WWC2023: Andonovski quits US team after early exit
August 17 – US coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, bringing to a close a management reign that collapsed with the team’s dramatic round of 16 exit from the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
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WWC2023: Kerr calls for more funding for women’s game in Aussie
August 17 – In the wake of Australia’s elimination from the Women’s World Cup, Matildas star Sam Kerr (pictured) has called for more investment in Australian women’s football.
WWC2023: England draw on experience of winning finals as focus turns to Spain
By Samindra Kunti in Sydney
August 17 – England have backed themselves to win a maiden World Cup against Spain on Sunday after defeating co-hosts Australia 3-1 in the last four with a clinical performance.
WWC2023: England end Australian dreams and set up Spain final
By Samindra Kunti in Sydney
August 16 – On a historic night, a clinical England weathered the Matildas and Sam Kerr with a controlled and deserved 3-1 victory to progress to the Women’s World Cup final for the first time.
NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars set to sell to investor group led by Chicago Cubs owner
August 16 – The USA may have been knocked off their perch as the best women’s national team in the world. but there is still a growing appetite for investors to get involved in the domestic women’s league game.
Red card for WWC2023 climate messaging as Infantino sets tone with a private jet lap of the world
By Samindra Kunti in Sydney
August 15 – Former Socceroo and human rights activist Craig Foster has criticised FIFA and Women’s World Cup organisers for failing to take the lead in the fight against climate change.
WWC2023: Spain through to final with last gasp win over Sweden
August 15 – Spain reached their first-ever Women’s World Cup final with a dramatic 2-1 victory against a solid Sweden courtesy of an 89th-minute winner by Olga Carmona.
WWC2023: England end Colombian dream and set up Aussie semi-final
By Samindra Kunti in Sydney
August 12 – England capitalised on two defensive blunders to move past Colombia 2-1 and face Australia for a place in the final of the Women’s World Cup later this week.
WWC2023: No regrets for Renard or the French after Aussies edge penalty shoot-out thriller
August 14 – Yet again France fell at the last-eight stage of the Women’s World Cup, but France coach Hervé Renard expressed his pride following Les Bleues’ elimination by millimetres after 20 spot kicks in a match of great drama against co-hosts Australia.
WWC2023: Japan leave their challenge too late as Sweden find their best from so far
August 11 – Sweden’s 2-1 elimination of former champions Japan in the last eight ensures the Women’s World Cup will have a new name on the trophy come July 20.
WWC2023: Spain hit extra time winner to head into semi-finals
August 11 – In a dramatic quarter-final, the first of four, Spain required extra time and a late strike from Salma Paraluello to knock out the Netherlands 2-1 and advance to the last four of the Women’s World Cup for the first time.
WWC2023: Dutch forward critical of US women’s big talk before their early exit
August 10 – On the eve of Oranje’s quarter-final with Spain, Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn criticised outgoing world champions the United States, arguing that they should have done their talking on the pitch.
Fifpro joins efforts to get Nigerian FA to pay its women’s team
August 9 – World players union Fifpro has stepped in to help the Super Falcons of Nigeria in their pay dispute with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay wages as well as Women’s World Cup prize money. The NFF called Fifpro’s intervention a “storm in a teacup.”
Jamaican coach Donaldson questions how Women’s team will be funded going forward
August 9 – Jamaica’s women’s coach Lorne Donaldson has questioned how the Reggae Girlz will be funded in the future following their second-round departure from the Women’s World Cup.
WWC2023 reaches quarter final stage with big names missing from a record breaking finale
By Samindra Kunti in Melbourne
August 8 – The United States headlined the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup, but for all the wrong reasons, with the field more open than ever now to crown a new world champion in a tournament that keeps breaking records but lacks exposure on free-to-air TV in both the co-hosts.