After scoring four goals in midweek, Caitlin Foord’s cross led to the winner for Arsenal as they edged closer to qualification for the 2024-25 Women’s UEFA Champions League. The Gunners beat Norwegian runners-up Rosenborg 1-0 with Foord’s cross from the right flank causing chaos in the box. Rosenborg keeper Rugile Rulyte flapped at Foord’s ball,…
Matildas star Cortnee Vine scored her maiden NWSL goal for her new club North Carolina Courage in a 2-1 win over Kansas City Current on Sunday. Playing her second game for North Carolina since her switch from A-League outfit Sydney FC, Vine scored the equalizer in the 67th minute. The 29-time Matildas winger had debuted…
Jackson Irvine and Connor Metcalfe both played full games as St Pauli suffered a second straight loss upon their return to the German Bundesliga, going down 1-0 to Union Berlin on Friday. St Pauli created few chances throughout the game, with a volley going wide from Metcalfe’s 77th-minute corner. Alessandro Circati put in a full shift…
Jackson Irvine and Connor Metcalfe made their Bundesliga debuts as newly-promoted St Pauli dominated the chances but lost 2-0 at home to Heidenheim on Sunday. The Socceroos duo were integral to St Pauli’s promotion last term and earned their starts for Sunday’s clash. Irvine played a full game in midfield while Metcalfe got through 84…
Massimo Luongo and Alessandro Circati made their top-flight debuts in England’s Premier League and Italy’s Serie A respectively on Saturday, while Awer Mabil had an incredible display in Switzerland on Sunday. Awer Mabil produced a remarkable performance in the Swiss Schweizer Pokal for Grasshoppers with five assists and three goals in their 9-0 win. Grasshoppers…
Club action is yet to fully return in the women’s game but Matildas defender Clare Hunt made the news this week, sealing a move from PSG to Tottenham. Hunt has joined Spurs on a three-year contract, joining a long list of Aussie players in the English Women’s Super League, along with Charlotte Grant at Tottenham.…
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos made his starting Scottish Premiership debut for Motherwell but suffered a worrying quad injury, while there were debuts for Keanu Baccus, Max Balard and Daniel Bennie. Stamatelopoulos exited Motherwell’s 2-1 loss to Rangers in the 44th minute due to a thigh injury. The Aussie, who moved from Newcastle Jets to Scotland a fortnight…
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos made his Scottish Premiership debut for new club Motherwell in their 0-0 draw with Ross County on Saturday. Stamatelopoulos joined Motherwell last week on a three-year deal from an undisclosed fee from Newcastle Jets, having netted 17 goals last season. The 25-year-old striker was injected into the game in the 67th minute for…
Socceroos defender Lewis Miller scored a double as Hibernian won 4-0 over Peterhead in Scotland’s Premier Sports Cup on Saturday while Martin Boyle got an assist. Miller opened the scoring in the fifth minute, getting down the right flank before cutting back and whipping in a cross on his left foot which crept in at…
Mitch Duke scored his sixth goal of the season but Japanese J1 League leaders Machida Zelvia suffered a 2-1 home loss to midtable Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday. Duke produced a trademark header to offer Machida hope late but they couldn’t find a late leveller. The Socceroo put in a full shift and nodded home…