‘Sh*tshow’: Matildas in turmoil ahead of crunch match
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson’s reign as coach will end after this Olympics, but questions have been raised about his management of the team in France.
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson’s reign as coach will end after this Olympics, but questions have been raised about his management of the team in France.
Having survived by the skin of their teeth against Zambia, the Matildas take on women’s football giants the USA. ERIN SMITH breaks down the changes they must make to stand any chance.
If you win you’re a national hero, lose and we turn our collective backs and put the scarfs and beanies back in the drawer, writes Mike O’Connor.
Angel FC boss Julie Uhrman, the president of the most valuable women’s football franchise in the world, said it is ‘critical’ Australia gets its national women’s competition right to capitalise on the Matildas’ boom.
The Matildas were far from their best in their final hit-out before the Olympics, but two key players have given Tony Gustavsson plenty to be encouraged by.
The Matildas coach is playing games over the fitness of a critical player just days from the start of the Olympic Games.
Benching an emerging superstar is a huge call, but Mary Fowler is convinced it was the making of her as an elite footballer and a person.
Matildas goalkeeper Teagan Micah was flying – she had the No.1 spot on the national team and was an Olympics hero. Then she was concussed. This is how her life changed in that moment, and the struggle to return to the top.
Just weeks after an emotional send off Matildas retiring goalkeeper Lydia Williams has been handed one last chance to add an Olympic medal to her trophy cabinet.
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson will have a final chance to test his squad with a pre-Olympics clash locked in against Canada.
America has been divided by a “seismic” announcement ahead of the Olympics with Sam Kerr’s fiancee learning devastating news.
At 21, Charlie Rule is not only the youngest Matilda – she is a rising superstar in her own right, playing for England’s Brighton & Hove Albion and becoming a TikTok sensation.
The Matildas have announced their 18-player Olympic Games squad that will carry an injured star but not a veteran shot-stopper.
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