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Unfortunately, Walters was diagnosed with a significant injury – popliteal artery entrapment – forcing her out of the game for two years, and she needed three operations before she could return to the pitch.
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Matildas
FT | The CommBank ParaMatildas wrapped up their three-match series with Japan with a 6-0 victory in Osaka, making it a clean sweep! 🧹
⚽ Annmarie de Uriarte 4′ 11′ Georgia Beikoff 10′ Carly Salmon 21′ Nicole Christodoulou 31′ Tahlia Blanshard 32′#paramatildas #undefeated… pic.twitter.com/9tQfteTPs3
— CommBank ParaMatildas (@paramatildas) September 4, 2023
- Clean sweep for the ParaMatildas v Japan (9-0, 8-1 and 6-0 wins)
- Australia U-23 squad selected
- Junior Matildas squad selected
News
- Spain – Jorge Vilda is sacked
- Luis Rubiales resigns
- Katie Bowen to Inter Milan
- Ballon d’Or nominees
HERE ARE ALL THE BALLON D’OR NOMINEES! 🌕✨#ballondor pic.twitter.com/hg1ZByzhDV
— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) September 6, 2023
Dub News & Signings
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- Women’s Club Championship: Sydney FC in Group B
- Adelaide United – Maruschka Waldus (NED)
- Brisbane Roar – Isabella Shuttleworth, Grace Kuilamu
- Canberra United – Mary Stanic-Floody
- Central Coast Mariners – Ash Irwin, Sophie Nenadovic
- Melbourne City – Hannah Wilkinson
- Newcastle Jets – Izzy Nino (USA), Libby Copus-Brown
- Perth Glory – Jessika Cowart (PHI), Quinley Quezada (PHI)
- Sydney FC – Fiona Worts (ENG)
- Wellington Phoenix – Kelli Brown
- Western United – Lucy Richards, Raquel Deralas
- Season 16 squad page
Around the World
UK
Polly’s Palace: FA Championship (ENG) – 3 of 22
- Crystal Palace (Polly Doran) 9-1 Durham – Pozza Dozza not in squad
Europe
Champions League
- Brann (Larissa Crummer) 5-0 Lokomotiv Stara Zagora 🇧🇬 – 6/9
- Brann (Larissa Crummer) 3-0 Anderlecht 🇧🇪 – 9/9
- Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill) 2-0 Shelbourne 🇮🇪 – 6/9
- Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill) 3-0 Gintra 🇱🇹 – 9/9
- Juventus (Joe Montemurro) 6-0 Okzhetpes 🇰🇿 – 6/9
- Juventus (Joe Montemurro) 1(4)-1(5) Eintracht Frankfurt 🇩🇪 – 9/9
- Arsenal (Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord ⚽️) 3-0 Linköping (Angie Beard) 🇸🇪 – 6/9
- Paris FC (Sarah Hunter) 4-0 Kryvbas 🇺🇦 – 6/9
- Arsenal (Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord ⚽️) 3(2)-3(4) Paris FC (Sarah Hunter) – 9/9
- HB Køge (Deborah-Anne de la Harpe) 1-2 KuPS 🇫🇮 – 6/9
- HB Køge (Deborah-Anne de la Harpe) 3-1 Kí 🇫🇴 – 9/9
- SKN St. Pölten (Ella Mastrantonio) 3-0 PAOK 🇬🇷 – 9/9
Brann, Glasgow City, Paris FC & St. Pölten are through to the 2nd qualifying round, the draw will take place on 15 September.
D1F (FRA)
Trophée des Champions
Trophée des Champions 🏆@CarpenterEllie‘s @OLfeminin has claimed the #TrophéeDesChampionnes title for a third time with a 2-0 win over PSG!
Congrats, Ellie! 👏#Matildas #MatildasAbroad pic.twitter.com/rOAtjxW4Wt
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) September 11, 2023
Liga F (ESP) – 1 of 30
- Postponed due to player strikes
- Real Madrid (Hayley Raso) v Real Betis
- Levante Las Planas v Sporting Huelva (Anna Margraf)
Nordic
Norway – Toppserien Round 20
- SK Brann Kvinner (Larissa Crummer)
- no game last weekend due to Champions League commitments
Sweden – Damallsvenkan Round 19
- (1) BK Häcken (Aivi Luik) 0-0 (7) Rosengard
- Aivi wasn’t on the matchcard
- (2) Hammarby (Kyra Cooney-Cross) 1-0 (11) Djurgarden
- Kyra played a full game
- (6) Kristianstads (Amy Sayer) 4-2 (4) Pitea
- Amy played 82 minutes
- (3) Linköping FC (Angie Beard) – no game due to Champions League commitments
- (8) Norrköping (Chelsie Dawber) 2-1 (11) Uppsala
- Chelsie played 63 minutes and scored the winner
- (5) Vittsjö GIK (Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry, Charli Grant) 1-0 (9) Vaxjö
- all three Aussies played a full game. Charli scored the only goal, and Mini picked up a yellow card
Denmark – Elitedivisionen Round x
- AGF (Matilda McNamara, Ally Green) 1-1 FC Nordsjælland (Winonah Heatley) – Tilly Mac, Green and Heatley played full games, Tilly Mac was booked
- no league game for HB Køge (Deborah-Anne de la Harpe) due to UWCL commitments
NWSL (USA)
- Challenge Cup Final: North Carolina Courage 2-0 Racing Louisville
Liga MX Femenil (MEX) – 9/10 of 17
- Results
- Tigres UANL (Alex Chidiac) 3-1 América
State Football
- ACT
- No games last weekend
- Prelim finals this Wednesday ( (1) Canberra Olympic vs (2) Belconnen United) and Thursday (knockout: (3) Canberra Croatia vs (4) Gungahlin United)
- Semi-final this Sunday (loser of Wednesday game vs winner of Thursday game)
- NSW – Semi Finals
- APIA 1-2 Bulls
- Rams 3-0 Spirit
- NSW – Sapphire Cup Final
- APIA 2-1 Tigers
- QLD – Semi Finals
- Eastern Suburbs 1-0 Peninsula Power
- Lions FC 0-1 Gold Coast United
- VIC
- Results
- Grand Final: Bulleen Lions 2-4 South Melbourne
GOALS
Our Senior Women are CHAMPIONS and did it in style, defeating fellow NPLW Powerhouse Bulleen 4-2 at the Home of the Matildas.
Danielle Wise sealed a dream first season at the club with a goal, while her fellow co-captain Akeisha Sandhu and Tayla Christensen both scored… pic.twitter.com/QcRQnvKTZH
— South Melbourne FC (@smfc) September 9, 2023
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
All of us – Congratulations to Dale and Julia on their engagement!
Dale – 1) APIA Leichhardt won the treble – NPL NSW Premiership, NPL NSW Club Championship, Sapphire Cup 2) Ella Mastrantonio and St. Pölten are through to the next round of UWCL qualifiers
Eric – Hills United are through to the FNSW League One Women’s Grand Final after a heart-stopping triumph over Central Coast Mariners (1-1 at full time, Hills won 3-2 on penalties). Special shoutout to supersub Kaylie Shannon (scorer of the late equalising goal) and captain/goalkeeper Sarah Easthope (saved the decisive penalty).
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Maj – James, Scott & Adam from Brisbane Football Review do a wonderful job covering football at many levels in Queensland
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