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Ex Player Robbie Slater Slams “royal treatment” of Matildas in favour of Australia’s men’s football team

Ex player Robbie Slater has slammed the “royal treatment” of the Australia women’s football team in favour of their male counterparts, in a role reversal to many case studies around the world. Slater, who’s now a sports commentator but did play for teams like Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United, Southampton and Wolves in his time, called out TV station Network …

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Sam Kerr suffers ACL injury at training camp in Morocco

Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr suffered an ACL injury at a warm-weather training camp in Morocco, Chelsea confirmed Jan. 7. “Sam will be assessed by a specialist in the coming days and then begin her rehabilitation with the club’s medical team,” the club said in a statement. Since signing with Chelsea in 2019, Kerr has scored 99 goals in …

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A Record Breaking World Cup

Photo credit: Rachel Bach/By The White Line This years 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has seen historical moments, drama, broken records and incredible shows of athleticism. Here are 20 Record Breaking Moments (in no particular order): It was the first Women’s World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and the first senior FIFA tournament (men and women) to …

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Female players call out Rugby Australia, demand fair funding

On Sunday, nearly every current Wallaroo posted an identical letter on social media calling out Rugby Australia for its lack of investment in the women’s 15-a-side game — especially when compared to the lavish funding received by the men’s team, the Wallabies. The immediate catalyst seems to have been a video, posted to Rugby Australia’s account and since deleted, of …

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Australia to face England in World Cup Semi-final as France and Colombia eliminated

Co-host nation Australia will face England in the Women’s World Cup semi-finals Wednesday after both teams won dramatic victories Saturday, with Australia eliminating France 7-6 on penalties and England knocking out Colombia 2-1. Spain will face Sweden in the other semi-final after the latter defeated Japan 2-1 on Friday. Nearly 50,000 fans watched as the Matildas made history on home …

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Fifa considering switch to larger stadium for Ireland’s World Cup opener

FIFA is considering moving next year’s Women’s World Cup opener to Stadium Australia, which seats 83,500. Ireland is currently set to open the tournament by playing hosts Australia in Sydney Football Stadium, which seats 42,500, but after the first batch of tickets quickly sold out FIFA has stated that they are considering the move in order to increase the tickets …

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