sport Can the Matildas medal at the Olympics? Fans are optimistic after two rivals fail to qualify The Matildas have a chance at an Olympic medal as two of their toughest rivals fell short of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
sport Women’s sports set to top $1 billion in 2024 For the first time in history, women’s sports is forecast to exceed US$1.28 billion in global revenues next year, according to Deloitte.
News & Views Record crowds flocked to A-League Women for Cortnee Vine’s homecoming The opening weekend of A-League Women was a resounding success, with record crowds attending the domestic competition.
News & Views Matildas will play Olympic qualifer at larger stadium after huge demand An overwhelming demand for tickets has prompted organisers to move a Matildas’ Olympic qualifying match to Perth’s Optus Stadium.
News & Views Jenni Hermoso cut from Spanish women’s soccer squad amid World Cup kiss controversy Jenni Hermoso has been left out of the Spanish women’s soccer squad, following the World Cup kiss investigation.
sport The Matilda Effect: Women’s football as a lens for global gender equality advancement In her new book- “The Matilda Effect”-Dr Crawford has examined the under-appreciation of women’s football just in time for the World Cup.
News & Views ‘I didn’t have a female idol, you guys didn’t show female games’: Marta on the persistence from players that progressed women’s football Marta has reflected on the growth of women’s football marking the end of her 20-year career as one of the sport’s all-time best players.
sport Meet FIFA’s first Arab woman to coach men’s football in Sudan Salma al-Majidi has defied the fatwa against women in public sports in Sudan to become FIFA’s first Arab woman to coach men’s football
News & Views Sam Kerr delivers Chelsea’s only goal and backflip to win the FA Cup Sam Kerr has led Chelsea to win its third straight women’s FA Cup, scoring the winning goal in front of a record-breaking crowd at Wembley.
sport Sydney FC wins their fourth A-League Women’s championship Sydney FC has claimed their fourth A-League Women’s championship, cementing their status as Australia’s most successful women’s club.
News & Views ‘We want 60 million women and girls playing by 2026’: FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman When it comes to the future of women’s football, there’s no bigger catalyst for growth than the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup.
sport More than half a million tickets already sold for 2023 Women’s World Cup Football fans are eager to get their hands on World Cup tickets and FIFA is aiming for upwards of 1.5 million tickets to be sold overall.