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Winners of the Dolan Warren Awards 2021

The Dolan Warren Awards 2021 were held on Tuesday 23 June by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). For the first time in the history of the Johnny Warren Medal, there were double winners, with both Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) and Ulises Davila (Wellington Phoenix) recognis

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Donate: ‘Undefeated Giving Day’ to help unlock generations of opportunities for ambitious CP footballers

The Pararoos ? Australia's national football team for athletes with cerebral palsy (CP), acquired brain injury, or symptoms acquired from stoke ? will hold their inaugural 'Undefeated Giving Day' this week, with a target of $80,000 in the sights of one of Australia's most inspira

The Matildas celebrate after qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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Fixture details: Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Football Tournament

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games officially begins on 23 July, but the women's and men's football tournaments start ahead of the Opening Ceremony. For the first time since Athens 2004, Australia will be represented in both tournaments by the Matildas and the Olyroos. The Mati

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Football Australia appoints Paddy Steinfort as Performance Director

Football Australia has appointed Paddy Steinfort as Performance Director. Steinfort comes to Football Australia highly credentialed and experienced from the Major League Baseball team Boston Red Sox where he most recently held the position of Senior Performance Coach. His

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Jarred Gillett promoted to Premier League referee

Australian referee Jarred Gillett is set to become the first foreigner to officiate a Premier League match after the 34-year-old was promoted to Select Group 1 by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). Gillett is one of Australia's highest-profile referees, ha

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Refugee Week 2021: Football is the icebreaker in a new country

Refugee Week 2021 takes place from June 20-26, and this year's theme is unity.

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FIFA delegation to visit FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ venues in Australia and New Zealand

FIFA to visit nine Host Cities and tournament venues from 21 June Visit will be an "important and exciting step" for tournament preparation and planning Next FIFA Women's World Cup? to take place from 20 July to 20 August 2023 With just over two years to go until kick

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World Cup Qualifying: What’s next for the Socceroos?

The Socceroos moved through to the third round of World Cup Qualifying this week after a clean sweep of Group B - winning eight games out of eight. Graham Arnold's side scored 28 goals and conceded just two in the second round, moving one step closer to the FIFA World Cup in

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VAR set for Round 3 AFC Asian Qualifiers

via AFC: The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be implemented when the Continent's top teams go head-to-head in the final round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers ? Road to Qatar in September. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continues to set new benchmarks in Asian ref

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Football community figures recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

A selection of football figures from around Australia were recognised this week as part of the Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours List. See below for a list of those who made the list: Robbie Slater (NSW) Socceroo cap 353 Robbie Slater received Medal of the Order of Austral

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Pararoos set for training camp & matches this month

Pararoos Head Coach Kai Lammert has selected a 21-player squad ahead of a training camp this month on the NSW Northern Beaches. The Pararoos ? Australia's national football team for athletes with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, or symptoms acquired from stroke ? will ho

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Westfield Matildas share spoils with Sweden in scoreless draw

The Westfield Matildas rounded out the June window with a 0-0 draw against Sweden in Kalmar. Teagan Micah made her international debut for Australia and was rewarded with a clean sheet for her efforts. It was a strong overall performance defensively with the side

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Harry Souttar heads Socceroos to victory over Jordan

The Socceroos concluded their second phase of FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying with a perfect record after securing a historic 1-0 win over Jordan courtesy of Harry Souttar's sixth goal in five international games.

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Football Australia reaches landmark media rights agreement with 10 ViacomCBS

10 ViacomCBS and Football Australia announce largest Socceroos and Matildas broadcast deal ever.

Team huddle before the Australia v Denmark friendly

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How to watch Westfield Matildas v Sweden

The Westfield Matildas are looking to bounce back and build on their strong finish against Denmark as they take on Sweden.

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