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From World Cup halo to turmoil: why the A-League Women is at a crossroads

The Matildas’ legacy was meant to supercharge the domestic game. Instead the league has lost a team, leaving many to wonder if the boom has gone bust

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Top sports teams are bought and sold for billions worldwide. The risky trend is coming to Australia

In recent years, private equity has changed the global sports landscape, with clubs from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Football League (NFL), rugby union in New Zealand and European soccer reaping massive financial benefits.

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Player linked to A-League betting scandal learns fate

Football Australia has wrapped up its probe into Matthew Millar's role in the Macarthur betting scandal.

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Fresh twist gives new hope for crisis-hit A-League club

Western United's hopes of returning to the A-League in the future have received a major boost following a Football Australia backflip.

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Embattled A-Leagues expansion club wound up by courts

An eleventh-hour bid to save Western United has failed with the Federal Court ordering the wind-up of the embattled A-Leagues club.

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From an A-League title to the brink of collapse: how did it all go wrong for Western United?

The highs of 2022 are a distant memory as a perfect storm of off-field issues leaves the club’s existence on a knife-edge and players and fans in limbo

The Guardian - AU

‘The world betting game’: is football more susceptible to match-fixing in Australia?

Integrity experts are concerned over the strength of laws in parts of the country, with the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup deemed particularly vulnerable

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Western Utd given boost in A-Leagues licence fight

Embattled Western United have received an extension to their appeal against having their A-Leagues licence stripped as they attempt to keep their club alive.

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Battling A-Leagues club to fight licence stripping

Embattled football club Western United is at risk of folding after Football Australia stripped them of their licence for both the A-League Men and Women.

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A-League club Western United close to collapse after licence withdrawn

Melbourne-based club says it plans to appeal against decision after independent board found it failed to meet licensing requirements

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Former Adelaide coach takes charge of Australia's Joeys

Football Australia has appointed Carl Veart as coach of the national under-17 team in a nod to his renowned work with young players.

AAP

Football fans invading Bondi beach? Hosting the Club World Cup would do wonders for the game in Australia

There are logistical challenges to hosting a month-long tournament in June and July but Football Australia is open to becoming the next host

The Guardian - AU

Protect pay and rankings to support female athletes to have children, guidelines say

Australian government backs recommendations which aim to stop women having to choose between motherhood and sport careers

The Guardian - AU

Soccer headers alter brains, adding to dementia fears

Repeatedly heading a soccer ball alters the brain, a world-leading Australian study has found, but the long-term impacts still need to be investigated.

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Football Australia get right coach in Joe Montemurro, but why did it take so long?

After 10 months of uncertainty, judgment on the new Matildas coach will be immediate, but a true picture of his tenure won’t emerge for years

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Worth the wait? Limbo over as Matildas land Montemurro

Joe Montemurro has been named as the next coach of the Matildas in a deal that runs until the end of the Los Angeles Olympics.

The Guardian - AU

Joe Montemurro unveiled as new Matildas coach by Football Australia

A 10-month period of limbo has come to an end with Football Australia appointing the widely-respected coach to lead the Matildas

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Men's A-League player charged with betting scandal

Two men have been charged over their involvement in an alleged betting scandal that included the manipulation of yellow cards during soccer games for gambling.

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The Guardian - AU

Matildas’ Arsenal glory provides monumental moment for Australian football

The Women’s Champions League success of Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross has delivered a boost at a time when it needed it the most

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Top female coaches earn Matildas opportunity

There are no senior female coaches within Football Australia but three from A-League Women clubs are about to get an opportunity with the Matildas.

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$8m loss sparks Football Australia 'right sizing'

Football Australia could be braced for a period of belt tightening after posting a $8.55 million loss at its annual general meeting.

The Guardian - AU

Football Australia ‘not satisfied’ with $8.5m loss amid concern over A-League debt

Chair says finances and board’s gender balance must improve, while search for new CEO goes on and Matildas coach to be named in June

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Kerr skips Wembley for Melbourne but future at Chelsea

Sam Kerr skipped the FA Cup final to attend the A-League Women grand final, but Chelsea are looking forward to having her back.

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Football Australia CEO James Johnson resigns as major tournaments loom

James Johnson has resigned from his role as CEO of Football Australia, bringing to an end a tenure that spanned five and a half years

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Football Australia name interim CEO after Johnson quits

James Johnson has resigned from his role as the chief executive of Football Australia, with the governing body appointing a former Matilda as interim boss.

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