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Spicy pre-Grand Final takes
Saturday’s Liberty A-League Grand Final between @MelbourneCity & @SydneyFC just got extra spicy ️
️ Get your tickets NOW: https://t.co/Fmce6ZmtQK#ALW pic.twitter.com/2NiRX3Pcnr
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) May 3, 2024
i hope both teams lose but i hope sydney lose more
— anya (@woso_anya164) May 3, 2024
Dub Grand Final
Melbourne City 0-1 Sydney
Sydney FC’s title celebrations with their travelling fans after winning back-to-back Championships were seriously
Tori Tumeth and Margaux Chauvet leading the Cove with the megaphone – you love to see it pic.twitter.com/fFYPHM0j3e
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) May 6, 2024
ALW actually stands for “Abbey Lemon, Winner”#MCYvSYD
— Eric Subijano ✈️ (@eric_subijano) May 4, 2024
Oldest Aus national league players:
44y 105d MELISSA BARBIERI #MCYvSYD
42y 150d Bobby Charlton 09-Mar-1980
41y 146d Liam Reddy 02-Jan-2023
40y 320d Romario 15-Dec-2006
40y 309d Ante Covic 17-Apr-20162nd oldest women’s player is Kristy Moore, 37y 305d 29-Nov-2014 @aleaguewomen
— andrew howe (@AndyHowe_statto) May 4, 2024
they just couldn’t work out how to get a personal finance loan to deliver the ball
— burke (@ejburke_) May 4, 2024
Recommended Reading (a.k.a. The Sam Lewis Section)
Why Sydney FC’s gritty championship win was just reward for a season of suffering (ABC)
The Julie Dolan Medal
SOPHIE HARDING WINS THE 2023-24 JULIE DOLAN MEDAL!
The Western Sydney Wanderers star joins a roll call of legends as she claims the Liberty A-League’s highest individual honour after a breakout campaign.
Full details, final leaderboard: https://t.co/OHGXRHY9zV pic.twitter.com/6bh62VqmAr
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) May 4, 2024
Sophie Harding post Julie Dolan award saying she hopes neither team wins this game #MCYvSYD
— burke (@ejburke_) May 4, 2024
Having the ALW awards at halftime of the Grand Final today wasn’t well thought out. People go to get food and drink or use the bathroom at HT. There weren’t many outlets open so lines were pretty long. Just doesn’t give the winners the respect and audience they deserve.
— Nathalie Brough (@nbrough) May 4, 2024
They should make it an event where fans can attend for a price. Could easily have different price tiers – say $100 for a seat at a table at the rear or $200 for a seat at a table with the players. Have it in the city hosting the GF and have 2wk gap btwn the semi and the final
— Simon Reus (@ReusSimon) May 5, 2024
Other Award Winners (list is not exhaustive, please don’t complain lol)
In her debut season in the Liberty A-League, Central @CCMariners boss Emily Husband takes out the Coach of the Year award!
More details: https://t.co/1l0qOPvLUx #LibertyALeagueGF pic.twitter.com/F87c7OCLlT
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) May 4, 2024
.@thepfa has today revealed the 2023-24 A-League Women’s Team of the Season, which includes a host of capped Matildas and seven players who will feature in this weekend’s 2024 Liberty A-League Women Grand Final.
Four players from @SydneyFC and three from @MelbourneCity are among… pic.twitter.com/ueu5QjTugr
— Professional Footballers Australia (@thepfa) May 2, 2024
Your Women’s Player of the Year is Mackenzie Barry! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/8LC4YUsSNA
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) April 30, 2024
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Women’s Player of the Year, Member’s Player of the Year, Golden Boot winner, and Cheryl Salisbury Award winner. What a season for Sarina Bolden! 👏🏆#BondedByGold pic.twitter.com/EdhoF0VQJN
— NEWCASTLE JETS FC ✈️ (@NewcastleJetsFC) May 1, 2024
Matildas
Our CommBank Junior Matildas kick off their #U17WAC campaign tomorrow in Bali!
v 7.05.24 – 6pm (AEST)
v 10.05.24 – 9pm (AEST)
v 13.05.24 – 6pm (AEST)
: AFC’s YouTube Channel#GoAustralia pic.twitter.com/krdBJtUv1Q— Football Australia (@FootballAUS) May 6, 2024
The top three teams at the U-17 Asian Cup qualify for the U-17 World Cup (hosted by the Dominican Republic from 16 October – 3 November). Games will be broadcast on the AFC Asian Cup YouTube channel.
