Sarina Wiegman, Manager of England (Photo by Lynne Cameron - The FA/The FA via Getty Images) | Lena Oberdorf (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
Sarina Wiegman, Manager of England (Photo by Lynne Cameron - The FA/The FA via Getty Images) | Lena Oberdorf (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

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History: Danielle Small, Matildas Cap 107

Matildas Debut: 1999 (played for the national team until 2008)
Grassroots Club: Westlakes Wildcats (Lake Macquarie)
Appearances: 43
Position: Midfielder

  • 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup
  • 2004 Olympics
  • 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup
  • USA Collegiate NCAA Division One Soccer, finishing her career at San Diego State University in 2001
  • Played for Sydney FC in the W-League (now A-League Women)

Hot Topics

Around the World

    • Euros – Results
      • Semi-Finals
        • (8) England 4-0 (2) Sweden – Sheffield
        • (5) Germany 2-1 (3) France – Milton Keynes
      • Final – England 2-1 Germany
    • COPA América Feminina (8-30 July, Colombia)
      • Semi-Finals
        • Colombia 1-0 Argentina
        • Brazil 2-0 Paraguay
      • 3/4 Playoff – Argentina 3-1 Paraguay
      • Final – Colombia 0-1 Brazil
      • WWC qualifiers
        • (3 direct) – Colombia, Brazil, Argentina
        • Chile + Paraguay into playoffs
    • OFC Women’s Nations Cup (Suva, Fiji)
      •  
      • SF
        • Samoa 0-3 Papua New Guinea
        • Fiji 3-1 Solomon Islands
      • Final – Papua New Guinea 2-1 Fiji

US – NWSL (Round 12/20)

Watch matches on twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial, twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial2, twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial3 & twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial4

Nordic

  • Matilda McNamara has signed with AGF in Denmark, while Jenna McCormick is moving on
  • Polks scored in Vittsjo’s 3-0 friendly win over Danish team Brøndby IF
  • Nordic Wraps return next week
  • Iceland: Breiðablik 5-0 KR Reykjavik
    • Margaux Chauvet played a full game for KR, receiving a yellow card in the 80th minute
    • Melina Ayres didn’t play for the home side and Susan Phongsongkham didn’t play for KR

State Football

  • ACT
    • (3) Belconnen United (Tia Burridge, Tatum Mazis, Talia Backhouse) 3-0 (7) Tuggeranong United
    • (8) Wagga City 0-4 (2) Canberra Olympic (Tianah Miro, Nicole Jalocha, Elke Aitolu, Sarah Johnston)
    • (5) Gungahlin United (Michelle Heyman 3, Erika Pennyfield, Sharon Chao) 5-1 (4) West Canberra (Ginger Oliver)
    • (6) Canberra United Academy (Alyssa Di Campli) 1-2 (1) Canberra Croatia (Brittany Palombi 2)
  • NSW
    • Thursday: APIA Leichhardt (Nicki Flannery, Shea Connors) 2-2 Northern Tigers (Hannah McNulty, Malia Steinmetz)
    • Bankstown City 0-3 Sydney University (Rola Badawiya x 2, Jaime Beaufils)
    • Blacktown Spartans 0-4 Northern Tigers (Lily McMahon, Malia Steinmetz x 2, Hannah McNulty)
    • Illawarra Stingrays (Kaelah Austin) 1-1 NWS Spirit (Sophie Harding)
    • Manly United (Meisha Westland, Emily Minett, Yuka Honda) 3-1 Emerging Jets (Claire Adams)
    • Sydney Olympic (Sarah Yatim, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Georgia Koutzoumis) 3-1 Macarthur Rams (Patty Charalambous)
    • postponed: Football NSW Institute v APIA Leichhardt (Institute have international callups to the AFF U18 Champs)
  • QLD
    • Tuesday R10 catchup: Sunshine Coast Wanderers (Tegan Buhmann) 2-0 Moreton Bay United
    • Wednesday R10 catchup: Olympic FC 0-3 Lions FC (Mariel Hecher, Tegan Riding, Tiarna Karambasis)
    • QAS (Chelsea Fairbairn) 1-2 Souths United (Bella Habuda x 2)
    • Olympic FC 0-5 Gold Coast United (Momo Hayashi, Jessie Rasschaert, Bronte Rose, Astia Neckebroeck, Charlotte Adamson)
    • Sunshine Coast Wanderers 0-3 Eastern Suburbs (Bree Wallace, Aono Goda, Sofie Persson)
    • Moreton Bay United 0-3 Capalaba FC (Larissa Crummer x 2, Hollie Palmer)
    • BYE: Lions FC
  • VIC – Round 18 of 21
    • Full Season Guide
    • Monday R17 game: (3) Bulleen Lions (Tiffany Eliadis, Gabriela Garton, Alana Jancevski, Lia Privitelli, Rebekah Stott, Tyla Jay Vlajnic, Paige Zois) 0-3 (2) Calder United (Harriet Withers)
    • (4) Alamein (Amy Jackson, Nia Stamatopoulos) 2-2 (7) Box Hill United (Teigen Allen, Mindy Barbieri, Sofia Sakalis)
    • (2) Calder United (Harriet Withers) 2-1 (1) Heidelberg United (Grace Jale, Melissa Maizels)
    • (8) Bayside United 0-4 (3) Bulleen Lions (Tiffany Eliadis, Gabriela Garton, Alana Jancevski, Lia Privitelli, Rebekah Stott, Tyla Jay Vlajnic, Paige Zois)
    • (5) FV Emerging (Sarah Cain, Caitlin Karic, Bella Sewards, Miranda Templeman) 6-2 (6) South Melbourne (Francesca Iermano, Tijan McKenna, Claudia Mihocic)

Queens of the Week

Cheryl – Sarina Wiegman has now won two European Championships as a coach and possesses a 100% winning record in the tournament (12 wins from 12 games)

Dale – England forward Alessia Russo tried to read tactical instructions on a note given to the German players during the Euro final, despite the fact they were written in German

Eric – 1) Teresa Polias returned to playing action for the first time since having a baby as Sydney Olympic defeated Macarthur Rams 3-1 2) Ian Wright has impressive words about the need for England to leave a legacy after the Euros

Maj – Chloe Kelly celebrated the winning goal in the Euro Final by ripping off her shirt … but also had the awareness to wait for the VAR check before doing so

Steffen – Euro 2022 Young Player of the Tournament, Germany’s Lena Oberdorf, she’s everywhere!
How Lena Oberdorf Empowers Germany to Pass Without Fear (substack.com)
Lena Oberdorf is Germany’s MVP for Euro 2022 final, even if crunching tackles get fewer plaudits than goals (espn.co.uk)
‘I don’t recognise that I’m 20 years old!’ – Is Germany’s Lena Oberdorf the player of the Women’s Euros? | Goal.com

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