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'Kerr Effect' luring new fans to Westfield W-League

If my texts are any indication, the new Westfield W-League season has captured the imagination of potential new fans. Call it the “Sam Kerr Effect”, or the just growing realisation that ahead of season 10 Australia’s women’s football culture is now world-class, but since the s

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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Kerr opens up ahead of new Westfield W-League season

Ahead of the start of the Westfield W-League 2017/18 Season, the name on everyone’s lips is Sam Kerr. The Westfield Matildas and Perth Glory star is coming off an incredible year for both club and country. She thrills fans with her incredible talent, phenomenal goals and th

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Kerr rates Westfield W-League on par with US competition

On the eve of the Westfield W-League 2017/18 Season, golden girl Sam Kerr says the Australian competition is just as good as America’s National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Kerr has come off a record-breaking season with Sky Blue FC in the NWSL, finishing as the leading score

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De Vanna urges next generation to seize their opportunity

Lisa De Vanna has urged the next wave of Australian female footballers to grasp the opportunities in front of them as women's football reaches unprecedented heights in this country. Speaking at the launch of the Westfield W-League 2017/18 season, the Westfield Matildas icon re

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Westfield W-League season shaping up to be the best yet

The Westfield W-League’s 10th season has been launched in Sydney today – and it’s shaping up to be the best yet. Australia’s trailblazing elite women’s football league features some of the world’s best players, more double-headers with the Hyundai A-League and extended broadca

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Where you can see our national team stars in the Westfield W-League

The highly anticipated Westfield W-League 2017/18 season is just days away.

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Victory over Vietnam sends Westfield Young Matildas into final four

Gary van Egmond’s Westfield Young Matildas moved a step closer to continental glory on Sunday when they defeated Vietnam 5-2 to progress to the final four of the 2017 AFC U19 Women’s Championship in China. Australia finished second in Group B behind Japan, and will now play Gr

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Record-breaking Kerr voted NWSL's best player for 2017

The awards keep coming for Westfield Matildas star Sam Kerr after she was voted the National Women’s Soccer League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2017 Season on Saturday (AEDT). In the same week the 24-year-old was named Australia’s Sportswoman of the Year, Kerr got the nod as

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Steven Lowy and David Gallop congratulate Westfield Matildas and Sam Kerr on national awards

The Westfield Matildas and superstar attacker Sam Kerr continue to earn recognition for their achievements this year with two national awards in Sydney last night. The Westfield Matildas are ranked 6th in world after winning the Tournament of Nations in the United States in Ju

Sam Kerr celebrates a goal for the Westfield Matildas.

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Kerr, Westfield Matildas honoured at Women in Sport Awards

The Westfield Matildas and superstar Sam Kerr have been honoured at the annual Women’s Health Women in Sport Awards on Wednesday night. Now in their seventh year, the Women’s Health Women in Sport Awards recognise and celebrate Australia’s female athletes – from grassroots thr

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Hayley Raso set to excite Aussie fans this Westfield W-League season

The emergence of some of Australia’s brightest young talents will be a key feature of the upcoming Westfield W-League season, according to Westfield Matildas legend Sarah Walsh. With the start of the new campaign Friday of next week, ex-Sydney FC and Wanderers attacker Walsh b

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Westfield Matildas duo claim NWSL title

Westfield Matildas duo Hayley Raso and Ashleigh Sykes have claimed the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) title with Portland Thorns following a tense final on Sunday (AEST). The Aussie pair both started for the Thorns as they secured a nail-biting 1-0 win over North Caroli

Sam Kerr has been named in the NWSL Team of the Year.

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Westfield Matildas star named in NWSL's Best XI

After a record-breaking campaign in the US, Perth Glory Westfield W-League star Sam Kerr has been named in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Best XI. Kerr was one of seven players to earn their first selection in the NWSL’s team of the year, rewarded for her sizzling f

The starting XI of the Westfield Matildas featuring Alagich, McCallum and Garriock.

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The stars who built the Westfield Matildas (part 3)

With the Westfield Matildas riding a huge wave of support across Australia and the world, this week we look at another three women who were integral in building the team's culture and popularity in the early days. HEATHER GARRIOCK Garriock's outstanding 18-year football car

Hayley Raso's Portland Thorns are into the NWSL final.

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Westfield Matilda Hayley Raso leads Portland into NWSL final

Hayley Raso has led the Portland Thorns into the National Women's Soccer League final in the United States. The Westfield Matildas striker scored her side's third goal in an emphatic 4-1 semi-final win over Orlando Pride. But Raso wasn't the only Aussie on the scoresheet wi