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Matildas
The Matilda’s have had a lot of luck with final third passes or quick counter attacks in the last 12 months. In this game they are trying to learn to play out from the back more. Don’t expect perfection in an exhibition, and don’t get too stressed of it doesn’t work right away.
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) December 6, 2023
- Canada 1-0 Matildas
- China U-20 3-1 Young Matildas
- Signings: Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad
Dub Round 7 Results
Wanderers 3-0 Mariners
Adelaide 1-3 Western United
Melbourne City 1-3 Perth
Wellington 2-2 Victory
Newcastle 0-1 Sydney
Canberra 5-1 Brisbane
Sensible Tweets
Tori Tumeth future Matildas captain screenshot it bookmark it it will happen https://t.co/B9LBMyrvSa
— i miss ona batlle (@catleystan7) December 10, 2023
Went to my first ALW game in the opener against WSW as a fan of Vine Time and came out the biggest Tumeth stan ever she’s ENORMOUS
— i miss ona batlle (@catleystan7) December 10, 2023
Dub News & Signings
- Wellington sign American forward Isabel Cox
- Sydney sign Junior Matilda Maddie Caspers
- Wellington defender Marisa van der Meer suffers season-ending ACL injury
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News
- UEFA announce new format for Champions League and the launch of a second-tier European club competition (both to start in 2025-26)
- UEFA to investigate ACL injuries in women’s football
World Cup 2027
Anderlecht (Brussels), Charleroi, Genk, Ghent, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Heerenveen, Enschede, Rotterdam, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne are confirmed as the 13 cities put forward by the @bng2027 bid to host the 2027 @FIFAWWC None of the venues are more than 300km apart pic.twitter.com/Pfr0NFSWKI
— Asif Burhan (@AsifBurhan) December 8, 2023
How the 2027 @FIFAWWC might look like if held in Brazil, the tournament would be played between 24th of June and the 25th of July 2027. The opening match and final would be staged at the Maracanã. https://t.co/WO1bHXn59e pic.twitter.com/aSPKkDJXSD
— Asif Burhan (@AsifBurhan) December 9, 2023
The sixteen stadiums proposed for the joint United States/Mexico bid to host the 2027 @FIFAWWC include five in Mexico. The smallest capacity of the venues is 32,800 https://t.co/ysVJ2rpEK3 pic.twitter.com/7I19xV5nAA
— Asif Burhan (@AsifBurhan) December 9, 2023
UEFA Women’s Nations League (click here for an explanation of the competition structure, you’ll probably need it)
Miedema knocked Mead out of the Olympics😭
— gen 🔴 (@keiirawalsh) December 5, 2023
League A
Netherlands 4-0 Belgium
Scotland 0-6 England
Austria 2-1 Norway
Portugal 0-1 France
Denmark 0-1 Iceland
Wales 0-0 Germany
Italy 3-0 Switzerland
Spain 5-3 Sweden
Netherlands, France, Germany & Spain progress to Nations League Finals and next stage of Olympic qualifiers (France + two of the others will qualify for Paris 2024)
League A/B promotion/relegation playoffs: Belgium, Norway, Iceland, Sweden
Relegated: Scotland, Portugal, Wales, Switzerland
League B
Northern Ireland 1-6 Republic of Ireland
Hungary 6-0 Albania
Romania 0-1 Croatia
Slovakia 2-2 Finland
Poland 2-0 Greece
Serbia 0-1 Ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Belarus
Czech Republic 4-0 Slovenia
Promoted: Republic of Ireland, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic
League A/B promotion/relegation playoffs: Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
League B/C promotion/relegation playoffs: Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Ukraine
Relegated: Albania, Romania, Greece, Slovenia, Belarus
League C
Malta 2-1 Latvia
Andorra 0-0 Moldova
Luxembourg 1-1 Lithuania
Turkey 2-0 Georgia
Azerbaijan 1-0 Faroe Islands
Montenegro 2-0 Cyprus
Israel 4-1 Estonia
Kazakhstan 4-1 Armenia
Bulgaria 2-2 North Macedonia
Promoted: Malta, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Israel, Kosovo
League B/C promotion/relegation playoffs: Latvia, Montenegro, Bulgaria
International Friendlies
Colombia 1-0 New Zealand
USA 2-1 China
Brazil 4-0 Nicaragua
Chile 6-0 Peru
Morocco 3-0 Uganda
Around the World
UK
59,042 at the Emirates is a new WSL attendance record. It breaks the previous one of 54,150 which Arsenal set against Liverpool at the start of the seasons.
Breaking their own records. pic.twitter.com/zNfihiafgI
— SHE scores bangers (@SHEscoresbanger) December 10, 2023
Emma Hayes says, ‘the best team by a country mile won today, they dominated us in every aspect, we were bullied.’ Asked whether there are any positives, ‘I’ve only got a 20 minute drive home.’
