Garang Kuol and Alex Robertson both made their league debuts for their new clubs after signing season-long loan deals during the week, while Harry Souttar was left out at Leicester City amid speculation on his future. Garang Kuol made his Dutch Eredivisie debut for FC Volendam following his season-long loan from Newcastle United which was…
The Matildas’ bandwagon has gripped the nation and gathered full steam, including the AFL fraternity with big screens beaming out the quarter-final prior to their Saturday games. The TV ratings numbers, with 6.54 million people tuning in nationwide for Monday’s win over Denmark, were staggering. The feel-good momentum gained from their last two cut-throat, combined…
The Matildas’ dream run is gaining momentum, booking a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals despite a nervy opening 15 minutes against Denmark, winning 2-0. Not only that, Sam Kerr got on the park for the first time this tournament and appeared to get through unscathed, albeit after one momentary scare when she landed awkwardly.…
Sam Silvera made his Middlesbrough debut alongside Riley McGree while Tom Glover was an unused substitute as they went down 1-0 at home to Millwall in the English Championship on Saturday. Silvera, who joined Boro from Central Coast in the off-season, was a 69th minute substitute with scores at 0-0 and fired over the crossbar…
Well, that couldn’t have gone much better. The Matildas flirted with the cliff edge of elimination before routing Canada and topping Group B in a major success for Tony Gustavsson’s side. Monday’s 4-0 win over the Olympic champions was arguably the best Matildas’ performance in a few years, produced at a crucial moment without star…
Socceroos pair Jordan Bos and Aiden O’Neill both made their Belgian Jupiler Pro League debuts over the weekend for their new clubs Westerlo and Standard Liege respectively. Jordan Bos, who joined Westerlo in May on a four-year deal from Melbourne City, started and played the full 90 minutes at left-back in their come-from-behind 2-2 draw…
The Matildas’ 2023 Women’s World Cup campaign got off to a winning start last week but it’s been drama-filled around that with Mary Fowler and Aivi Luik joining superstar Sam Kerr on the sidelines for Thursday’s second group game against Nigeria. In this day and age, you can never quite trust anything on social media…
Socceroos striker Mitch Duke scored his fifth goal of the Japanese J2 season but his ladder-leading Machida Zelvia were beaten 3-1 at home by JEF United Chiba on Saturday. Duke made it 2-1 in the 72nd minute, before midtable United iced the game with a third goal, meaning Machida has only managed one point from…
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event and it’s an opportunity the Matildas will be desperate not to squander. Australia hosting the Women’s World Cup as genuine contenders is bloody exciting. And it all starts on Thursday, when the Matildas hosts the Republic of Ireland from 8pm AEST at a sold-out Stadium Australia in Sydney. Australia heads into…
Alex Grant headed in his second goal this month to help second-placed Pohang Steelers come from behind to claim a 4-2 win over Jeju United in South Korea’s K League 1 on Sunday. Grant scored with a bouncing header low into the bottom corner from Wanderson’s 73rd minute free-kick to make it 2-2. The ex-Perth…