Australia on Tuesday named Swede Tony Gustavsson, the former US women's national team assistant coach, to lead the Matildas into the next World Cup on home soil, the third man to head the team in two years.... more »
Chelsea striker Sam Kerr scored twice as Australia moved within a game of booking their ticket to the Tokyo Olympics after thrashing Vietnam 5-0 in the first leg of their playoff on Friday.... more »
A record crowd for a women's football international in Australia turned up to watch superstar Sam Kerr score two goals as the Matildas edged past Chile in a friendly on Saturday.... more »
Women footballers playing for Australia's national team will earn the same as their male counterparts under a deal unveiled Wednesday and hailed as landmark for gender equality in sport.... more »
Germany cruised through to the quarter-finals of the women's World Cup on Saturday while Sam Kerr was one of two Australian players to miss from the spot as Norway dumped out the Matildas on penalties.... more »
Sam Kerr was one of two Australian players to miss a penalty as Norway beat the Matildas 4-1 in a shoot-out following an engrossing 1-1 draw on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the women's World Cup.... more »
Superstar striker Sam Kerr was hailed as a national treasure and the greatest of all time Wednesday after becoming the first Australian to score a hat-trick at a World Cup.... more »
Sam Kerr's star has been shining so brightly since her Australia debut at just 15 that she has become not only one of global football's elite players but one of its most marketable faces.... more »
Australia were counting the cost of defensive frailties after falling to a 2-1 defeat to unfancied Italy in their opening Women's World Cup match on Sunday.... more »
Barbara Bonansea fired Italy to a remarkable comeback win over Australia after her brace, including a stoppage time winner, claimed a 2-1 Group C victory on Sunday.... more »
Australia's professional female footballers secured a landmark pay rise Friday that will see them receive the same minimum wage as their male counterparts.... more »
Australian football authorities made an embarrassing apology Friday over the controversial axing of national women's coach Alen Stajcic, admitting his removal had nothing to do with misconduct following months of speculation and innuendo.... more »
A women's World Cup victory would be the crowning glory for Australia's "golden generation" and could inspire a wave of young players ahead of a bid to host the next edition in 2023.... more »
Alex Morgan blasted home the 100th goal of her career as the US women's national team posted a 5-3 win over Australia in a FIFA Women's World Cup tune-up on Thursday.... more »
Striker Sam Kerr was named captain of the troubled Australian women's football team Wednesday, with coach Ante Milicic confident she can lead the Matildas into a new era.... more »
Australian football chiefs Thursday ruled out any review into the controversial sacking of national women's coach Alen Stajcic, as his successor Ante Milicic said the team must move on with the World Cup looming.... more »
Australia's women's football coach Alen Stajcic was sacked Saturday just months out from the World Cup amid concerns over "workplace" and "player welfare" issues.... more »
Reigning Women's World Cup champion United States will host top-10 rivals Australia, Japan and Brazil in a new tournament this year and next, the US Soccer Federation said Wednesday.... more »
A US tour by the "Matildas", Australia's national women's team, has been called off, the FFA announced Thursday, blaming the players' union in an acrimonious pay dispute.... more »
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