hello from a switched-off anniversary week away in Gulumada country in the Blue Mountains 🏔️

New ep! The #Matildas were 2-0 winners over Kenya in their final FIFA Series game and we're breaking down all the talking points.

Tune in @espnaustralia.bsky.social and the usual pod spots.

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Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich

Well, today we're taxing the rich...

yup

not great it turns out!

can’t wait to see how this untested front three of Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso go against world number [checks notes] 128

New ep! The #Matildas were 5-0 winners over Malawi in their first FIFA Series game and we're breaking down all the talking points.

Tune in @espnaustralia.bsky.social and the usual pod spots.

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Olympic sex testing was born in fascism. Has anything changed?

For queer historian and writer Michael Waters, the IOC’s announcement, requiring genetic eligibility testing for women's sports, elicited a feeling of déjà vu.

Check out our Q&A with Winters: https://bit.ly/4c5j1v4

I have no idea, but I can’t imagine they’re of the quality many of the Matildas are used to/expect of international camps these days

what a bizarre decision.

Sam Kerr posting on Snap Cha about moving to Denver Summit: "Don't believe everything you read in the media man, they know a decision before me 😂😂💀💀"

Well, lol

too naive? in what way? Japan’s performances under him have been pretty phenomenal, I’d love to know what was naive about him

than any of us were!

CommBank Matildas announce squad for April FIFA Series CommBank Matildas Head Coach Joe Montemurro has named a 22-player squad to participate in the team

WHY THOUGH. LET THEM REST.

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I was already bothered by this whole window but I’m even more so now

Under New Olympic Sex Testing Policy, A Cis Woman Who Gives Birth Could Be Considered Male History is set to repeat itself after the IOC announced a trans ban and mass sex testing for the 2028 Olympics.

The last time the Olympics had widespread sex eligibility testing, the results were disastrous.

Add social media to that fire now. Intersex athletes will not only have their lives upended, they'll be brutally targeted for harassment and potential violence.

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if you want to know the history of this kind of policy, I made a podcast two years ago that explained why these tests make no sense, how they were already used and eventually abandoned by the IOC in the 80's and 90's, and the devastating impacts they have on real athletes: www.tested-podcast.com

Human rights experts raise concerns over Olympics transgender women athlete ban Over 100 human rights, sports and scientific groups have criticised the new gender eligibility guidelines as ‘a blunt and discriminatory response’

over 100 human rights, sports, and medical groups have condemned the IOC’s new eligibility guidelines which violate international and Australian laws, target and police the bodies of women and girls, and distract from the real issues facing women’s sport.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

Human rights experts raise concerns over Olympics transgender women athlete ban Over 100 human rights, sports and scientific groups have criticised the new gender eligibility guidelines as ‘a blunt and discriminatory response’

over 100 human rights, sports, and medical groups have condemned the IOC’s new eligibility guidelines which violate international and Australian laws, target and police the bodies of women and girls, and distract from the real issues facing women’s sport.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

The Matildas’ coach wants the side to face the world’s best – so why are they playing Malawi next? | Samantha Lewis In the afterglow of the Asian Cup, Australia will begin preparations for the 2027 Women’s World Cup with a friendly series alongside three low-ranked teams

the more and more I think about it, the more puzzled I am about the #Matildas upcoming "FIFA Series" friendlies in Nairobi. what exactly... happened here? and who on earth will Montemurro call up with the youth national teams already busy!?

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The #Matildas lost to Japan 1-0 in the #WomensAsianCup final and we're breaking down the match and the wider tournament for the Aussies.

Tune in @espnaustralia.bsky.social and the usual spots.

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The Matildas’ near misses sting but their Asian Cup final suggests this great team are not done There was talk of this being a last hurrah at home for a golden generation of Matildas. But their performance showed a glimmer of something else

the story of this generation of #Matildas has been a story of near-misses, a story of almosts.

but their Asian Cup final performance showed us that not all is lost. not yet.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

me [barely 24 hours after a record-breaking home Asian Cup final and trapped in a whirlpool of mental and physical exhaustion likely to last at least the next few weeks]: I should write a book about the Matildas

devastating is correct, this maika filth was the only goal

Matildas suffer heartbreak as Japan stunner enough to claim Women’s Asian Cup crown * Japan 1-0 Australia (Hamano 17) in final in Sydney * Hosts fall short despite multiple attempts on goal In 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 Saturday night. A first-half goal to winger Maika Hamano was enough for Asia’s only Women’s World Cup winners, viewed largely as the favourites coming into their seventh tournament final, to secure their first major trophy since 2018. Continue reading...

Matildas suffer heartbreak as Japan stunner enough to claim Women’s Asian Cup crown

ALANNA KENNEDY WINS THE #AFCWAC MVP

astonishing. Japan a worthy winner in a game for the ages. the #Matildas gave it everything they could, but sometimes even everything isn’t enough. I’m so proud of all of them. #AFCWAC

whatever happens, women’s football in Australia has already changed forever. let’s go #Matildas 🥹

some t-minus 3.5 hours til #AFCWAC final pre-reading for you?

How a Matildas XI from 2014 tells you everything about Japan's frightening Asian football dominance Can the Matildas achieve “mission impossible” against Japan in the Asian Cup final asks football360.com.au columnist SAMANTHA LEWIS.

tomorrow night's #AFCWAC final isn't just a clash between two teams of world-class players. it's a battle between two very different footballing ecosystems, playing styles, and future visions for the women's game.

here's my preview of #Japan v #Matildas.

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