We are devastated for you @amysayer10 but the Tillies family has your back! 💚💛@KDFF1998 has confirmed that Amy Sayer has suffered an ACL injury during their league game over the weekend.#Matildas
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) May 1, 2024
News
For context the 2022-23 season had a total attendance of 137,602. It was only the third dub season to crack six figures. Practically doubling that is 100% the Matildas effect in action.
— Marissa Lordanic (@marissalordanic) May 3, 2024
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USA & Mexico withdraw joint 2027 WWC bid to focus on 2031 bid (ESPN)
just spitballing here but if Brazil wins, Marta is about to be the biggest ambassador/grand marshal/party captain/actual queen(?) for the country ever in the summer of 2027
— Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan) April 29, 2024
I have many serious thoughts about this and I’m generally unhappy about it but then I googled the stadium and I’ve never seen a more Barclays name for a stadium so…. https://t.co/28VUzdQTU4 pic.twitter.com/GgDnngDBPi
— Becky Taylor-Gill (@beckytaylorgill) May 3, 2024
Sensible Tweets
Fans can’t have it both ways. Can’t have high troll fandom culture and then also expect chats with players over the fence at the end of games.
Can’t expect passion, loyalty and grace when abuse is thrown from all corners.
It’s become inauthentic pantomime which is a shame. https://t.co/4y5RGIohvC
— Maj (@maj_c) May 5, 2024
Spicy Tweets (WSL Title Race Edition)
Emma Hayes is the new face of quiet quitting
— Becky Taylor-Gill (@beckytaylorgill) May 1, 2024
Well Emma Hayes should be well within her 22kg luggage limit for her USA flight, no silverware in that suitcase.
— Karl (@karlofandango) May 1, 2024
— woso struggles (@wosostruggless) May 1, 2024
stina blackstenius might just have the greatest comedic timing of any athlete on earth….
— burke (@ejburke_) May 5, 2024
Emma Hayes has ZERO filter and that’s what makes her box office, sometimes it’s ridiculous but I think this is cool. Having women talk about menopause openly destigmatises it for women everywhere and that’s great! https://t.co/pluXFcbIlA
— Becky Taylor-Gill (@beckytaylorgill) May 5, 2024
Should I do Great Britain next? https://t.co/p9hThojAXL
— gen (@keiirawalsh) May 2, 2024
Aussies Abroad
UK (Polly’s Palace)
FA WSL (ENG) – xx of 22
Results
Arsenal (Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord)
Brighton & Hove Albion (Charlie Rule)
Chelsea (Sam Kerr)
Everton (Clare Wheeler)
Leicester City (Remy Siemsen, Courtney Nevin)
Liverpool (Teagan Micah)
Manchester City (Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy)
Tottenham Hotspur (Charli Grant)
West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold, Katrina Gorry)
FA Championship (ENG) – xx of 22
Results
Crystal Palace (Polly Doran)
WPL (SCO) – xx of 22
Results
Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill)
Ireland
Women’s Premier Division – xx of 22
Results
Treaty United (Eliza Campbell)
Continental Europe
OFB Frauen Bundesliga (AUT) – xx of 18
Results
SKN St. Pölten (Ella Mastrantonio)
D1F (FRA) – xx of 22
Results
Lyon (Ellie Carpenter)
Paris FC (Sarah Hunter)
PSG (Clare Hunt)
Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Liga BPI (POR) – xx of 22
Results
Sporting Portugal (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi)
Liga F (ESP) – xx of 30
Results
Real Madrid (Hayley Raso)
Sporting de Huelva (Anna Margraf)
Sweden – Damallsvenkan Round 4
BK Häcken 2-0 IF Brommapojkarna (Aivi Luik not on the Häcken card, hamstring)
Linköping 1-6 Rosengard (Angie Beard played the first half for the home side)
Pitea 1-2 Kristianstad (full game by Clare Polkinghorne for the visitors)
AIK 2-3 IFK Norrköping (full game by Vesna Milivojevic for the visitors)
Denmark – Elitedivisionen Round x
AGF (Matilda McNamara, Ally Green)
FC Nordsjælland (Winonah Heatley)
North America
NWSL (USA) – xx of 22
— Casey Stoney MBE 💙 (@CaseyStoney) May 1, 2024
Results
San Diego Wave (Emily Van Egmond, Kaitlyn Torpey)
State Football
Capital Football Round 5
- Tuggeranong United 0-5 Belconnen United (all goals scored by Reilly Yuen. Look out for Steffen’s wrap!)