— Tim Stillman (@Stillmanator) December 10, 2023
FA WSL (ENG) – 9 of 22
- Results
- Manchester City (Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy) 2-1 Aston Villa – Kennedy played first half, Fowler was unused sub
- Arsenal (Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord) 4-1 Chelsea (Sam Kerr)
- Brighton & Hove Albion (Mackenzie Hawkesby, Charlie Rule) 2-2 Leicester City (Remy Siemsen, Courtney Nevin)
- Liverpool (Teagan Micah) 1-1 Bristol City
- West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold) 0-1 Everton (Clare Wheeler)
- Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 Manchester United
Polly’s Palace – FA Cup 3rd Round
- Crystal Palace (Polly Doran) 6-0 Chatham Town
- Full 3rd Round Results
WPL (SCO) – 15 of 22
- Results
- Hibernian v Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill)
Europe
D1F (FRA) – 10 of 22
- Results
- Lyon (Ellie Carpenter) 5-0 Lille – Carpenter was unused sub
- Montpellier v Paris FC (Sarah Hunter)
- Le Havre v PSG (Clare Hunt)
- Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Serie A (ITA) – 10 of 18
Taça de Portugal 3rd Round
- Amora v Sporting Portugal (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi)
Liga F (ESP) – 11 of 30
- Results
- Real Madrid (Hayley Raso) v Sevilla
- Sporting de Huelva (Anna Margraf) v Real Sociedad
Super League Women (SUI) – 11 of 18
- Results
- Zürich v Thun Berner Oberland (Alex Gummer)
Nordic
Denmark – Elitedivisionen Round 13
- Aalborg BK 0-1 AGF (Matilda McNamara, Ally Green) – Tilly Mac and Green played full games, Tilly Mac was booked
- Thy ThistedQ 0-0 FC Nordsjælland (Winonah Heatley) – Heatley is injured
- Fortuna Hjørring 0-0 HB Køge (Deborah-Anne de la Harpe) – de la Harpe was unused sub
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
All of us – Cheryl Salisbury was inducted into the Sydney Cricket Ground Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Cheryl Salisbury after her induction as a @scg Life Member! 👏#Matildas legend and former captain, Salisbury, alongside Graham Arnold, are the first football Life Members and join 10 other superstars including the likes of Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor, Glenn… pic.twitter.com/8Fu7zL2c19
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) December 8, 2023
Dale – Vesna Milivojevic scored a hat trick in Canberra’s win over Brisbane
Emma – Arsenal made me very happy with their comprehensive win over Chelsea
Eric – Malta made history by winning Group 1 of League C in the UEFA Women’s Nations League, and earning promotion to League B!
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Lachy – Queensland’s Georgia Martell made 18 saves in one game to help the University of the Cumberlands win the NAIA Championship!
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We spoke with Georgia Martell of @UC_Patriots who made not only a season high but also a career high 18-save to upset the Crusaders and win the 2023 #NAIAWSoccer #BattleForTheRedBanner! #collegesoccer pic.twitter.com/O5GryXFHIH— NAIA (@NAIA) December 5, 2023
Maj – Ann Odong is the inaugural Grant Wahl Memorial Award Winner
Grant Wahl’s memory will live on forever ♥️
We’re humbled to honor @AnnOdong as our inaugural Grant Wahl Memorial Award winner as part of our WICC Best XI presented by @ally ⚽#football #ChangeTheGame pic.twitter.com/hDi9EVkDxd
— Women’s International Champions Cup (@iccwomen) December 9, 2023
The amazing thing about @AnnOdong is I can bring her up in any woso context in any country and people immediately nod like, yes, Ann, the best of us, continue. It just absolutely rules.
— Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan) December 11, 2023
Joker – 1) Joey Barton made misogynistic comments that went viral, please don’t engage with content of this nature 2) A-Leagues need to do more fact checking before posting
As a woman (or anyone) working in sports broadcasting, I promise that you don’t need to justify yourself to randoms on the internet.
Be at peace with the work you do, let your loved ones be proud of you, and let your employer employ you. They’re the only people that matter. ⚽️
— Taryn (@tarynheddo) December 9, 2023
It’s actually really important that official accounts get the facts correct. There are a lot of new fans to the sport that are now going to believe that the Ferns first World Cup goal was this year.
I’m pretty sure it was not even Wilkinson’s first WCup goal. pic.twitter.com/7v0cmJPfld
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) December 10, 2023
So many talented people would absolutely love to work within the footballing space – instead we have accounts getting away with irresponsibly posting inaccurate and disrespectful content to their 28K followers. 😔 https://t.co/38pvKEZriL
— Megan Bᴏrg (@102megan) December 10, 2023
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