A total of 19 double headers with Hyundai A-League fixtures and 17 broadcast matches headline the Westfield W-League 2016/17 draw. The ninth edition of the Westfield W-League will kick-off on 5 November 2016 with a 14 round regular season before...
The FIFA Live Your Goals campaign is coming back to Australia and will be staged in Tasmania in October. In a huge coup for the Apple Isle, the 2016 version of the campaign is coming to town from the 10th...
The Western Sydney Wanderers have announced the re-signing of Ellie Carpenter, Australia’s youngest athlete at the Rio Games. Having burst onto the scene in an impressive fashion last season, the 16-year-old Carpenter will remain in Red & Black for the...
Matildas legend Melissa “Bubs” Barbieri has signed a deal to play one game in the Tasmanian Women’s Super League, according to reports. In another sign of the growing importance of the Matildas brand, the charismatic former national team keeper has...
Rising star Ellie Carpenter says Brazilian superstar Neymar inspired her burgeoning career as the Cowra-born Carpenter prepares to head to Brazil for the biggest tournament of her career. Carpenter, who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the W-League, only turned...
Eighteen Australian footballers united by the goal of climbing onto the Rio 2016 Olympic podium are heading to Brazil after the final women’s squad was announced today. Making their first appearance since the Athens 2004 Games, of which only co-captain...
Melbourne Victory has appointed experienced coach and former Welsh International Jeff Hopkins as its Westfield W-League coach for the 2016/17 season. Kat Smith, who served as assistant and interim head coach during the 2015/16 campaign, has been confirmed as the...
Adelaide’s Westfield W-League side, affectionately known as the ‘Lady Reds’, will return to management by Hyundai A-League club Adelaide United following five seasons in the care of Football Federation South Australia (FFSA). FFSA took over operations of the Lady Reds...
The Western Sydney Wanderers has announced Richard Byrne as Westfield W-League Head Coach for the upcoming 2016/17 season. With experience in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Byrne has worked with players and teams from grassroots football all the...
Football Federation Australia is getting behind the Girls Make Your Move campaign, a new initiative being rolled out by the Australian Government. This initiative is about promoting the idea of being physically active and living a healthy lifestyle. A major...
The Westfield Matildas will have company in Brazil with Australian Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League assistant referee Allyson Flynn selected for the Rio Games. Flynn is one of 38 officials selected for the Women’s Football Tournament and is one of only six...