Perth Glory captain Natasha Rigby announces shock retirement

Perth Glory captain Natasha Rigby announces shock retirement

Perth Glory skipper Natasha Rigby has announced her shock retirement but she hopes the financial instability that cut her career short won’t be a problem for future generations.

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‘Embarrassing disaster’:A-Leagues narrowly avoid Easter TV blackout

‘Embarrassing disaster’:A-Leagues narrowly avoid Easter TV blackout

A-Leagues organisers have signed a new broadcast deal two hours before the first match in the competition’s weekend fixtures kicks off,after its existing television production partner went bust.

  • byVince Rugari andCalum Jaspan
‘Age is just a number’:Michelle Heyman is your new Matildas star

‘Age is just a number’:Michelle Heyman is your new Matildas star

Here’s everything you need to know about the Tillies’ 14-year overnight sensation,whose four-goal blitz against Uzbekistan has pushed her further towards a second Olympics appearance.

  • byVince Rugari
North London united:Matildas trio could join Ange’s homecoming trip

North London united:Matildas trio could join Ange’s homecoming trip

Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal could be playing on the same night at the same venue as part of a potential double-header involving both the men’s and women’s A-League All Stars.

  • byVince Rugari
After the ‘miss of the century’,it may be time to rethink ‘Peak A-League’

After the ‘miss of the century’,it may be time to rethink ‘Peak A-League’

Sydney FC striker Patrick Wood’s nightmare miss has gone viral around the world. Yet it wasn’t even the craziest thing that happened in the A-Leagues on Saturday.

  • byVince Rugari
‘We’re a football business,not a media business’:A-Leagues bosses explain job cuts

‘We’re a football business,not a media business’:A-Leagues bosses explain job cuts

Three weeks after the Australian Professional Leagues slashed almost half of its 80-odd workforce,new A-Leagues commissioner Nick Garcia and independent chair Stephen Conroy outlined the latest vision for the future.

  • byEmma Kemp
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How the A-Leagues’ multimillion-dollar digital play blew up
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How the A-Leagues’ multimillion-dollar digital play blew up

It’s Australian soccer’s unanswerable question:how do you convert the millions of people who play the game at grassroots level,and watch European soccer obsessively,but don’t follow the A-Leagues?

  • byVince Rugari
Half of APL’s workforce to be made redundant amid A-League financial concerns

Half of APL’s workforce to be made redundant amid A-League financial concerns

Around 50 per cent of staff at the Australian Professional Leagues,which runs the men’s and women’s domestic soccer competitions,have lost or will lose their jobs this week.

  • byVince Rugari
‘They don’t want to see me sad any more’:Why Alex Chidiac’s family is happy to see her back with the Victory

‘They don’t want to see me sad any more’:Why Alex Chidiac’s family is happy to see her back with the Victory

While many Matildas are making their names in the Women’s Super League overseas,Matildas midfielder Alex Chidiac knows the best version of herself,on and off the pitch,is back in Melbourne.

  • byMarnie Vinall
Remotes at the ready:Watching sport will cost more in 2024

Remotes at the ready:Watching sport will cost more in 2024

Sports viewers will not want to lose their remote controls in 2024 for there will be plenty to enjoy,but as the broadcast market continues to splinter,it will come at a cost.

  • byJon Pierik
From cancer treatment to captaincy and a World Cup in between:Stott is proud of how far she’s come

From cancer treatment to captaincy and a World Cup in between:Stott is proud of how far she’s come

Getting to put on the captain’s armband is a special achievement for Melbourne City’s Rebekah Stott,who’s journey to this point in her career included a tough period with cancer treatment.

  • byMarnie Vinall