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Sport Integrity Australia and Football Australia have today confirmed the details of an independent complaints and reports handling, investigation, and disciplinary framework.
Under the framework, Sport Integrity Australia will consider complaints and reports on a range of allegations including abuse, bullying, child abuse, child grooming, endangering the safety of a child, harassment, sexual misconduct, unlawful discrimination, victimisation, and vilification at the elite levels of Australian football.
VIEW: Football Australia Complaints, Disputes and…
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- 4 years 9 months ago
The Subway Joeys came away with a hard-fought win over Morocco in their second U-17 Antalya Youth Cup fixture on Monday afternoon.
Goals on either side of half-time from Aden Green and Mitchell Glasson saw Brad Maloney's side overcome their African opposition.
The opening goal arrived late in the 43rd minute, as a Xavier Smith corner deflected off the crossbar into the path of Green, who made no mistake heading home from close range.
Two minutes into the second half Australia doubled their lead from the…
Goals on either side of half-time from Aden Green and Mitchell Glasson saw Brad Maloney's side overcome their African opposition.
The opening goal arrived late in the 43rd minute, as a Xavier Smith corner deflected off the crossbar into the path of Green, who made no mistake heading home from close range.
Two minutes into the second half Australia doubled their lead from the…
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- 3 years 6 months ago
Football Australia is pleased to announce that Isabella Cooper will officiate this Sunday’s 2024-25 Ninja A-League Women’s Grand Final between Melbourne Victory FC and Central Coast Mariners FC at AAMI Park in Melbourne.Sunday’s Grand Final will be Cooper's first appointment as the referee for a W-League/ALW Grand Final, having been Fourth Official in 2017 and 2022, and Additional Assistant Referee (AAR) in 2020.In further exciting news for Cooper, the Football South Australia product has been acknowledged for her outstanding season, being named the 2024-25 Ninja A-League Women Referee of the…
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- 1 year 3 months ago
Football Australia will host a four-team invitational tournament featuring three of Oceania’s highly ranked women’s national teams in the 2022 Pacific Women’s Four Nations Tournament in Canberra from 8 – 13 November 2022.
The senior women's national teams of Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands will join the CommBank Young Matildas for a round-robin tournament that will feature the top three finishers at the 2022 Oceania Football Confederation’s Women's Nations Cup.
Over six days the four teams will participate in a series of double-headers on three match days at the Australian…
The senior women's national teams of Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands will join the CommBank Young Matildas for a round-robin tournament that will feature the top three finishers at the 2022 Oceania Football Confederation’s Women's Nations Cup.
Over six days the four teams will participate in a series of double-headers on three match days at the Australian…
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- 3 years 9 months ago
Anyone impacted by the independent complaints handling process for Football Australia will have free access to expert mental health and wellbeing support, as part of an expanded partnership announced today by Football Australia, Sport Integrity Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
Under the arrangement, anyone who has been involved in Football Australia’s national programs will have the opportunity to access free counselling via the AIS Mental Health Referral Network from 1 November 2021 to 1 April 2022.
This includes:
Current and former members of the men’s and…
Under the arrangement, anyone who has been involved in Football Australia’s national programs will have the opportunity to access free counselling via the AIS Mental Health Referral Network from 1 November 2021 to 1 April 2022.
This includes:
Current and former members of the men’s and…
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- 4 years 9 months ago
Sleep is one of the most underrated performance advantages in elite sport. Football Australia is addressing that head-on.Football Australia is proud to partner with BEDGEAR as the Official Sleep Supplier of Football Australia and its two senior national teams, the CommBank Socceroos and CommBank Matildas, a partnership built on a shared commitment to optimising athlete recovery and readiness at the highest level.The partnership was driven by Football Australia's recognition that sleep, particularly across gruelling international schedules and constant travel, is a performance lever that…
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- 2 months 2 weeks ago
Football Australia will join 60 nations in the FIFAe Nations Series 2021 - the world’s biggest FIFAe national team competition - in a bid to compete for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2021 title.
The FIFAe Nations Series pits the very best EA SPORTS FIFA 21 national teams against each other, with the final tournament seeing 24 vie on the biggest state in competitive FIFA.
Australia’s squad of players (yet to be announced) will compete in online qualifying matches against nine other Oceania and Asia nations between April 29 and May 1 for one of five spots allocated to the region for the…
The FIFAe Nations Series pits the very best EA SPORTS FIFA 21 national teams against each other, with the final tournament seeing 24 vie on the biggest state in competitive FIFA.
