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 …
With the announcement of major sport cancellations across the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we as fans are certainly feeling the loss. The impact has also been felt at community level as clubs and leagues have been forced to shutdown to help stop the spread of the virus I have been involved in community …
By Angela Christian-Wilkes Melbourne City vs Sydney FC. Date and time TBC. Next weekend, behind closed doors, the reigning champions and current premiers face off for the silverware. Sydney FC and Melbourne City are two incredibly successful powerhouses of the W-League. It will be Sydney’s seventh appearance in the big dance after twelve seasons in …
The Australian women’s football team, the Matildas, kick off the final stage of their Olympic Qualifying tonight. The tournament, due to be played in Wuhan, China was rescheduled in Campbelltown west of Sydney after the outbreak of the coronavirus. Despite the disruption to their schedule, Matildas defender Clare Polkinghorne says, “we’re ready.” “We always love …