Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Courtney Nevin, Matildas Cap 211
Matildas
Remember folks: it’s compulsory for the Matildas to have a goalkeeper from Canberra. A Dale Roots investigation has revealed that the last time the Matildas didn’t have a former Canberra United goalkeeper was 12 February 2015 (keepers were Casey Dumont and Brianna Davey).
Ready to represent
v 26.10.24 – 5:00am AEDT
v 29.10.24 – 4:10am AEDT
: @ParamountPlusAU #Matildas pic.twitter.com/Exh8t8LroW— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) October 11, 2024
Can confirm, she’s taller than me And I’m just shy of 6ft #CBRvWEL https://t.co/mVhAdAnOPb
— Grace Gill (@gracegill9) February 11, 2022
News
Deal done for Dumont!@TheMatildas goalkeeper Casey Dumont is on board for the 2024/25 @aleaguewomen season – details here: https://t.co/uVLbQ0C5MT
Grab your Glory ALW Membership here: https://t.co/rB0Jkjf3UQ#ONEGlory pic.twitter.com/MUND8FUjeF— Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) October 8, 2024
🗣️ “Receiving this award is a massive honour.”
2020 🤝 2024@TheMatildas and @ArsenalWFC defender @stephcatley has been voted by her peers as the Austraffic PFA Women’s Footballer of the Year for the second time after sublime performances for club and country 💪
Congrats,… pic.twitter.com/lwU9r9LvU5
— Professional Footballers Australia (@thepfa) October 9, 2024
The PFA is pleased to announce Alex Chidiac as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 @BeyondBank Community Medal!
The Beyond Bank Community Medal recognises the contribution of a PFA member to the community, their commitment to a charitable cause, and impact off the field.
As… pic.twitter.com/96nnG8N6qp
— Professional Footballers Australia (@thepfa) October 8, 2024
Free Red Bulls for Sarah Hunter???
Red Bull and LVMH’s Bernard Arnault are set to buy Paris FC. pic.twitter.com/yQs8IWVYEF
— VERSUS (@vsrsus) October 10, 2024
This is wild #AngelCityFC pic.twitter.com/APCpEYTE1E
— x – La Daisyyyy 🌼🩵 (@daisyyyyleonor) October 8, 2024
Melina Ayres is stepping away from football
Recommended Reading (long reads)
It’s 2021 and the women’s football community is calling for more investment
It’s 2022 and the women’s football community is calling for more investment
It’s 2023 and the women’s football community is calling for more investment
It’s 2024 and… https://t.co/UffhoWjMLV— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) October 9, 2024
Spoke to Kyah Simon about racism in sport, something she has experienced at various points.
Incidents of racism have been reported in the dozens this year across junior competitions in Australia. There’s a hope to tackle this at grassroots level: https://t.co/4l10ifY4yF
— Marnie Vinall (@marnievinall) October 10, 2024
“Recently, I made a huge move back to my homeland in the United States of America to take up an opportunity to play for the Carolina Ascent FC… The decision was also a ‘leap of faith’ to join a brand new league and team.”
Former Canberra United defender Cannon Clough… pic.twitter.com/ztrikCfh7O
— Professional Footballers Australia (@thepfa) October 11, 2024
“Scheduling games later in the summer months has been beneficial. This showed that the voices of the players were taken into account.”
Former Canberra United defender Emma Ilijoski discusses the challenges players and stakeholders face as a result of climate change, and her… pic.twitter.com/ggpKcC7ubR
— Professional Footballers Australia (@thepfa) October 9, 2024
“smaller suburban venues… sometimes lack basic cooling infrastructure such as air conditioning in change rooms and sufficient showers and refrigeration. players have reported being hotter inside than out”
a reminder that the ALW Unite Round changerooms are cooled by two fans https://t.co/qfFJ9TZBwm pic.twitter.com/b2v3AXSwSQ
— Dale (@dale_roots) October 8, 2024
Full-time professionalism top of the agenda for A-League Women players: PFA Report
Pay Attention! My Words Are A Matter Of Pride
Kicking off my new ABC gig with a pride piece ❤️.
This is for everyone who asks why the competition even needs a pride round or ‘but why isn’t there a straight round?’. This is why:https://t.co/4WxMmwWy2H via @ABCaustralia
— Marnie Vinall (@marnievinall) October 10, 2024
Nah, he’s been saying that for years.
