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Watch: Live Stream Australia U-23 Men's v Sydney FC

The Australia U-23 national football team will be in action at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium from 7pm AEDT when they go head to head against A-League champions Sydney FC. Graham Arnold’s troops enter this friendly match on the back of an almost 11-month hiatus since their third pl

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26 players assemble as Olyroos’ road to Tokyo resumes

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed the 26-player squad that will participate in Australia’s U-23 men’s national football team training camp in Sydney over the next nine days. The entirely domestic-based selection features eleven (11) players from the squad tha

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NAIDOC Week and Indigenous Football Week: Celebrating the contribution of indigenous peoples to football

In celebration of the NAIDOC Week and Indigenous Football Week, we look at the significant contribution of Indigenous footballers on our national teams and national leagues. From the early days of the introduction of football to Australian shores in the late 19th century, firs

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FFA Women’s Technical Advisor Rae Dower hails Football Queensland's first ever female only B Licence coaching course

Football Queensland will launch the first ever female B Licence coaching course at the beginning of next year with Westfield Junior Matildas head coach Rae Dower set to be at the forefront of the initiative. Westfield Junior Matildas' Head Coach and Football Federation Austral

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Player production a key focus for FFA

Internal studies completed by Football Federation Australia (FFA) have identified critical ‘gaps’ in the player development pathway for Australia’s national elite players. Two studies, highlighted in Principle V of FFA’s XI Principles for the future of Australian football (XI

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Generations of Australians: The Mabils

In the next instalment of the 'Generations of Australians' series, we look into the life of Awer Mabil and the remarkable women who helped him achieve his dreams.

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Australia U-23s set for Sydney FC & Macarthur FC friendlies

Football Federation Australia (FFA) is pleased to announce that Australia’s U-23 men’s national football team will play two friendly fixtures this month against A-League clubs. On Thursday, 12 November 2020, Graham Arnold’s Olyroos will play Sydney FC (kick-off 7:00pm AEDT) at

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Canberra United powerchair team receives new wheels

Canberra United’s Powerchair football team has received new sets of wheels, thanks to the generous efforts of Rotary and Capital Region Muscular Dystrophy. Powerchair football is a modified version of soccer for electric wheelchair users, including persons with quadriplegia, m

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The Kerrs: "It’s so much pride and yet she’s just my granddaughter"

On the afternoon of February 7, 2009, Sam Kerr jogged out onto a patchy football field in Canberra to earn her first “A” international cap for Australia in a friendly against Italy. Ten years later – and against the same opponent – Kerr captained the Westfield Matildas in thei

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Thwaite & Carroll urge government investment into regional high performance centres

Proud Far North Queenslanders and former Australia internationals Kim Carroll and Michael Thwaite have joined Football Queensland (FQ) in encouraging state and local government to recognise football’s critical need to establish two new Regional High Performance Centres. In its

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A message from the FFA Chairman & CEO

To the Australian football family, As the curtain slowly draws on the football season for 2020, it is a timely moment to pause and reflect on what has been a tumultuous eight months and to turn our minds to those who might still be enduring hardship today. This year was sha

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Generations of Australians: The Sainsburys

In the first instalment of the 'Generations of Australians' series, we look into the life of Trent Sainsbury and one person in particular, his dad Scott who helped him reached where he is today.

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FFA issues National Teams activity update

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that it will not be proceeding with plans to assemble national team squads in Europe in November 2020 due to the ongoing and evolving risks associated with COVID-19. Over past months, FFA has undertaken scenario planning for

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Seven Consulting renews support for Westfield Matildas

Football Federation Australia (FFA) is pleased to announce that Seven Consulting has extended its sponsorship of the Westfield Matildas for a further three years. Seven Consulting is a Sydney and Melbourne-based company that provides transformational delivery services to man

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FFA to celebrate migrant and multicultural stories through National Teams

Football Federation Australia (FFA) will launch a five-part digital series this week focused on celebrating the rich migrant and multicultural fabric of Australia’s national teams and Australian football at large. The series, titled ‘Generations of Australians’, will feature

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