Shadeene Evans from Sydney FC received the prestigious rebel Role Model Award at the rebel Female Football Awards, held at the Ivy in Sydney this morning.
Shadeene was a member of the Sydney FC team that won the Westfield W-League 2019 championship and dedicates a significant amount of her personal time working within indigenous and female football communities.
She has recently completed a residential program at UNSW to further her education in the social services space and will feature heavily in the club’s community initiatives now and into the future.
Football Australia today launched the #EQUALISER campaign, an initiative supporting the ‘Community Facilities’ Pillar of its Legacy 23’ Plan, to deliver adequate female-friendly facilities across the country.
It comes after a new Football Australia survey of its registered participants revealed that 65% of respondents said political commitments to fund improved football facilities in their community would influence their vote at the upcoming Federal Election.
Football is flourishing across Australia with more than two million participants and, in just over a year, more than one billion fans…
Inspired by the outstanding success of the FIFA Women's World Cup™, and the nation-uniting performances of the CommBank Matildas, Football Australia today expressed its appreciation towards the Federal Government's ground-breaking announcement of the Play Our Way program to fund the improvement of sporting facilities and equipment specifically for women in response to the extraordinary rise in female participation in community sport.
With an investment of $200 million, the Play our Way grants program will promote equal access, build more suitable facilities, and support grassroots…
Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan has selected an extended 28-man squad for a domestic training camp to be held in Western Sydney during May.The three-day camp – based out of the Blacktown Exercise, Sports & Technology Hub – features Australian-based players not currently involved in the Isuzu UTE A-League Men Finals Series and is the first assembly for the U-20 cohort ahead of a series of activity throughout the remainder of 2024.Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC), Thomas Waddingham (Brisbane Roar FC) and Marcus Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) have been rewarded with…
Socceroos Head Coach Graham Arnold has today confirmed Australia’s squad for the nation’s forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ play-off campaign in Doha.
Arnold and his coaching staff have selected 29 players to represent the green and gold in the Middle East, with the players set to arrive in Qatar’s capital over the next three days as Australia’s journey to qualify for a fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup™ Finals reaches its crescendo.
The Socceroos’ qualification path towards this year’s FIFA World Cup™ commenced in September 2019 with a 3-0 win over Kuwait in Kuwait City, and after…
Football Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s investment of $3.1 million over two (2) years to encourage greater participation of women and girls in Football, to expand the Miniroos for Girls Program (for girls aged 6-12 years) and the Girls 12+ Football Your Way Engagement Experience Program.
In last night’s Federal Budget, the Government emphasised the importance of maximising the social, economic and sporting outcomes of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ – the single largest women’s sporting event in the world – and the unique opportunity it presents…
Football West have expressed their delight that the Labor Party has committed $20 million towards the construction of a State Football Centre should they win this month’s Federal Election.
Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment Jason Clare and Labor candidate for Swan Hannah Beazley made the announcement on Monday at Maniana Park in Queens Park, the proposed site for the Centre.
“Football is a very popular sport in Asia and with WA so close to many of our neighbours in the region a facility like the State Football Centre is going to provide great opportunities for ongoing regional…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is pleased to announce that Westfield Junior Matildas Head Coach Rae Dower has extended her contract with FFA through to the end of 2022, while also assuming the role of Women’s Technical Advisor.
Dower has been at the helm of the Westfield Junior Matildas since 2017, and will continue her important work guiding and nurturing the next generation of elite Australian female footballers in close collaboration with FFA’s interim Technical Director, Trevor Morgan.
FFA Chief Executive Officer James Johnson said Dower’s decades of experience as a player…
Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach, Graham Arnold has named his 23-man squad for the October FIFA Men’s International Window, with Australia set to travel to London to take on England at Wembley Stadium and New Zealand in Brentford.The first of two historic clashes will see the Subway Socceroos take on the Three Lions at Wembley Stadium on Friday, 13 October (7:45pm local kick-off) – the first time an Australian side has appeared at one of world football’s most iconic venues.A clash with the All Whites at Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford will follow on Tuesday, 17 October (7:45pm local kick-off…
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today confirmed the cast of match officials that will oversee the opening match of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™, which will take place on Friday at the breathtaking Lusail Stadium.Widely regarded as one of the most established Asian match officials, Alireza Faghani has been appointed to officiate the highly-anticipated Group A fixture between defending champions Qatar and Lebanon, which will kick off at 7pm in the 88,000-capacity venue and officially get the 18th edition of Asia’s crown jewel underway.The highly-experienced Iranian will be…
The CommBank Junior Matildas are AFF Champions. A strong 2-0 victory over Vietnam in the finals saw them extend their undefeated tournament run and raise the inaugural AFF U18 Women's Championship Trophy.
