By Angela Christian-Wilkes In the wee hours of Friday morning, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Emotions are still running high. But in the months leading up to the announcement, the bid occupied a grey and shapeless space in my mind—a football fog, …
By Jill Scanlon With the initial disruption caused by Covid-19 beginning to subside, the primary focus for sport is now on how to move forward. Not unexpectedly most of the chatter has been on the men’s game but what of the future of the women’s competitive sporting landscape in Australia? Most organisations are reviewing their …
By Rana Hussain Sport has always been a cornerstone of our national identity. Many migrants to the country can attest to the experience of being encouraged to pick a sports team as a way ‘into’ Australian culture. Intertwined with sport in Australia is corporate Australia, media and politics. Sport, as we know, can have incredible …
By Professor Jean Williams Women in Boots – Football and Feminism in the 1970s by Marion Stell and Heather Reid is a fantastically detailed account of the history of women footballers in Australia and New Zealand, in the 1970s, a pivotal time for the internationalisation of the women’s game. The book builds upon a growing …
By Samantha Lewis “For us, women’s football is much more than a game,” says the introduction to Australia and New Zealand’s historic joint bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. “It is a game-changer for women in our countries, where we celebrate our proud history of advancing women’s leadership, promoting women’s sport and striving …