Australia’s squad of players (yet to be announced) will compete in online qualifying matches against nine other Oceania and Asia nations between April 29 and May 1 for one of five spots allocated to the region for the…
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- 5 years 4 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today welcomed news that the Federal Government has committed more than $158 million of fresh investment to Sport Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to deliver on the national sport plan, Sport 2030.
Importantly, the new investment includes additional funding for participation initiatives such as the national Sporting Schools program and Community Sport Infrastructure Grant program – two programs FFA currently engages with as football participation continues to grow across the nation.
FFA Chief Executive Officer, Mr David Gallop AM,…
Importantly, the new investment includes additional funding for participation initiatives such as the national Sporting Schools program and Community Sport Infrastructure Grant program – two programs FFA currently engages with as football participation continues to grow across the nation.
FFA Chief Executive Officer, Mr David Gallop AM,…
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- 7 years 4 months ago
FFA Cup 2021 Final Rounds set to commence on September 14 with National Premier Leagues (Queensland) v A-League clash
Five fixtures to be played in Queensland (3) and Western Australia (2) now scheduled, with further Final Rounds and Playoff fixtures to be advised in due course
All FFA Cup 2021 Final Rounds matches to be broadcast exclusively live and free on 10 play
The FFA Cup 2021 Round of 32 is set to begin on September 14, with Football Australia fully committed to completing the competition in 2021.
While lockdowns in various States due to COVID-19 has pushed back the original…
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- 4 years 11 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Capital Football (CF) have confirmed that the 2020 National Futsal Championships, scheduled for Canberra from 13-17 January, will proceed as planned.
With the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Canberra forecast to be ‘good’ for the next seven days and following extensive discussions with the competing member federations and venues, the decision was made to go ahead with the Championships.
The AQI in venues will be closely monitored to ensure that FFA standards are met, with the safety of players, officials and spectators of paramount importance.
With more…
With the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Canberra forecast to be ‘good’ for the next seven days and following extensive discussions with the competing member federations and venues, the decision was made to go ahead with the Championships.
The AQI in venues will be closely monitored to ensure that FFA standards are met, with the safety of players, officials and spectators of paramount importance.
With more…
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- 6 years 7 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has released the second in a series of webinars discussing the establishment of a modern Domestic Transfer System (DTS), the benefits and challenges of the system, and the potential for reform and evolution in Australia.
In the second webinar, available here or via the video player above, Mel McLaughlin is joined by Patrick Stewart, General Counsel at Manchester United, and Lina Souloukou, General Manager at Olympiakos, to discuss the transfer system strategies of two of European football’s biggest clubs.
The webinars…
In the second webinar, available here or via the video player above, Mel McLaughlin is joined by Patrick Stewart, General Counsel at Manchester United, and Lina Souloukou, General Manager at Olympiakos, to discuss the transfer system strategies of two of European football’s biggest clubs.
The webinars…
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- 5 years 8 months ago
Football Australia today welcomed the release of ‘AusPlay Focus: Australians’ participation and involvement in summer Olympic and Paralympic sports’ by Sport Australia.
The report – released last week and accessible here – highlights Australia’s passion for Olympic sports and identifies football as one of the top Olympic sports for boys, girls, men, and women.
Football Australia Chief Executive Officer, James Johnson, said the report made for positive reading for football, and is timely given Australia will be represented by both the Matildas and Olyroos at the forthcoming Tokyo 2020…
The report – released last week and accessible here – highlights Australia’s passion for Olympic sports and identifies football as one of the top Olympic sports for boys, girls, men, and women.
Football Australia Chief Executive Officer, James Johnson, said the report made for positive reading for football, and is timely given Australia will be represented by both the Matildas and Olyroos at the forthcoming Tokyo 2020…
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- 5 years 3 months ago
Football Australia continues its focus on national youth team programs, when it sends an under-18 men’s squad to compete in a four nations tournament in Portugal next month.
With the Subway Young Socceroos agonisingly missing out on FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification on a penalty shootout at the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in March, Australia’s U-20 Head Coach Trevor Morgan has selected a 20-strong squad of players born in 2005 to contest the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) Portugal Sub-18 International Tournament.
The FPF Portugal Sub-18 will be played in Lisbon from 5 – 15 June and…
With the Subway Young Socceroos agonisingly missing out on FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification on a penalty shootout at the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in March, Australia’s U-20 Head Coach Trevor Morgan has selected a 20-strong squad of players born in 2005 to contest the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) Portugal Sub-18 International Tournament.
The FPF Portugal Sub-18 will be played in Lisbon from 5 – 15 June and…
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- 3 years 2 months ago