"I could not be any prouder of the entire team... The playing group and wonderful support staff that make up the Junior Matildas," an elated Head Coach Rae Dower said after the match.
"I feel truly blessed that I get to come to work every day and work with these exceptional young women, supported by a professional staff…
The Westfield Matildas and Olyroos will discover their opponents for the upcoming Olympic Football Tournaments on 21 April at 7pm AEST (10am CET).
The countdown to the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on, with Australia set to participate in the men's and women's tournaments for the first time since 2004.
In less than a month’s time, the 16 men’s and 12 women’s teams will learn the identity of their opponents.
The two draws will be streamed live on the FIFA YouTube channel to allow all participants to follow proceedings from their home countries.…
Craigieburn City FC, the first club in Victoria to be recognised as a 2 Star Club with Club Changer, have been working closely with Football Victoria’s State Program Manager, Josephine La Pila, & Metro North Development Coordinator, Sophie Byrnes, over the past 12 months to excel in their women and girls in football programs and initiatives. Setting out to increase their participation for women and girls, and improve the experience for females to play football, Craigieburn City aimed to upskill & develop female coaches and referees, whilst wanting to create a stronger campaign to…
When The Sunday Telegraph contacted me about a leaked list of 198 people banned from attending matches in the Hyundai A-League, my reaction was to say "what part of banning 198 people supports the allegation that FFA is in denial?
The existence of the list says it all. We have repeatedly and publicly said that we will identify and ban those who engage in anti-social behaviour at A-League matches. The list is the proof.
Since the publication of the story about the banned list, many in the game have pointed fingers about the list and how it came to be published.
Football Australia is delighted to unveil the final ambassador to join the Legacy ’23 lineup, welcoming popular ABC News Breakfast Sports Presenter and former professional athlete, Tony Armstrong.
A proud Gamilaroi man, Tony Armstrong was born in Paddington, Sydney before moving to the country NSW. He has been inspired throughout his childhood by amazing role models from within this diverse community, including his mother, whose encouragement and unwavering support was pivotal in him achieving his goals both on and off the sporting field.
The first intake of the OUR GAME Women and Non-Binary Persons in Media Program is ready for kick-off with an initial ten participants selected from across Australia.
Part of Football Australia’s Legacy ’23 strategic plan, the groundbreaking pilot program is designed to address the barriers to entry into sports media for women and non-binary persons by providing opportunities to develop and hone their skills and knowledge with the assistance of industry professionals and mentors, and build their industry networks.
As part of Female Football Week, Football Australia held the first of three webinars focusing on the stories of women in football.
‘Women in Coaching: From Grassroots to Matildas – Creating an Environment for Female Coaches to Thrive’ highlighted the stories of four coaches and their footballing journeys from playing in the backyard with their families to mentoring the next, and current, generations of CommBank Matildas.
The coaches featured were Mel Andreatta, Rae Dower, Kelly Stirton, and Mikayla Lyons.
“My journey started like many of you, no doubt, playing football in the backyard as a…
The return of the CommBank Matildas on home soil & the Socceroos continuing their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign headline what's coming up in October!
Check out all that's happening and the key dates to be aware of below.
Socceroos continue Round 3 Qualifiers
Graham Arnold's Socceroos secured an incredible feat as they begun their Round 3 Qualifiers in September, winning a 9th and then 10th game in a row to maintain their perfect record this qualifying campaign so far.
The Road to Qatar continues in October with the Socceroos facing Oman in…
Blacktown City Council has put its support behind the State’s finest emerging teenage footballers with a series of upgrades to the Blacktown International Sportspark, the New South Wales base for Football Australia’s the Future Matildas’ program.
The Future Matildas program was launched in 2018 to help develop the next generation of Australia’s elite female footballers, and since its inception, several program participants have gone on to represent the country’s senior team, the Commonwealth Bank Matildas, including: Kyra Cooney-Cross, Mary Fowler, Charlotte Grant,…
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas AFC Women's Asian Cup campaign got off to the perfect start with a record-breaking 18-0 victory in their first group stage match against Indonesia in Mumbai.
Australian captain and recent FIFA Best Player finalist Sam Kerr went into tonight's match knowing just a single goal would put her level with Socceroos legend Tim Cahill, as the nation's greatest ever goalscorer. The 28-year-old not satisfied with sharing the mantle, took the goalscoring record outright…
