Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Laura Brock (Alleway), Matildas Cap 171
Hot Topics
Matildas
- Australia 2-0 Iran
- Philippines 0-8 Australia (crowd of 59,155, an Australian record for a non-WWC women’s football match)
- Cortnee Vine ruled out of Matildas v Taiwan, Ellie Carpenter and Emily van Egmond have returned to their clubs early
- Western Australia’s State Football Centre will be called the Sam Kerr Football Centre
- Matildas to play two away games against Canada on December 2 & 6
- Matildas sell out 11 straight games (pre-WWC game against France, 7 WWC games, 3 Olympic qualifiers)
when i was eight i had tickets to see the matildas play in the usa. i wasn’t able to see them play because they were striking to get equal pay. i thought that was the coolest thing ever. now they’ve sold out ten home games in a row. and i think it’s the coolest thing ever.
— evie (@eviefootball) October 29, 2023
News
- Aitana Bonmatí is the 2023 Ballon D’Or winner
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so, to summarise:
1) the ceremony was held during a women’s intl window so most nominees couldn’t attend
2) the women who WERE there got blanked by a male performer
3) there’s no women’s equivalent of the Yashin trophy
3) the biggest award was presented by a dude from… tennis? https://t.co/Gvd3WBY28G— Samantha Lewis (@battledinosaur) October 30, 2023
The voiced criticism is only advocating for the proper respect of the game, and players involved. They are no less than any of the athletes from men’s football, they deserve no less
If the bare minimum of having ex players present awards & nominee’s attend can’t be hit, its bad
— SHE scores bangers (@SHEscoresbanger) October 30, 2023
Nothing says ‘celebrate the achievement of female athletes’ like inviting a male athlete who advocated against equal pay to talk about himself and the completely different sport he plays. https://t.co/wknje0Amqz
— Tim Stillman (@Stillmanator) October 30, 2023
- Why is the Ballon D’Or awards night held during a women’s international window?
- Luis Rubiales is banned from all football-related activities for three years
- Calling all queer footballers in Sydney’s Inner West: The Flying Bats are looking for players and coaches of all experience levels, ahead of the 2024 season
Dub News & Signings
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Around the World
AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (click here for an explanation of the tournament structure)
- Taiwan 1-4 Philippines
- Iran 0-0 Taiwan
- South Korea 10-1 Thailand
- China 1-2 North Korea
- North Korea 0-0 South Korea
- Thailand 0-3 China
- Japan 7-0 India
- Vietnam 0-1 Uzbekistan
- India 1-3 Vietnam
- Uzbekistan 0-2 Japan
UEFA Women’s Nations League (click here because you’ll need an explanation of how the Nations League works lol)
- League A
- England 1-0 Belgium
- Netherlands 4-0 Scotland
- Austria 2-1 Portugal
- Norway 1-2 France (see below for some an amusing sign from this game)
- Germany 5-1 Wales
- Iceland 0-1 Denmark
- Italy 0-1 Spain
- Sweden 1-0 Switzerland
Sign in the stands as Norway host France.
10/10, no notes. pic.twitter.com/Wd3vQ7Fu5d— Sophie Lawson (@lawson_sv) October 27, 2023
- League B
- Hungary 3-2 Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland 5-1 Albania
- Finland 3-0 Croatia
- Romania 0-0 Slovakia
- Greece 2-1 Ukraine
- Poland 2-1 Serbia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Czech Republic
- Belarus 1-1 Slovenia
BRISTOL CITY WATCH YOUR BACK pic.twitter.com/dEfzxzrpoM
— 🏴☠️ (@mccabefc) October 28, 2023
- League C
- Latvia 5-0 Moldova
- Malta 5-0 Andorra
- Lithuania 0-0 Georgia
- Luxembourg 0-4 Turkey
- Faroe Islands 1-2 Azerbaijan
- Cyprus 0-2 Montenegro
- Armenia 1-4 Estonia
- Macedonia 0-2 Kosovo
International Friendlies
- USA 0-0 Colombia
- USA 3-0 Colombia
- Canada 0-1 Brazil
- Ecuador 1-0 Peru
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Eric – Katie McCabe scored a hat trick and notched two assists in the Republic of Ireland’s 5-1 win over Albania
a thread of Ireland’s goals against Albania 🥅
1. Katie McCabe’s first, nice assist from Abbie Larkin#IRLALB #COYGIG ☘️ https://t.co/09Ztk1saaF
— Eric Subijano (@eric_subijano) October 27, 2023
Maj – 1) The City of Perth is having a great time and is thoroughly enjoying the chance to watch the Matildas 2) the Iran women’s national team has overcome so much to participate in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Neil -1) Sam Kerr scored four goals in two games and had the WA State Football Centre named after her, not a bad week! 2) Caitlin Foord recorded three goals and four assists against the Philippines
As the Philippines realised, Arsenal forward Caitlin Foord can be very near unplayable. By the end of the 8-0 win she had three goals and four assists. https://t.co/SRBulpoSqQ
— SMH Sport (@SMHsport) October 30, 2023
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