The train shutdown could derail the weekend. This is how one business is coping

The train shutdown could derail the weekend. This is how one business is coping

Ahead of the looming rail shutdown,Rose Valente has hired a private bus to get her patrons to and from major football matches. Others are less optimistic.

  • byAlyssa Talakovski andAnthony Segaert

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‘I’ll return stronger’:World Cup hero Cortnee Vine to take a mental health break

‘I’ll return stronger’:World Cup hero Cortnee Vine to take a mental health break

Matildas star Cortnee Vine revealed she is taking time away from the sport to focus on her mental health,but she expects to return.

  • byRoy Ward
‘Best league in the world’:Captain’s dog invades pitch,holds up A-League Women match

‘Best league in the world’:Captain’s dog invades pitch,holds up A-League Women match

The match in Wellington between the Phoenix and Canberra was interrupted by chaotic scenes when a dog belonging to the home side’s skipper found its way onto the field.

  • byJoanna Guelas andAnna Harrington
Matildas coach should be Australian,says Roar women’s coach

Matildas coach should be Australian,says Roar women’s coach

A global hunt is under way,but calls have been issued for Football Australia to search closer to home for its next leader.

  • byNick Wright
Vince Rugari wants you to Ask Me Anything about soccer

Vince Rugari wants you to Ask Me Anything about soccer

Vince wants your questions about the world game - so send them in.

She’s the oldest player in history. How this former Tillies captain does it at 44

She’s the oldest player in history. How this former Tillies captain does it at 44

At 44,Melissa Barbieri is a veteran of the game,an anomaly in a sport where the median age of retirement for professional female footballers is 26.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
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‘Spent too much money’:A-League club distributions slashed to $500,000

‘Spent too much money’:A-League club distributions slashed to $500,000

APL chairman Stephen Conroy says the competition was facing financial ruin unless it passed a $20 million hit onto club owners.

  • byVince Rugari
Former Wests Tigers bosses buy stake in Newcastle Jets

Former Wests Tigers bosses buy stake in Newcastle Jets

Lee Hagipantelis and Justin Pascoe,the former chair and chief executive of the Wests Tigers,have joined forces to buy a quarter stake in the struggling A-League club.

  • byMichael Chammas
Russo goal proves the difference as Arsenal beat A-League All Stars 1-0 at Marvel

Russo goal proves the difference as Arsenal beat A-League All Stars 1-0 at Marvel

Follow along as two All Stars A-League sides take on Newcastle United and Arsenal Women.

  • byMarnie Vinall
‘I knew we weren’t losing’:Sydney FC sink City with second-half goal to claim fifth championship

‘I knew we weren’t losing’:Sydney FC sink City with second-half goal to claim fifth championship

Sydney FC have stamped themselves as the greatest A-League Women’s team after winning their fifth championship,the most of any club in the history of the competition,with a 1-0 defeat of Melbourne City.

  • byMarnie Vinall
‘They all want to play for the Matildas’:Inside soccer’s grassroots boom

‘They all want to play for the Matildas’:Inside soccer’s grassroots boom

Female participation in soccer is on the rise after the Matildas’ stunning run in last year’s Women’s World Cup,and benefits are flowing to the A-League Women.

  • byMarnie Vinall