Marvelous Matildas Beat Blokes on the way to the top was the front page headline of the Daily Telegraph newspaper in Sydney on Wednesday August 9th (Aussie star player Sam Kerr was all over the back page too). The Matildas… [Read More]
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Spirit of Resilience – The Afghan National Women’s Team
By Sarah Van Vooren, Atoot Co-Founder, Equal Playing Field Ambassador and part of the Spirit of Football Family: One of the most powerful stories on the global football stage the past year and a half surrounds the extraordinary escape of… [Read More]
The Matildas go Waltzing on in the round of 16
‘Waltzing Matilda’ is a famous Australian folk song. The song originally to do with a sheep shearers strike in the 1890s is all about fighting for social justice. Waltzing is from the German term ‘auf der walz’ , which means… [Read More]
Football Ferns and The Ball bring the Spirit of Football to Eden Park!
Two days before the opening game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the New Zealand team, the Football Ferns signed The Ball, a symbol for Gender Equality and Climate Action, and pledged to push for better conditions for girls and… [Read More]