The Matildas captain’s profile has transcended football in the eyes of a public increasingly apathetic towards the game Full story for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/09/sam-kerrs-latest-exploits-mark-her-out-as-one-of-australias-greatest-athletes
The striker scored five in an 18-0 Asian Cup win over Indonesia to cement her status as a great of the Australian game Full story on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/22/record-breaker-sam-kerr-moves-out-on-her-own-after-remarkable-matildas-scoreline
The Matildas may have fallen short in their “dress rehearsal” for the 2023 Women’s World Cup Final, but their coach insists that these are the moments the side will have to have if it is to mount a challenge for football’s biggest prize. Full story for Optus Sport: https://sport.optus.com.au/articles/os35715/matildas-australia-usa-international-friendly-gustavsson-analysis
Matildas’ coach Tony Gustavsson has named a star-studded squad for coming friendlies against Brazil in Sydney — homecoming fixtures marking the end of a 597-day gap between games on home soil for Australia’s women. Absent from the team that suffered an upset 3-2 defeat to the Republic of Ireland last month, experienced campaigners Ellie Carpenter, … More Gustavsson names strong squad for Matildas’ homecoming
The unheralded yet serious threat to the Australian game, a youngster finding a home at Adelaide United, contextualising Sam Kerr‘s achievements and much more. It’s all here in ESPN’s Australian Football Wrap! Full story published for ESPN Australia and New Zealand: https://www.espn.com.au/football/australian-a-league/story/4387783/josh-cavallo-proof-that-recycling-a-league-players-worksaustralias-issue-with-referees
Significant reforms are potentially on the way for Australian football in the form of a domestic transfer system and national second division, but as this week’s ESPN Australia and New Zealand football wrap details, introducing them is never easy. Beyond that, we hear from two of the A-League‘s most lethal strikers and pay respect to Sam Kerr. … More Domestic transfer system has players’ union on collision course with Football Australia
Adam Le Fondre‘s potential impact, Sam Kerr‘s adjustment to life in Europe, Riku Danzaki finding his feet at Brisbane Roar, progress on a National Second Tier, and a word of temperance after a big week for A-League crowds. It’s all here, and more, in the ESPN Australia and New Zealand Football Wrap! Full story published for ESPN Australia and New Zealand: … More ESPN Australia and New Zealand Football Wrap: Sydney Derby brilliance needs to be the A-League norm, not the exception
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