Matildas
Catley’s Gunners will be main event at Marvel Stadium. Next step for women’s football: the MCG
Women’s football powerhouse Arsenal will have the prime-time slot of a global football double-header at Marvel Stadium. While that’s a positive step, star defender - and Matildas captain - Steph Catley still dreams of the day she’ll get to play on the MCG.
- by Marnie Vinall
Latest
Sam Kerr finally ruled out of Olympics - five months after knee injury
The Matildas had been bizarrely reluctant to speak definitively about her chances - until Tuesday, when coach Tony Gustavsson unveiled his squad for their upcoming friendlies against China.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
Women’s Asian Cup
Matildas’ encore on home soil cause for excitement for fans and FA alike
The buzz of the Women’s World Cup has been and gone, but another dose is coming, with official confirmation that the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup will be played in Australia.
- by Vince Rugari
Golden goals on Fashion Week day two as designers switch it up to chase customers
On the second day of Australian Fashion Week, the Matildas’ favourite off-pitch brand stepped out of its comfort zone.
- by Melissa Singer
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Time for an Australian sporting superstar to be roasted
If it’s good enough for the great Tom Brady, it’s good enough for one of our own.
- by Peter FitzSimons
‘I’ve sacrificed everything’: Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas
After two decades, 103 caps, five World Cups and six Asian Cups, the 35-year-old goalkeeper will bid farewell to the national team - after her third Olympics this year in Paris.
- by Emma Kemp
‘They all want to play for the Matildas’: Inside soccer’s grassroots boom
Female participation in soccer is on the rise after the Matildas’ stunning run in last year’s Women’s World Cup, and benefits are flowing to the A-League Women.
- by Marnie Vinall
Matildas’ next big crowning moment could be coming to Sydney
Sydney is in the box seat to host the final of the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup after NSW was announced as one of three host states, while there was also a surprising omission.
- by Vince Rugari
‘We have to beg for permission’: Why there isn’t more African talent in the Matildas
While African talent is tearing up the A-League Men and reaching the Socceroos, only two women from the continent’s diaspora have represented the Matildas. A new tournament aims to address this discrepancy.
- by Vince Rugari
Matildas star to train with men’s team in bid to cap striking comeback at Olympics
It is surely a good sign for Michelle Heyman’s hopes of going to Paris that she was chosen to model the Australian Olympic team’s opening ceremony uniforms – but she’s not jumping to conclusions.
- by Vince Rugari