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Swede nothings: Gustavsson coy on Matildas future with US job still vacant
The coach talked and talked until there was nothing left to say. Except, perhaps, what everybody really wanted to know: will he still be around for the Olympics?
- by Emma Kemp
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Sam Kerr’s minutes to be managed through Matildas’ Olympic qualifiers
Coach Tony Gustavsson has foreshadowed heavy squad rotation in Perth, starting with Thursday night’s match against Iran at HBF Park.
- by Emma Kemp
Ellie Carpenter calls out online abuse but shrugs off her own
The Matildas right-back has returned to Australia for the national team’s trio of Olympic qualifiers but, as always, everybody just wants a piece of Sam Kerr.
- by Emma Kemp
Matildas brace for Perth ‘frenzy’ over hometown hero Kerr
The last time the Matildas played in Perth was in 2018, when a crowd of 7549 watched them rout Thailand at HBF Park. This time about 100,000 will turn out across three games.
- by Emma Kemp
Who owns the word football? Soccer is winning the battle
It has been almost 20 years since soccer’s rebrand and, according to new data, more Australians associate the beautiful game with the term “football” than ever before.
- by Vince Rugari
How the A-League Women hope to waltz beside the Matildas’ success
After a record-breaking Women’s World Cup, can the domestic competition be a success?
- by Billie Eder and Marnie Vinall
‘Now I’m older, I’m much more confident’: How Sam Kerr found her style
After spending her twenties trying to fit in, the Matildas captain is happy to admit she rarely shops in the women’s section.
- by Gyan Yankovich
Sam Kerr to captain full-strength Matildas squad at Olympic qualifiers
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson has named his team for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers, including captain Sam Kerr and vice-captain Steph Catley.
- by Billie Eder
Chelsea has fought ‘the unknown’. The Matildas’ aura must trigger change
A Paris dream beckons for a Brisbane recruit. However, amid her trying juggling act, there is a major change still needed for women’s soccer to reach its peak.
- by Nick Wright
‘We represent this country’: Why Matildas’ Cortnee Vine stayed in Australia
After her World Cup performance, Cortnee Vine could have set off overseas. But the Matildas’ forward had no doubt in her mind about staying in the A-League.
- by Billie Eder
Why Matildas star Steph Catley loves, and sometimes curses, Sam Kerr
At the World Cup they were sisters in arms leading the Matildas. But as England’s WSL kicks off, Australian teammates Steph Catley and Sam Kerr become fierce, but friendly, rivals.
- by Marnie Vinall