Real ones know McCann is a legend. Rare example of a comm who actually knows the women’s game & makes a real effort to pronounce players’ names correctly.— Katina McStenius (@Iagoonerbeach) October 10, 2024
Sensible Tweets
if they’re not gonna call the second european competition the europa league i think they should let arnold clark and continental tyres battle it out for name sponsor rights so we can bring back one of those iconic competitions
— rachel (@utmatc19893) October 8, 2024
no kayla morrison, no party https://t.co/27Ugk3Yv6b
— Love, Joanna (@LostInGallifrey) October 11, 2024
It’s NOT 20 years of the dub. Stop lumping it in with the men’s and let us have our own celebration in a couple of years. https://t.co/jKMkLGJCOs
— Simon Reus (@ReusSimon) October 8, 2024
to you, it’s a bad joke, to me, it’s unsubtle misogyny and the undermining of women xx
— burke (@ejburke_) October 9, 2024
UEFA Champions League
Group A
Roma 1-0 Wolfsburg
Lyon 3-0 Galatasaray
Group B
Celtic 0-2 Twente
Chelsea 3-2 Real Madrid
Group C
Bayern München 5-2 Arsenal
Vålerenga 0-1 Juventus
Group D
Hammarby 2-0 St. Pölten
Manchester City 2-0 Barcelona
Spicy Tweets (WSL Edition)
Women’s football has truly arrived https://t.co/2EQjIRTAKX
— Aquarelo (@KhatruSiberiano) October 12, 2024
WSL Results
Jonas Eidevall specifically told BBC Sport pre-game that they had been working on defending from set pieces and knew it was a strength of Chelsea’s. They’ve conceded from one in the fourth minute.
— Molly Hudson (@M0lly_Writes) October 12, 2024
Blessed to have witnessed and captured this Lucy Bronze masterclass in throw-ins pic.twitter.com/9bcv7ssvxs
— yapi léon (@toughbronze) October 12, 2024
Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea
Manchester United 3-0 Tottenham
Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester
Crystal Palace 0-1 Brighton
Everton 1-1 West Ham
Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City
When They Were Kids
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Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Elise Kellond-Knight has announced her retirement from the Dub and international football
Throw in 2 time FIFA All Star.
For over a decade, KK was the key to The Matildas midfield. If she wasn’t there it just didn’t really work.
She was a hugely important and influential player, and it’ll be fun to watch her run out for Avondale. https://t.co/AvDcf8mqA6
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) October 10, 2024
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Dale – Ho Chi Minh City is a seeded team for the AWCL QFs
⏱️ Fastest goal at #AWCL so far!
🌟 Nguyen Thi Kim Yen starred as Ho Chi Minh City secured their place in the quarter-finals #NEOMFutureStars | @NEOM pic.twitter.com/8WAcAwmquP
— AFC Women’s Football (@TheAWCL) October 11, 2024
Emma – Rebekah Stott has made 100 appearances for Melbourne City
Rebekah Stott became the first @MelbourneCity women’s player to reach 100 appearances! 💯
The City skipper capped off a century of games with a goal in the AFC Women’s Champions League 🔥 pic.twitter.com/v7JkdoaFw7
— Ninja A-League (@aleaguewomen) October 14, 2024
Eric – Winonah Heatley / Maz Pacheco / Stephanie Zambra (née Roche)
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Med en scoring i kampens sidste sekunder, sikrede anfører Winonah Heatley den ottende sejr ud af ni mulige i Gjensidige Kvindeligaen! ©️ pic.twitter.com/bzoSBxs7E9
— FC Nordsjælland (@FCNordsjaelland) October 11, 2024
Maz Pacheco has received her maiden call-up to the Philippine national team
Congratulations and good luck, @MazPacheco https://t.co/MapXtAUuov
— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) October 12, 2024
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It just had to be!
Stephanie Zambra scores in her last ever game! What a finish too!#WLOI | @RoversWomen pic.twitter.com/XByaVOab82
— LOI Women (@LoiWomen) October 12, 2024
@StephanieRoche9 has announced her retirement from football!
58 international caps and a Puskás nominated goal later, we celebrate the outstanding career that Steph has had, and thank her for all she’s done for Irish football
Congratulations and all the best for the… pic.twitter.com/34DWSfTY9y
— Ireland Football ⚽️ (@IrelandFootball) October 9, 2024
Maj – Temwa Chawinga has broken Sam Kerr’s single season NWSL scoring record
Temwa Chawinga breaks Sam Kerr’s record for most goals in a single NWSL season with 19 💥
(via @NWSL)pic.twitter.com/GoVOHp65rK
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 13, 2024
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