Emma Hayes feature shines new light on her life with the USWNTEmma Hayes has offered a revealing glimpse into her first months as USWNT head coach, with a new feature published by The Athletic showing the mix of intensity, humour and...Add to your bookmarks
Lindsey Heaps hits 40th goal as United States beat Japan 2-1OL Lyonnes midfielder Lindsey Heaps scored the United States' second in a 2-1 win over Japan in San Jose, California, taking her international tally to 40.It was the first of...Add to your bookmarks
Japan’s Saki Kumagai: ‘I try to pass the baton to the next generation’“Ranking!?” Saki Kumagai says with a laugh. In the afterglow of her team’s Asian Cup triumph in Australia, the veteran Japan defender is asked about where this trophy sits among...Add to your bookmarks
The Matildas’ near misses sting but their Asian Cup final suggests this great team are not done | Samantha LewisTwo steps to the left. That’s probably all the space Alanna Kennedy needed to poke the ball away from the edge of her own penalty area and back into the...Add to your bookmarks
Asian Cup final: Japan sink Australia to claim third title in front of tournament record crowdOn what was meant to be the night Australia’s golden generation etched their name in immortality, Maika Hamano tore the script up to seal the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for...Add to your bookmarks
Matildas rise to a grand occasion but are left to rue the goal that never came | Jack SnapeAn occasion of grandeur and cruelty in equal measure left Caitlin Foord lying on her back on the Stadium Australia turf. Like most of her Matildas teammates, she was covering...Add to your bookmarks
Matildas suffer heartbreak as Japan stunner wins third Women’s Asian Cup crownIn a repeat of their past two finals, Japan has beaten Australia 1-0 to win their third Women’s Asian Cup title in front of a record crowd in Sydney on...Add to your bookmarks
Japan win the Asian Cup after Hamano's strike downs hosts AustraliaMaika Hamano's first-half strike was enough to give Japan victory in the Asian Cup final over hosts Australia.The Matildas went into this with advantage but knowing that their last two...Add to your bookmarks
‘We need to believe’: Matildas embrace underdogs tag for last shot at home glory in Women’s Asian CupThe end is nigh, and Ellie Carpenter – even though she is not 26 for another month – knows it.The Matildas fullback revealed the significance of the Women’s Asian Cup...Add to your bookmarks