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Aussies Abroad: Kerr scores again as Chicago suffer shock loss

Sam Kerr’s 13th goal of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season wasn’t enough to stop Chicago Red Stars slumping to a shock loss on Thursday. Up against Kerr’s former club Sky Blue FC, the Red Stars had the chance to go to the top of the NWSL with a win over the lowly

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Aussies Abroad: Kerr’s Red Stars edge forward in nail-biting NWSL title race

Sam Kerr’s Chicago Red Stars are keeping the pressure on their National Women’s Soccer League title rivals following a 1-0 win at Washington Spirit. Yuki Nagasato, who starred for Brisbane Roar in the Westfield W-League 2018/19, grabbed the winner to secure the Red Stars’ fift

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Five-star Kerr wins two NWSL awards this week

Sam Kerr’s domination of the National Women’s Soccer League has continued with the Westfield Matildas skipper taking out not one, but two awards from the last week. The Chicago Red Stars striker was named the NWSL Player of the Week for her outstanding display in her side’s 2-

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Aussies Abroad: Kerr strikes again to boost bid for third straight NWSL Golden Boot

Sam Kerr netted her 12th goal of season as Chicago Red Stars made it four straight National Women's Soccer League wins with a 2-0 triumph over Utah Royals. Westfield Matildas captain Kerr enhanced her bid for a hat-trick of NWSL Golden Boots by putting Chicago into a fifth min

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Aussies Abroad: Catley’s rock solid Reign move into top four

Steph Catley’s Reign FC have surged into the National Women’s Soccer League finals places following a 1-0 victory at Houston Dash. The Westfield Matildas defender helped secure the Seattle-based side’s fourth clean sheet in six games as New Zealand striker Rosie White’s 21st-m

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NWSL weekend preview: What's in store for your Westfield Matildas?

The title-chasing Australian stars of Portland Thorns know there is simply no room for error this weekend in the National Women’s Soccer League. Portland – with Hayley Raso, Caitlin Foord and Ellie Carpenter on board – currently sit atop the NWSL ladder and welcome last-place

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Westfield Matildas keeper Arnold joins Kerr at Chicago Red Stars

Goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold has signed with Chicago Red Stars in the USA, joining Westfield Matildas teammate Sam Kerr at the NWSL club. It’s the first time the 25-year-old will play in the US competition, inking a deal until the end of the 2019 season. VOTE: Kerr nominated

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Luik returns to Norway with Avaldsnes IL

Westfield Matildas midfielder Aivi Luik has signed with Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL. The 34-year-old has made the move to Norway after spending last season with Spanish club Levante. It’s not the first time Luik has played in the Norwegian Toppserien, having played 21

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The goal stat that shows how our Westfield Matildas are starring in the NWSL

Sam Kerr’s goalscoring exploits in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) are the stuff of legend, with the Westfield Matildas skipper the competition’s greatest-ever scorer. She has finished with the Golden Boot for the last two years and currently at the top of the charts

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NWSL preview: Can Catley keep Kerr quiet?

Even if you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know keeping Sam Kerr quiet in the National Women’s Soccer League has been an impossible task of late. But Australian teammate Steph Catley is bound to give stopping the Westfield Matildas captain a red-hot crack when Reign FC we

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NWSL midweek preview: Westfield Matildas trio to stake title claim

If you need your midweek fix of Westfield Matildas, we’ve got you covered with a huge National Women’s Soccer League double-header on Thursday. Portland Thorns stars Caitlin Foord, Ellie Carpenter and Hayley Raso are in sharp focus as the NWSL leaders welcome Clare Polkinghorn

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More Kerr magic leads to NWSL Player of the Week award

Westfield Matildas captain Sam Kerr continues to light-up the National Women’s Soccer League as has again been voted as the competition’s Player of the Week. Kerr earned the award for another outstanding display in Chicago Red Stars’ 2-1 win over defending champions North Caro

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Aussies Abroad: Westfield Matildas help Orlando Pride clinch first clean sheet of the season

Alanna Kennedy and Emily van Egmond's Orlando Pride rose off the bottom of the National Women's Soccer League with a 1-0 win against Sky Blue FC. With Kennedy starting in midfield, Pride jumped into a 23rd-minute lead when rookie Marisa Viggiano struck her first professional g

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NWSL preview: Westfield Matildas trio eyeing spot on top of ladder

Hayley Raso, Ellie Carpenter and Caitlin Foord will be celebrating going top of the National Women’s Soccer League if Portland Thorns can clinch three points on the road against Utah Royals on Saturday. Recording only two wins from their first five matches, the NWSL powerhouse

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Aussies Abroad: Raso scores as Thorns clinch 'crazy' late win against Pride

Westfield Matilda Hayley Raso opened the scoring and a dramatic late finish followed as Portland Thorns struck a stoppage time winner to sink Orlando Pride 4-3. Alanna Kennedy and Emily van Egmond’s Pride had fought back from 3-1 down to pull level as the clock ticked past 90

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Kerr's sensational trick lights up Red Stars' win against Dash

An outrageous piece of skill from Sam Kerr lit up Chicago Red Stars’ road win against Houston Dash in the National Women’s Soccer League. Mexico international forward Katie Johnson scored the decisive goal in a 1-0 triumph after only seven minutes, but Kerr’s magnificent flick

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NWSL weekend preview: Polkinghorne and Kerr to duel when Dash host Chicago

It could be a case of out of the frying pan into a Sam Kerr-stoked fire for Clare Polkinghorne when her Houston Dash side come up against the Chicago Red Stars in Sunday morning’s National Women’s Soccer League clash (kick-off 10.30am AEST). Polkinghorne played her first match

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Aussies Abroad: Kennedy and van Egmond's Pride edge seven-goal thriller

Alanna Kennedy and Emily van Egmond came out on top as Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit split seven goals in a rollercoaster National Women’s Soccer League encounter. The Pride and Westfield Matildas pair played their first 90 minutes since the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in th