Australia won hearts and minds with their performances at the 2022 World Cup. Back home, however, and with the afterglow somehow already gone, its football community finds itself in a state of civil ...

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Australian Football League (AFL) has fined Geelong Cats A$140,000 ($100,500) ...

Before every Women’s World Cup game in Australia and New Zealand, the rhythmic tones of ancient songs rumble across the stadium to give thanks to the lands’ traditional owners. The co-hosts provided a ...

As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...

Sharpen your scalpels, friends. Another FIFA World Cup post-mortem has begun. As is becoming tradition, the Socceroos' exit from a major tournament -- and the frustrating manner in which they did so ...

When Australia’s Sam Kerr leads the Matildas out for their World Cup opener against Ireland on Thursday, she will enter a cauldron of noise with more than 80,000 fans expected in Sydney. It will mark ...

As the regular seasons of National Premier League (NPL) competitions reach their conclusion, the launch of Australia's first-ever national second-tier competition is a month away. But with many ...

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: (L-R) Mary Fowler, Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley of Australia celebrate the team’s victory through the penalty shoot out following the FIFA Women's World ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Former West Coast Eagles defender Mitch Brown became the first Australian Football League player, past or present, to come out as bisexual on Wednesday, saying he hoped he would ...