veteran of the game, an anomaly in a sport where the median age of retirement for professional female footballers is 26.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
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‘Spent too much money’: A-League club distributions slashed to $500,000
APL chairman Stephen Conroy says the competition was facing financial ruin unless it passed a $20 million hit onto club owners.
- by Vince Rugari
Former Wests Tigers bosses buy stake in Newcastle Jets
Lee Hagipantelis and Justin Pascoe, the former chair and chief executive of the Wests Tigers, have joined forces to buy a quarter stake in the struggling A-League club.
- by Michael Chammas
Russo goal proves the difference as Arsenal beat A-League All Stars 1-0 at Marvel
Follow along as two All Stars A-League sides take on Newcastle United and Arsenal Women.
- by Marnie Vinall
‘I knew we weren’t losing’: Sydney FC sink City with second-half goal to claim fifth championship
Sydney FC have stamped themselves as the greatest A-League Women’s team after winning their fifth championship, the most of any club in the history of the competition, with a 1-0 defeat of Melbourne City.
- by Marnie Vinall
‘They all want to play for the Matildas’: Inside soccer’s grassroots boom
Female participation in soccer is on the rise after the Matildas’ stunning run in last year’s Women’s World Cup, and benefits are flowing to the A-League Women.
- by Marnie Vinall
Perth Glory captain Natasha Rigby announces shock retirement
Perth Glory skipper Natasha Rigby has announced her shock retirement but she hopes the financial instability that cut her career short won’t be a problem for future generations.
- by Justin Chadwick
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Media & marketing
‘Embarrassing disaster’: A-Leagues narrowly avoid Easter TV blackout
A-Leagues organisers have signed a new broadcast deal two hours before the first match in the competition’s weekend fixtures kicks off, after its existing television production partner went bust.
- by Vince Rugari and Calum Jaspan
Analysis
Australian soccer
‘Age is just a number’: Michelle Heyman is your new Matildas star
Here’s everything you need to know about the Tillies’ 14-year overnight sensation, whose four-goal blitz against Uzbekistan has pushed her further towards a second Olympics appearance.
- by Vince Rugari
North London united: Matildas trio could join Ange’s homecoming trip
Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal could be playing on the same night at the same venue as part of a potential double-header involving both the men’s and women’s A-League All Stars.
- by Vince Rugari
After the ‘miss of the century’, it may be time to rethink ‘Peak A-League’
Sydney FC striker Patrick Wood’s nightmare miss has gone viral around the world. Yet it wasn’t even the craziest thing that happened in the A-Leagues on Saturday.
- by Vince Rugari
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