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Michelle Heyman
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Heyman announces Westfield Matildas retirement

Westfield Matildas striker Michelle Heyman has announced her retirement from international football, saying ‘my body isn’t going to allow me to do it any more’. Heyman enjoyed a successful career with the Westfield Matildas, winning 61 caps and scoring 20 goals. But the 30-

Elise Kellond-Knight at the 2011 World Cup
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My Westfield Matildas Story: Elise Kellond-Knight – ‘We're no longer dreaming. It's reality’

If Elise Kellond-Knight ever had any doubts of the enormity of what it means to play at a FIFA Women’s World Cup, they were wiped away at her first taste of the tournament in 2011. In a series of exclusive interviews for www.matildas.com.au, we are catching up with Ante Milici

Hayley Raso
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‘We’re ready to put on a show’: Raso says big Netherlands crowd will bring out the best in Westfield Matildas

The Westfield Matildas are set to get an early taste of the incredible atmosphere of a FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sunday morning’s (AEST) friendly against the Netherlands. More than 25,000 tickets have been sold for the clash at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, with hopes high

Matildas train in the Netherlands
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Westfield Matildas arrive in the Netherlands as World Cup preparation steps up

The Westfield Matildas have begun the next phase of their journey to June’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, touching down in the Netherlands ahead of Sunday morning's friendly in Eindhoven. After an intense week-long training camp in Antalya, Turkey, Ante Milicic’s squad hav

Clare Polkinghorne
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Polkinghorne: High-intensity Westfield Matildas primed to perform in France

She is about to go to her fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup and Westfield Matildas defender Clare Polkinghorne says there has been a "real step up in intensity" as Ante Milicic's side prepare to go into battle.  Head coach Milicic has put his squad through a gruelling pre-World Cu

Caitlin Foord 2011 World Cup
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My Westfield Matildas Story: Caitlin Foord – ‘You wait four years for this one moment'

While most 16-year-olds are focused on hanging with friends and maybe picking up a part-time job while at school, Caitlin Foord had bigger things on her mind. In a series of exclusive interviews for www.matildas.com.au, we are catching up with Ante Milicic's 23-player squad in

Chloe Logarzo
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Logarzo beaming with pride as she gets set for first FIFA Women's World Cup

The pride she gets in wearing the Australian badge is a huge motivating factor for Chloe Logarzo as she heads to her first FIFA Women’s World Cup, an opportunity she was not sure she would get just a few months ago. Logarzo experienced the highs and lows of football in Februar

Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso in the new Westfield Matildas kit.
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Countdown to the Women's World Cup: 9 days to go

The FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ is almost with us, with just nine days to go until the tournament kicks off at Parc des Princes in Paris. The opening fixture will see hosts France take on Korea Republic at 9.00pm local time on 7 June (5.00am, 8 June, AEST), with the We

Westfield Matildas 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad announcement
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How Australian school kids can watch the World Cup FREE on Optus Sport

In a huge bonus for Westfield Matildas fans, Optus Sport have gifted Australian school children complimentary access to watch the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup. With just 10 days until the tournament commences, the offer aims to promote the women’s game by bringing the excit

Lisa De Vanna for Australia against USA at World Cup 2015
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My Westfield Matildas Story: Lisa De Vanna – ‘I didn’t choose football, football chose me’

She will go down as one of Australia’s greatest-ever footballers, and Lisa De Vanna insists that it was destiny that drove her to take up the round-ball game.  The 34-year-old made her debut for the Westfield Matildas against New Zealand way back in 2004 and in that time has w

Kyah Simon
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Kyah Simon departs Westfield Matildas training camp

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today advised that player Kyah Simon has departed the Westfield Matildas’ pre-FIFA Women’s World Cup training camp in Turkey after suffering a recurrence of a hamstring injury.  Simon, who had been training in Antalya with the Matildas on st

Ante Milicic
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‘The standard has been high from the start’: Milicic’s week one verdict on Westfield Matildas’ Turkey camp

Westfield Matildas boss Ante Milicic has been impressed by the high standards of his squad after an intensive first week of training in Turkey before the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The players have been pushed to their limits in Antalya as the opening game of the tournament again

Elise Kellond-Knight in the match against Norway at the 2007 World Cup
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Countdown to the Women’s World Cup: 12 days to go

In exactly two weeks’ time the Westfield Matildas will have played their first match at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™, with the official start of the tournament now just 12 days away with the first game at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The opening fixture will see h

Tameka Butt
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My Westfield Matildas Story: Tameka Yallop - 'My thinking just switched and that was what I wanted to do'

Tameka Yallop has never lacked self-belief and from the moment she found out about the Westfield Matildas she set her mind to pulling on the green and gold jersey. Speaking to matildas.com.au, the 27-year old midfielder revealed her journey to becoming an Australian representa

Alex Chidiac - pic courtesy of Alex Chidiac's Twitter account
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Signing news: Chidiac commits to Atletico Madrid

Young midfielder Alex Chidiac will remain in Spain after inking a new contract with La Liga Feminina champions Atletico Madrid. In a major show of faith by the Spanish giants, they have locked the 20-year-old Westfield Matildas star down for two more years, keeping her at the