French star on A-League’s radar
Ex-Arsenal and Manchester City star Samir Nasri has emerged as the No 1 marquee target for A-League expansion club.
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‘Backroom players cost cup’
Heather Garriock has blamed the sacking of Alen Stajcic for the Matildas’ World Cup exit.
Matildas search for ruthless streak
Finishing goals and games will be near top of the priority pile when the Matildas shift focus to looming Olympics qualifiers.
Sam provides anti-Aloisi moment
If John Aloisi’s penalty sent a nation into rapture, Sam Kerr’s spot kick yesterday turned millions of Australian stomachs.
Not a case of Stajcic v Milicic
As the Matildas’ World Cup ends, the obvious question is already doing the rounds: would Stajcic have taken the team further?
Matildas’ worst result in 16 years
Ranked sixth in the world and out in the round of 16 — a sense of underachievement is palpable in the Matildas camp.
Kerr cans links to Chelsea
Matildas star Sam Kerr has played down the suggestion she’s about to move to European football.
Cut it out, team tells Kerr
Matildas skipper addresses dreadful penalty miss that set the tone for team’s World Cup shootout loss.
Kerr calls for equality in football
Matildas captain Sam Kerr knows that when it comes to gender equality, big statements matter.
Poisoned chalice no stress for Milicic
Matildas coach Ante Milicic believes to achieve something special you must leave your comfort zone.
Matildas brace for Norse assault
The Matildas are bracing for whatever Norway throw their way in their round of 16 World Cup match.
Coach’s joke on matchwinner Kerr
The day before Sam Kerr scored four goals against Jamaica she was irate on the training pitch.
Matildas back Norway great’s controversial stand
The world’s best player is missing the World Cup not due to injury or a qualifying mishap but because of a principled stand.
Weary Matildas head to Nice
They haven’t even arrived in Nice and it’s already advantage Norway, who get 24 hours more rest than the Matildas.
Matildas must crack Norse code
Norway women’s football is so much more than a Nordic nation missing a Ballon d’Or winner.
Kerr a ‘joke’, but a good one
Sam Kerr’s four goals against Jamaica have shot her into contention for the golden boot award at the World Cup.
A-head of her time: why Kerr’s noggin is key
Sam Kerr has mastered a skill that has eluded many a budding footballer.
Sam Kerr 4, Jamaica 1
Striker the star as she single-handedly destroys Jamaica to book Matildas’ round-of-16 berth.
Kerr opens up about bond with brother
Ahead of the clash with Jamaica, the Matildas captain has opened up about her formerly strained relationship with older brother Daniel.
Former UEFA president arrested
Michel Platini has been arrested in relation to the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
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