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The CommBank Young Matildas will learn their group stage opponents for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™ when the draw takes place on Thursday, 6 June at 1am (AEST) and can be followed live on FIFA+.The event will take place at Hall 74 Centro de Eventos in the Colombian capital and start at 10:00 local time. The draw will define the group-stage matchups and subsequent pathways at the tournament’s 11th edition, the first to feature 24 teams, up from the 16 at previous tournaments.Watch HereAustralia qualified for the tournament after finishing as top four team in the recent AFC U-…
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- 1 year 9 months ago
Australian coach Kevin Muscat has been appointed manager of J.League side Yokohama F. Marinos.
Just as he did with A-League side Melbourne Victory, Muscat will succeed compatriot Ange Postecoglou in the role.
Muscat, Socceroo cap #406, spent six years with Victory as a coach, winning Championships in 2015 and 2018, before most recently coaching in Europe at Belgian club Sint-Truidense V.V.
Yokohama currently sit in second place in the J.League after 20 games, and will be hoping Muscat can emulate the success of now-Celtic boss Postecoglou in helping the club secure…
Just as he did with A-League side Melbourne Victory, Muscat will succeed compatriot Ange Postecoglou in the role.
Muscat, Socceroo cap #406, spent six years with Victory as a coach, winning Championships in 2015 and 2018, before most recently coaching in Europe at Belgian club Sint-Truidense V.V.
Yokohama currently sit in second place in the J.League after 20 games, and will be hoping Muscat can emulate the success of now-Celtic boss Postecoglou in helping the club secure…
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- 4 years 8 months ago
The rebel Female Football awards will be held on Friday, recognising the incredible contribution by both women and men in football at all levels of the game in Australia.
Here’s all you need to know about the awards, nominations and all the different categories up for grabs at the prestigious ceremony.
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Here’s all you need to know about the awards, nominations and all the different categories up for grabs at the prestigious ceremony.
BEST OF: Stunning free-kicks of the Westfield W-League 2018/19 Season
VIDEOS: Remember the Westfield W-League 2018/19 season that was
BEST OF: Top long-range stunners of the Westfield W-League 2018/19 Season
What are the rebel Female Football…
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- 7 years ago
Football Australia has today confirmed the 20-player Subway Joeys squad that will represent Australia at the 27th International Youth Football in Niigata, Japan.Carl Veart has selected every member of the CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships Under 16 Team of the Tournament in his first squad as the Subway Joeys Head Coach.The group features Golden Boot winner Orson Conroy, Player of the Tournament Aston Reid, and Goalkeeper of the Tournament Lachlan Allen – underlining the calibre of talent progressing through the National pathway.Among the selected players is Max Court, who…
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- 6 months 4 weeks ago
The Pararoos’ first-ever virtual fundraiser came to a close on Sunday evening with the team powering past its fundraising goal of $25,000 thanks to over 670 generous donations from around the globe.
‘The #UndefeatedChallenge’, held in line with World Cerebral Palsy Day, challenged participants to share and complete a fitness target between October 5 and 11 in support of the Pararoos and their bid to represent Australia at the IFCPF Nations Championships in Spain next year.
After seven days of walking, running, cycling, and wheeling, over $51,000 was raised for the Pararoos –…
‘The #UndefeatedChallenge’, held in line with World Cerebral Palsy Day, challenged participants to share and complete a fitness target between October 5 and 11 in support of the Pararoos and their bid to represent Australia at the IFCPF Nations Championships in Spain next year.
After seven days of walking, running, cycling, and wheeling, over $51,000 was raised for the Pararoos –…
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- 5 years 5 months ago
At 16 years old, in just her second international match, Caitlin Foord lined up to take on the best women's footballer in the world.
Nearly a decade later, Foord is herself a top players and has joined one of the world's great clubs. Caitlin Foord joins the podcast from London where she plays for current FA Women's Super League champions Arsenal FC.
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Foord has been chasing the football summer since she was an 18 year old and, after stints in the United States, Australia and Japan, the 25-year-old…
Nearly a decade later, Foord is herself a top players and has joined one of the world's great clubs. Caitlin Foord joins the podcast from London where she plays for current FA Women's Super League champions Arsenal FC.
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Foord has been chasing the football summer since she was an 18 year old and, after stints in the United States, Australia and Japan, the 25-year-old…
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- 5 years 11 months ago
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- 4 years 10 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has expanded its Women’s Committee with the appointment of two new independent members: Facebook’s director of policy in Australia and New Zealand, Mia Garlick, and distinguished administrator and pioneer of women’s football, Heather Reid AM.
The Women’s Committee is a sub-committee of the FFA Board with a mandate to oversee the development and implementation of policies to advance women’s football in Australia.
The committee is chaired by FFA director Moya Dodd with fellow directors Cheryl Bart AM and Chris Nikou as members. FFA management is represented…
The Women’s Committee is a sub-committee of the FFA Board with a mandate to oversee the development and implementation of policies to advance women’s football in Australia.
