Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Emma Wirkus, Matildas Cap 136
Matildas Debut: 2005 (played for the national team until 2007)
Appearances: 7 A internationals (1 non A international)
Position: Goalkeeper
2007 World Cup squad
W-League
- Adelaide United 2008-2009
- Perth Glory 2009
Read Liana Buratti's article on Emma's football family and cancer battle
Hot Topics
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World Cup News
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News
- FIFA The Best awards
- The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
- Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
- Sarina Wiegman (English National Team)
- The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:
- Mary Earps (England / Manchester United WFC)
- Sam Kerr voted in the FIFPRO Women’s World 11
- The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
- FIFA The Best awards
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Matildas
- Australia to play England April 11th (local) | 12/4 AEST
- Cup of Nations
- Czechia 0-3 Spain
- Australia 3-0 Jamaica
- Champions: Australia
- New kit to be announced (released?) in April according to FA
- Signings: Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad
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Dub News
- Chloe Logarzo departs Western United
- Round 15 (of 20)
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- (5) Canberra United 3-0 (9) Western Sydney Wanderers
- Pride Cup celebrations at McKellar Park
- some stats from Canberra United show the importance of events like the Pride Cup
- (6) Perth Glory 2-0 (7) Brisbane Roar
- (11) Wellington Phoenix 0-1 (2) Sydney FC
- (10) Newcastle Jets 🟥 0-6 (1) Western United
- (4) Melbourne Victory 2-2 (8) Adelaide United
- Bye: (3) Melbourne City
- (5) Canberra United 3-0 (9) Western Sydney Wanderers
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- Next Week (Bye: (4) Melbourne Victory)
- Round 16 of 20
- (10) Newcastle Jets v (3) Melbourne City
- (5) Canberra United v (8) Adelaide United
- (11) Wellington Phoenix v (7) Brisbane Roar
- (6) Perth Glory v (9) Western Sydney Wanderers
- Round 10 of 20
- (2) Sydney FC v (1) Western United
- Round 16 of 20
- Season 15 squad page
Around the World
FIFA WWC2023 Inter-confederation Playoffs
- Group B Final: Chile 1-2 Haiti*
- WED Group A Final: Portugal* 2-1 Cameroon
- THU Group C Final: Paraguay 0-1 Panama*
- * qualified
Tournoi de France
- Denmark 3-2 Uruguay
- France 0-0 Norway
- Champions: France
Pinatar Cup
- Scotland 1-1 Wales
- Iceland 5-0 Philippines
- Champions: Iceland
Revelations Cup
- Nigeria 1-0 Costa Rica
- Mexico 1-1 Colombia
- Champions: Colombia*
* Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
Colombia (27) outrank Mexico (35)
Cyprus Cup
- Finland 4-0 Romania
- Hungary 0-1 Croatia
- Champions: Finland
Arnold Clark Cup
- South Korea 1-2 Italy
- England 6-1 Belgium
- Champions: England
SheBelieves Cup
- Canada 0-3 Japan
- Yuki Nagasato called out for better broadcasting
- USA 2-1 Brazil
- Champions: USA
Turkish Women’s Cup
- Uzbekistan 0-4 Zambia
- South Africa 1-1 Slovenia
- Bulgaria 1-2 Kosovo
- Estonia 1-1 North Macedonia
- Champions: Kosovo (undefeated)
Friendlies
- Germany 0-0 Sweden
- China 0-0 Ireland
- New Zealand v Argentina
- Monday 0-2
- Thursday 0-1
- Austria 0-4 Netherlands
UEFA Champions League
UK
Women’s FA Cup (Fifth round)
- Brighton & Hove Albion (Lydia Williams, Rebekah Stott) 5-0 Coventry United
- Bristol City 1-8 Manchester City (Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy, Hayley Raso)
- Chelsea (Sam Kerr ⚽) 2-0 Arsenal (Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord)
- Sam Kerr made her 100th appearance for Chelsea
- Lewes (Isobel Dalton & Libby Copus-Brown) 6-1 Cardiff
- Tottenham Hotspur (Kyah Simon) 0-0 Reading
- West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold) 1-1 Aston Villa (Emily Gielnik)
FA Championship (9* of 22)
- Season Dates: August 20th 2022 – April 30th 2023
- *Catchup round
- (6) Crystal Palace (Polly Doran) 2-1 (11) Sheffield United
Scottish Women’s Premier League (19 of 22)
- (2) Celtic FC (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi) 3-0 (3) Rangers
- (10) Aberdeen 0-7 (1) Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill)
Europe
France – D1F (15 of 22)
- Season Dates: September 10th 2022 – June 10th 2023
- (1) Lyon (Ellie Carpenter) 3-0 (7) Bordeaux
- Ellie played 68 mins and was named Player of the Match
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- Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Italy – Serie A (18 of 18)
- Season Dates: August 27th 2022 – February 26th 2023
- (2) Juventus (Joe Montemurro) 2-1 (8) Parma
Germany – Frauen Bundesliga
- Season Dates: Sep 16th 2022 – May 28th 2023
- Round 11 and 12 games (not SV Meppen (Anna Margraf))
- Women’s DFB Cup (Quarter-Finals) from Tuesday 28/2
- FC Cologne v VFL Wolfsburg
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena v Sc Freiburg
- RB Leipzig v SGS food
- TSG Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich
Swiss Nationalliga B (11 of 18)
- Season Dates: Aug 21st 2022 – Apr 22nd 2023
- (1) Zurich II 1-1 (2) Thun Berner Oberland (Alex Gummer)
State Football
- ACT
- NPL streaming returns to Bar TV
- Charity Shield March 11
- NPL season starts early April
- VIC
- League kicks off March 17
- 11 teams (added Preston Lions, Boroondara Eagles and Southern United)
- Fixture/Results and Sync to calendar
Queens of the Week
Cheryl – Emma Checker for her Pride 🏳️🌈 and hugs to Maria Cote Rojas. I also mowed the grass listening to this great pod episode from The Game Changers (Sue Anstiss) on Scottish trailblazer Rose Reilly.
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Dale – (1) Sasha Grove scored her first ALW goal (2) Beşiktaş fans showered the pitch with teddy bears for kids in the Turkish quake zone
Eric – (1) Carole Costa scored a 94th minute penalty to send Portugal to their first WWC (2) Lineth Cedeño scored the goal that gave Haiti their first WWC qualification (3) Blacktown City player Grant Lynch spent a whole day performing physio duties for all his club’s women’s teams, the day after playing in his own game (which Blacktown won, naturally)
Maj – Grace Wilson‘s hair at the Pride game
Steffen – Meridian ACT – Health, community, and social support services for Canberra’s LGBTQIA+ communities
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