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Sam Kerr and Chelsea are coming to Sydney.

Kerr’s Chelsea bound for Sydney, but World Cup could play havoc with men’s games

Organisers of the Sydney Super Cup will be quietly praying for the top nations to stumble at next year’s men’s World Cup to ensure star players from Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur make the trip.

  • Vince Rugari

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Steph Catley in action during Australia’s first friendly against New Zealand last Friday.

Last time, Alanna Kennedy was sent off with a red card. Tonight, she got redemption

The Matildas beat New Zealand 2-0 in Adelaide as Sam Kerr captained the side in her first game on home soil in two years.

  • Frances Howe
Sam Kerr.

Sam Kerr ‘tracking well’ to start first match in Australia in two years

After sitting out Friday’s thrashing of New Zealand, the Chelsea striker appears set to make an appearance for the Matildas in Adelaide in Tuesday night’s rematch.

  • Emma Kemp
Wini Heatley gets a hug from Ellie Carpenter at full-time in Gosford.

Wini Heatley hid brother’s death from Matildas teammates for a week

It was only after her assured central defensive display had helped Australia outclass New Zealand that it became clear the 24-year-old had played through grief.

  • Emma Kemp
Sam Kerr at Matildas training on Thursday.

Matildas run riot in second half to beat New Zealand 5-0 in Gosford

Joe Montemurro’s Matildas are trying to find some form in Gosford tonight, where they take on New Zealand in the first of two friendlies. Follow all the action.

  • Frances Howe and Emma Kemp
Referee Tori Penso awards a penalty for Colombia against the Socceroos.

Colombia puts virus-stricken Socceroos to the sword in 3-0 win

Tony Popovic’s Socceroos slumped to their third successive defeat in their final match of 2025.

  • Vince Rugari
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Al Hassan Toure made his debut off the bench.

Houston, we have a problem: Defeat highlights major Socceroos flaw under Popovic

Australia’s World Cup ambitions have been rattled by a flat 1-0 defeat to Venezuela, with Tony Popovic’s experimental side failing to fire in Houston, Texas.

  • Vince Rugari
Cavalry FC’s Tobias Warschewski, left, fights off Atletico Ottawa’s Gabriel Mendes Antinoro in the Canadian Premier League finals soccer match action in Ottawa.

The stunning goal that prompted fans to go shirtless ... in a blizzard

It was minus 8 degrees. The goalkeepers had shovels to clear the lines, and when extra time was needed, snowploughs cleared the pitch. There was a lot going on in the Canadian Premier League soccer finals.

  • Glenn Moore
Australia battled hard when a player down but came up short against the European champions.

The Matildas needed a jolt. Trouble is, they only have four months to fix things

The overall picture out of the 3-0 defeat to England was of an Australian outfit which has stood largely still over the past two years. With the home Asian Cup on the horizon, that’s a big concern.

  • Emma Kemp
Sam Kerr scored in her return for Chelsea last month.

‘I’m one of the best leaders’: Sam Kerr wants the Matildas captaincy back

Speaking with Australian media for the first time in almost two years, the veteran striker also declared herself ready to play 70 minutes in her international return against either Wales or England.

  • Emma Kemp