The committee is chaired by FFA director Moya Dodd with fellow directors Cheryl Bart AM and Chris Nikou as members. FFA management is represented…
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- 8 years 6 months ago
The CommBank Pararoos have named their squad for an upcoming training camp as preparations continue for the 2024 IFCPF World Cup in Salou, Spain. The 24-player squad will assemble for a rigorous three-day camp from Friday, 12 July to Sunday, 14 July, at Knox Grammar School in Sydney. Five new players will join the squad following the CommBank Pararoos’ last camp in February 2024, including Football Australia’s most capped male National Team player and CP Football legend, David Barber (Football QLD). Returning alongside Barber is experienced campaigner Ben Atkins (Football NSW…
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- 1 year 8 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has today announced a three-year partnership with the Commonwealth Government and John Moriarty Football (JMF) to expand its Indigenous football program to 12 new centres across New South Wales and Queensland.
FFA will provide senior coaching staff, mentoring, training and education for children involved in the program, and will identify and support pathways to national football programs.
FFA Chief Executive David Gallop said he was delighted with the decision to expand the program from the two current sites in the Northern Territory.
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FFA will provide senior coaching staff, mentoring, training and education for children involved in the program, and will identify and support pathways to national football programs.
FFA Chief Executive David Gallop said he was delighted with the decision to expand the program from the two current sites in the Northern Territory.
“FFA…
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- 7 years 4 months ago
Football Australia Chair Mr. Chris Nikou was today re-elected on the Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Football Federation (AFF) Council for the term of 2022 to 2026.
The AFF consists of the national football associations of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Nikou was in Siem Reap, Cambodia where the AFF Elections took place during the AFF Ordinary Congress 2022 earlier today.
The AFF Elections held were for the positions of President, four Vice Presidents, five Council Members and…
The AFF consists of the national football associations of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Nikou was in Siem Reap, Cambodia where the AFF Elections took place during the AFF Ordinary Congress 2022 earlier today.
The AFF Elections held were for the positions of President, four Vice Presidents, five Council Members and…
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- 3 years 4 months ago
Football Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of Socceroo cap # 133 and Melbourne Olympian, Colin Kitching.
One of the famous Kitching clan from Ipswich in Queensland, Colin rose to prominence as an 18-year-old in 1952 when he netted more than 50 goals over the season for Bundamba, where he came up through the junior ranks.
He scored regularly in the Queensland state league through the 1950s with Ipswich clubs Bundamba, Blackstone and St Helens, before a move to Brisbane with Hellenic where he continued his goalscoring form. He won Queensland premiership honours at Blackstone…
One of the famous Kitching clan from Ipswich in Queensland, Colin rose to prominence as an 18-year-old in 1952 when he netted more than 50 goals over the season for Bundamba, where he came up through the junior ranks.
He scored regularly in the Queensland state league through the 1950s with Ipswich clubs Bundamba, Blackstone and St Helens, before a move to Brisbane with Hellenic where he continued his goalscoring form. He won Queensland premiership honours at Blackstone…
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- 4 years ago
Football Australia is proud to announce the CommBank Junior Matildas will take centre stage in Gosford this November as part of the inaugural ASEAN-Australia Women’s Football Week 2025, playing a curtain raiser ahead of the CommBank Matildas’ match against New Zealand.The CommBank Junior Matildas will face off against Thailand’s U16 Women’s National Team in a friendly match on 28 November 2025 at polytec Stadium, Gosford. The match will also be broadcast live on Paramount+.This fixture follows an earlier clash between the two sides on 25 November at Wanderers Football Park in Sydney, and…
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- 4 months 1 week ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today unveiled a new logo and brand, to promote the whole of football in Australia.
FFA Chief Executive Officer David Gallop AM said the new visual statement signifies football as the game for all Australians.
“Today’s announcement has been two years in the making and is the next major change following the rebrand of the Leagues (Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League and Foxtel Y-League) that we announced early last year.
“Our new identity opens the way to reposition football as a top tier sports brand and promote the whole of the game.
“This new look…
FFA Chief Executive Officer David Gallop AM said the new visual statement signifies football as the game for all Australians.
“Today’s announcement has been two years in the making and is the next major change following the rebrand of the Leagues (Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League and Foxtel Y-League) that we announced early last year.
“Our new identity opens the way to reposition football as a top tier sports brand and promote the whole of the game.
“This new look…
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- 7 years 6 months ago
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have announced the appointment of Australian match officials Chris Beath (Referee), Ashley Beecham & Anton Shchetinin (Assistant Referees) and Shaun Evans (Video Assistant Referee (VAR)) to the Final of the AFC U-23 Championship between the Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia.
The final will be held at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday 26 January 2020 (see attachment).
FFA Chairman and Chair of the FFA Referees Committee, Chris Nikou, congratulated Chris, Ashley, Anton and Shaun on their significant …
The final will be held at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday 26 January 2020 (see attachment).
FFA Chairman and Chair of the FFA Referees Committee, Chris Nikou, congratulated Chris, Ashley, Anton and Shaun on their significant …
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- 6 years 2 months ago