Ashlie Crofts (Photo credit: KLZ Photography)
Ashlie Crofts (Photo credit: KLZ Photography)

With just a few days until Christmas, the Beyond 90 podcast team of Eric, Cheryl, Steffen and Maj discuss the week in football, plus Eric inadvertently adds a new segment “Fun Facts”.

History: Cheryl Salisbury, Matildas Cap 75

Salisbury debuted for the Matildas in 1994 and was capped 151 times. She captained the team for seven years, scoring 38 goals (as a defender) before retiring in 2009.

  • Played at the 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cups and twice at the Olympic Games – in 2000 and 2004
  • Named in the FIFA Women’s World XI squad in 2004 and 2007
  • Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2009
  • Awarded the Alex Tobin medal in 2017, the only woman to win this award
  • Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2019
Read More: Sport Australia Hall of Fame - Cheryl Salisbury
Read More: What it means to be a leader

Hot Topics

“For Football Australia, this means that we can invest into initiatives such as the expansion of national competitions outside of A-Leagues, like a Women’s FFA Cup, and a national second tier,” Football Australia chief James Johnson said.

  • Matildas

  • Dub

    • Round 3

      • Wanderers 1-1 Jets
      • Brisbane 2-3 Victory
      • Melb City 3-1 Adelaide
      • Sydney 3-0 Wellington
    • Signings: Season 14 squad page – Dylan Holmes to Adelaide, Roar sign youngsters Heidi Dennis and Isabella Shuttleworth, Victory sign Francesca Iermano as an injury replacement

Around the World

UWCL: Group stage – Matchday 6

Monday, December 20th: Quarter-final and semi-final draw (PSG, Barcelona, Lyon, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern München, Wolfsburg, Juventus)

Quarter-finals

  • First leg: 22/23 March
  • Second leg: 30/31 March

Semi-finals

  • First leg: 23/24 April
  • Second leg: 30 April/1 May

Final (Juventus Stadium, Turin) – Date TBC

UK

Conti Cup

FAWSL

Scottish WPL (on a break until 17 January)

Europe

France – D1F (on a break until 16 January)

Italy – Serie A (on a break until 16 January)

Netherlands – Eredivisie

Nordic

Sweden

(1) Perra Widén on Twitter: “A new agreement has been signed between the national teams for both men and women. This is the first time that a joint agreement has been negotiated. Equal compensation and also specific provisions linked to both insurance for injuries and support of parenthood.👫🎅 https://t.co/BkO5XvKScq” / Twitter

Denmark

  • the Championship group (comprising just 4 teams) commences 26/3/22. Fortuna Hjørring will commence in 2nd place on 8 points by virtue of their standing in the completed season. The winner is awarded the championship title.
  • the Relegation group commences the day after, with 6 teams (including AGF) all starting on zero points. The two top teams at the end of these playoffs will earn Elitedivisionen places for 2022.

Capital Football (Canberra)


Queens / Kings of the Week

Eric – Ashlie Crofts! WSW were trailing 1-0 to the Jets, then the Queen of Blacktown scored to rescue a point for the Wanderers on her debut for the club

Maj – Cortnee Vine, for her acting job in the buildup to Sydney’s first goal against Wellington, she pretended to frustrated with the lack of passing options before neatly slotting the ball into the net

Steffen – Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim and the Frauen Bundesliga in general. The 4-0 win by Wolfsburg over Chelsea in the Champions League was an eye-opener and a pointer to the very high quality of the Frauen Bundesliga, as was Hoffenheim’s 4-1 win over Arsenal. We don’t talk much about German football here as there aren’t many Aussies in the league.  Recommended viewing: ‘We Were True Pioneers’ – How Bayern Munich Changed Women’s Football In Germany #WeAllRise – YouTube

Dale – Juventus coach Joe Montemurro, they are eight points clear at the top of Série A, he’s the only manager in the club’s history to qualify for the UWCL quarter finals, and they did it with a week to spare. Joker of the week – COVID-19.

Cheryl – 1) Emma Hayes for acknowledging the impact of professional football on her players, especially the fixture congestion caused by the UWCL and 2) Wellington Phoenix for their hard work in building an A-League Women’s squad at very short notice

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