SYDNEY (29 Sept 2021) – Australian football has revealed its new identity, with the men’s, women’s and youth leagues brought together under a unified “A-Leagues” banner. Recasting the men’s and women’s elite competitions as partners at the top of the game, the A-Leagues will use football’s position as the country’s most inclusive sport to grow…
SYDNEY (22 Sept 2021) – Commonwealth Bank Matildas Head Coach Tony Gustavsson has lamented the team’s performance after Australia went down 3-2 to the Republic of Ireland in Dublin. Speaking immediately after the game, Gustavsson shared his disappointment with large aspects of the display. “I think I’m a bit too emotional now to do a…
WELLINGTON (12 Sept 2021) – The W-League will grow its number of matches by more than a quarter next season, with the introduction of Wellington Phoenix as the competition’s 10th team. As the strategy for the growth of women’s football announced by the Australian Professional Leagues last week immediately comes to life, Phoenix will become…
SYDNEY (10 Sept 2021) – Footballers in the A-League and W-League will enjoy continued investment and improved conditions across both competitions under a ground-breaking deal to drive up playing standards in Australia’s elite leagues. Under the five-year agreement struck between Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) and the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), genuine equity in high performance…
SYDNEY (10 Sept 2021) – The Commonwealth Bank Matildas will face the Republic of Ireland at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin as they return to action following a history-making campaign in Tokyo. Twenty-five players will report for international duty later this month as Commonwealth Bank Matildas Head Coach Tony Gustavsson announced the finalised squad to take…
MELBOURNE (1 Sept 2021) – THE slate is wiped clean for all nine clubs as reigning Champions Melbourne Victory look to defend their title in the 2021/22 W-League season. Sydney FC lifted the Premiers Plate last season before falling to Victory in a tense Grand Final decided off the boot of Kyra Cooney-Cross in the dying…