School’s in:Sam Kerr to launch her own Australian academy for future Matildas and Socceroos

School’s in:Sam Kerr to launch her own Australian academy for future Matildas and Socceroos

Having wanted to leave a lasting legacy after the World Cup,one of the country’s most recognisable athletes will take it upon herself to develop the next generation - and people can buy one of her franchises.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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Qld’s World Cup hero turns down overseas ventures to kickstart new era

Qld’s World Cup hero turns down overseas ventures to kickstart new era

The dust has settled on the Matildas’ World Cup campaign,and now a national star has committed to the Australian competition.

  • byNick Wright
This World Cup kicked so many goals,until its kiss of death

This World Cup kicked so many goals,until its kiss of death

For all its wins,this Women’s World Cup still managed to showcase the prevalence of everyday sexism and institutional misogyny.

  • byNick Bryant
The 2023 Matildas will be remembered as the game changers
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The 2023 Matildas will be remembered as the game changers

The impact of the success of the 2023 Women’s World Cup and the Matildas has not only transcended sport but created great hope for the Australian team at next year’s Paris Olympics.

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The groups of voters Labor risks losing over AUKUS deal

The groups of voters Labor risks losing over AUKUS deal

The Greens are squeezing Labor and causing them to lose millennial and boomer voters.

Boys and girls alike left loving the Matildas after World Cup campaign closer

Boys and girls alike left loving the Matildas after World Cup campaign closer

A modest number of fans joined a scattered crowd at AAMI Park to watch the Australian team secure fourth place in the play-off against Sweden,going down 2-0.

  • byAlex Crowe andMarnie Vinall
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‘OMG,what a rush’:The Matildas have made even nihilists believe

‘OMG,what a rush’:The Matildas have made even nihilists believe

The Matildas at the World Cup have even won hearts previously hardened against all sports. But where will it all lead?

  • byGreg Baum
Women still paying for red card a century ago at this World Cup

Women still paying for red card a century ago at this World Cup

The effective banning of women’s soccer from the 1920s until the 1970s squashed the sport to such a degree that it’s still playing catch-up big style. What would women’s soccer have been in 2023 if half a century ago it wasn’t even a thing?

  • byDarren Kane
Fed Square cancelled as World Cup live site after fans stormed barriers

Fed Square cancelled as World Cup live site after fans stormed barriers

Melbourne’s live site will be at AAMI Park after crowds stormed through the barriers and past security to join supporters inside Fed Square on Wednesday night.

  • byEliza Sum,Broede Carmody andAlex Crowe
‘It was ridiculous’:How the World Cup semi-final train debacle unfolded

‘It was ridiculous’:How the World Cup semi-final train debacle unfolded

Tens of thousands of fans were stuck at Sydney Olympic Park when damage to a critical signal box brought city-bound trains to a halt and sparked lengthy delays.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Soccer surge:How the Matildas are inspiring WA girls to take up the beautiful game

Soccer surge:How the Matildas are inspiring WA girls to take up the beautiful game

Little girls are flocking to soccer clubs with dreams of being the next Sam Kerr.

  • byMark Naglazas