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Serena Williams and Sam Kerr

Sam Kerr the victim of white privilege? Give me a break

Just when you think you have seen an athlete do something indefensible, you are told it was all a justified reaction to the patriarchy, to the white establishment and to a system of entrenched injustice.

  • Oliver Brown

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Sam Kerr

Why the battle has only just begun for Sam Kerr

Having left court on Tuesday in London after being found not guilty, Sam Kerr is about to meet a new set of challenges.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Sam Kerr

Kerr’s right, she’s been treated differently – and that puts the Matildas in the dock too

Football Australia has built the women’s game around Sam Kerr. That means her UK trial - however it ends - will have significant implications for the Matildas brand.

  • Tracey Holmes
Football Queensland’s proposal for a ‘tier two’ stadium at Perry Park.

The Olympics’ biggest spectator sport makes its Brisbane stadium pitch

Queensland is ill-equipped to host Olympic soccer, Football Queensland and Football Australia have warned in their review submission.

  • Cameron Atfield
Joe Montemurro.

He coaches the best side in Europe. And he’s firming as top choice to lead Matildas

Former Arsenal and Juventus coach Joe Montemurro is now in charge of Olympique Lyonnais, the long-time standard-bearers in women’s soccer. Could he be the man Football Australia is after?

  • Vince Rugari
Former students and parents of students at Newington College holding protest signs at the entrance of the private boys college.

Legal action to deny school change is abuse of privilege

I am really shocked that anyone would bother trying to sue a school for going co-ed. What is wrong with people that they feel they have to protect exclusiveness and the exclusion of girls?

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Football Australia chair Anter Isaac.

Blame-game culture holding Australian soccer back, says FA chairman

Speaking to this masthead to mark the end of his first year as FA chairman, Anter Isaac said he and his board are not satisfied with the lack of progress made by the sport.

  • Vince Rugari
2034 World Cup bid, Mohammed bin Salman, Gianni Infantino, James Johnson.

How Saudi Arabia steamrolled Australia’s 2034 World Cup hopes

In the early hours of Thursday, Saudi Arabia were confirmed as hosts of the World Cup. Australia wanted to bid, but never stood a chance. The deck was stacked against them.

  • Vince Rugari
The Matildas’ golden generation is on the way out. The 2026 Asian Cup is looking like the last hurrah for many of this generation’s biggest stars.

Matildas mania is still going strong. But difficult times are ahead

The 2026 Women’s Asian Cup in Australia looks like the Matildas’ best and most realistic chance of winning a major trophy. And it could be their last one for a while.

  • Vince Rugari
Group of young soccer players taking part in a training drill at a field session.

The free, innovative academy that could rejuvenate Australian soccer

Cost of living measures and skyrocketing participation rates have proven a huge barrier, but a European football-driven academy in Brisbane hopes to change that.

  • Nick Wright

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