- Gungahlin United 3-2 Canberra Croatia
- ANU 0-4 Canberra Olympic
NSW
- NWS Spirit 2-2 APIA Leichhardt
- Manly United 0-0 Gladesville Ravens
- Blacktown Spartans 1-3 Northern Tigers
- Bulls FC Academy 3-2 Emerging Jets
- UNSW 0-0 Sydney University
- Sydney Olympic v Macarthur Rams – washed out
- FNSW Institute v Illawarra Stingrays – postponed (Junior Matildas callups for Institute)
Queensland
Victoria
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
all of us – wishing Tash Rigby the best in her retirement from playing!
Congratulations on a superb Liberty A-League career, Tash Rigby 🙌💜
One of only three players ever to play 100 games for Perth Glory Women. Over half as captain.
She hangs up the boots as a legend of the club and the competition.
Best of luck in retirement!
📰 Full… pic.twitter.com/F23MwsEn1y
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) May 2, 2024
Football West is excited to announce that one of WA’s most high-profile female footballers has rejoined the organisation.@PerthGloryFC captain Tash Rigby has been appointed the new Manager – Female Football and Advocacy.
Full story 👉 https://t.co/sOGum790MI
📷 @FootballWest pic.twitter.com/Ol2zIGN8g4
— Football West (@FootballWest) April 30, 2024
Dale – Tori Tumeth was booked in the last ten minutes of the Grand Final, queen behaviour 2) Georgia Ghirardello was the 4th official in the Grand Final
Emma – Stina Blackstenius scored a match-winning double against Manchester City, that had both Arsenal and Chelsea fans cheering!
Stina Blackstenius vs Manchester City
POTM @SBlackstenius pic.twitter.com/NNTQNOB6Mj
— Laura Veen Comps Specialist (@veencomps) May 5, 2024
Eric – 1) Ashlie Crofts (2023 NPL NSW Player Of The Year & Golden Boot) got engaged to her partner James! 2) Denise O’Sullivan played her 150th regular season game and her 10,000th regular season minute for North Carolina Courage 3) Holly Eades was named Wellington Phoenix Fan Of The Year 4) Heidi Elliott preformed life-saving CPR on a fan who had collapsed during a Europa League game
Another milestone for our captain 💙
Tonight marks 150 regular season matches for Denise O’Sullivan. Here’s to hundreds more!#ForTheLove pic.twitter.com/oBk9uJq2lx
— NC Courage (@TheNCCourage) May 1, 2024
First member of the 1️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ club!
On Saturday, Denise O’Sullivan became the first player to reach 10,000 NWSL regular season minutes in a Courage kit. Congratulations to our captain on this historic milestone!#ForTheLove pic.twitter.com/0TmQU1YqXp
— NC Courage (@TheNCCourage) April 30, 2024
Our first award tonight!
The Little @cornerofyellow‘s Holly Eades is your Wellington Phoenix Fan of the Year!
💛🖤 | https://t.co/SAVRs4aeWc pic.twitter.com/C6P0ZsyGzK
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) April 30, 2024
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Maj – Pernille Harder has won her ninth league title in the last nine years!
and pernille harder has done it again, that’s her 9th league title in a row with 4 different teams
2016 with linköping
2017-2020 with wolfsburg
2021-2023 with chelsea
2024 with bayern— laura (@LSP_FCB) May 4, 2024
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