Westfield Matildas News

FFA congratulates Sam Kerr on Ballon d'Or nomination

Football Federation Australia (FFA) is delighted that Westfield Matildas star Sam Kerr has been nominated for football's highest individual honour, the Women's Ballon d'Or for the second consecutive year. FFA Chairman Chris Nikou said he was thrilled with the nomination. "O

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Roestbakken named Westfield Young Matildas captain for AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Karly Roestbakken will captain the Westfield Young Matildas in the forthcoming AFC U-19 Women's Championship in Thailand. Canberra United defender Roestbakken, 18, was presented with the armband by head coach Leah Blayney at the team's presentation weekend. Sydney FC's Shad

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Women's Ballon d'Or: Sam Kerr nominated for 2019 award

Westfield Matildas star Sam Kerr has been nominated for the 2019 Women's Ballon d'Or. Australian captain Kerr, 26, is one of 20 nominees in the running to claim the prestigious individual award. It comes after another magnificent season for club and country from the WA-born

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Aussies Abroad: Kerr sends Chicago to maiden NWSL final

Westfield Matildas captain Sam Kerr has booked Chicago Red Stars their first-ever National Women's Soccer League final ticket. Kerr's smooth eighth minute finish from Yuki Nagasato's through ball helped the Red Stars defeat Portland Thorns 1-0 in this morning's semi-final.

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Vote Kerr for MVP in the NWSL End of Year Fan Awards

Westfield Matildas captain Sam Kerr is one of five Most Valuable Player nominees in the National Women's Soccer League's End of Year Fan Awards. The 26-year-old delivered a history-making season while helping Chicago Red Stars finish second in the NWSL ladder, smashing her own

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Aussies Abroad: Yallop hits double figures in Norway, De Vanna’s Fiorentina make late comeback

Tameka Yallop fired her 10th goal of the Norwegian Toppserien 2019 season as Klepp rallied to beat Røa 4-1. The 81-cap Westfield Matilda netted a double in last week's 5-0 win against Stabaek and picked up where she left off at Røabanen Stadium in Oslo. The visitors shot in

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‘Girls can do anything’ - How an inaugural Matilda inspired her family

Monique Blankenstein vividly remembers watching the first ever game of Australian international women's football 40 years ago. She sat amongst friends and family at Seymour Shaw Park in Sydney to see her cousin, Rose van Bruinessen, run out in the Green and Gold. Blankenst

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Record-smashing Kerr voted Players' Player of the Year by fellow NWSL stars

Sam Kerr has been named the 2019 Players' Player of the Year by her National Women's Soccer League peers. The Westfield Matildas captain rewrote the stats books in a record-smashing season as she fired Chicago Red Stars to second place in the NWSL ladder. Featured image cou

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Westfield Matildas learn their opponents for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers

The Westfield Matildas have learned their opponents in the first phase of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Ante Milicic's side have been drawn in Group B and will take on host nation China, Thailand and Chinese Taipei. Australia's bid to get to the 2020 games feature

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WATCH: Gielnik’s stunning goal in Bayern’s huge Champions League win

Westfield Matildas attacker Emily Gielnik has scored her first goal for Bayern Munich as the German club put one foot in the Semi Finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League. Gielnik scored Bayern's fourth goal in an emphatic 5-0 win away at Kazakhstan side BIIK Kazygurt in th

Mary Fowler will join an impressive list if she gets on the pitch against Jamaica on Wednesday morning (AEST)

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Leah Blayney finalises Westfield Young Matildas squad for 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship

Westfield Young Matildas Head Coach Leah Blayney today named Australia's 23-player squad for the forthcoming AFC U-19 Women's Championship, which will be held in Chonburi, Thailand. Next week Blayney's squad will swap Australia for South-East Asia ahead of Group A games agains

Hayley Raso was instrumental in Portland Thorns' big win over Chicago Red Stars this morning

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Aussies Abroad: Foord’s Thorns set up NWSL Semi Final against Kerr’s Red Stars

Caitlin Foord's Portland Thorns drew 0-0 against Washington Spirit and locked up a National Women's Soccer League Semi Final showdown with Sam Kerr's Chicago Red Stars. Featured image courtesy of @ThornsFC on Twitter Portland's fate of a third-place finish was decided befor

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Aussies Abroad: De Vanna and Yallop on the scoresheet in Europe

Lisa De Vanna and Tameka Yallop were both on target as their Italian and Norwegian clubs both secured overnight wins in Europe. De Vanna opened the scoring as Fiorentina climbed to fourth place in Italy's women's Serie A with a 2-1 victory against Tavagnacco. The 150-cap We

Emily Gielnik strides out during Westfield Matildas training in Denver

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Aussies Abroad Preview: Gielnik's Bayern in crunch Frauen-Bundesliga tie

A busy week for Emily Gielnik and Bayern Munich begins with a top of the table Bundesliga clash against Hoffenheim this Saturday evening. Third-placed Bayern travel to the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion at 10pm AEDT to face second-placed Hoffenheim looking to keep pace with Frauen-Bunde

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Ex-Westfield Matildas star Munoz calls time on playing career

If anyone ever deserved to end their footballing career on a glorious high, it is 57-times capped Westfield Matilda Caitlin Munoz. Munoz called time on a career spanning two decades in September and appropriately, her last ever touch of the ball was to score a 118th-minute win