NWSL Championship viewership numbers

An average of 525,000 viewers tuned in to CBS to watch the Washington Spirit take down the Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL Championship game on Saturday, Nov. 20. The game posted a 216 percent increase from the...

China are on the brink of suffering more World Cup heartache despite clinching an impressive 1-1 draw with Australia on Tuesday in qualifying for next year's football showpiece in Qatar.

A 38th-minute strike by Mitchell Duke appeared to have condemned...

Saudi Arabia dampened Australia's homecoming with a 0-0 draw Thursday in a top-of-the-table World Cup qualifying clash in Sydney -- the Socceroos' first home game in more than two years.   

Defying a rowdy crowd of 23,314, the visitors spoiled...

Australian footballer Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay last month, has revealed he would be scared to play at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar because of the country's criminalisation of homosexuality.

The 21-year-old, who plays for Adelaide United...

Australian midfielder Josh Cavallo said that he was overwhelmed by the outpouring of global support after coming out as the only known gay men's footballer playing in a top-flight league.

The 21-year-old, who plays for Adelaide United in Australia's...

Japan are not out of the 2022 World Cup qualification picture yet, manager Hajime Moriyasu said Monday, as the embattled Asian giants prepared to host Australia in a crunch match.

From their opening three games in Asian qualifying Group B, Japan...

Australia coach Graham Arnold says his only focus is next week's clash with Japan after the Socceroos became the first team to win 11 games in a row in the same World Cup qualifying campaign.

They achieved the historic feat by beating Oman 3-1...

Australia continued their relentless march towards next year's World Cup in Qatar after beating Oman 3-1, notching up a world record 11 consecutive wins in qualifying on Thursday.

Kenya-born Awer Mabil scored the opening goal in the ninth minute...

Football Australia pledged Wednesday to investigate historic allegations of sexual harassment in the women's game raised by former members of the national team.

Star striker Lisa De Vanna, who earned 150 caps for Australia before her retirement...

Australia beat Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi on Tuesday, becoming the first AFC nation to win 10 World Cup qualifiers in a row.

The victory, courtesy of Rhyan Grant's first-half winner, also left the Socceroos on two wins from two in Group B.

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Australian football chiefs are formulating plans to host either the men's 2030 or 2034 World Cup to build on the country's successful bid for the women's 2023 tournament, top officials said Thursday.

The move follows Australia's failed tilt for...

Preview

While the U.S. women's national team cannot win the prestigious Women's Olympic Football Tournament gold medal, Thursday offers the chance for the Stars and Stripes to come away from Tokyo 2020 with a medal. Unfortunately for them, they...

Australia and Sweden lock horns in for a spot in the gold medal match this Monday, and given their recent history, we can anticipate quite an interesting match on our hands.

Australia made it to the knockout stage as one of the two third-placed...

Top games to watch this week

Friday, July 30

Canada vs Brazil (Olympic Soccer – Women)

Great Britain vs Australia (Olympic Soccer – Women)

Sweden vs Japan (Olympic Soccer – Women)

Netherlands vs USA (Olympic Soccer ...

Sam Kerr scored twice as Australia beat Team GB 4-3 after extra time Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Olympic women's football tournament, while Canada edged Brazil on penalties following a goalless draw. 

Britain appeared on course for the...

We are down to the last eight teams in the Women's Olympic football tournament, where all teams will have everything to play for in their Quarter final matches.

After winning their three games in the first round, Sweden have to be considered the...

The Olympic football tournament will see the end of the group stage in the women's category with as many as six spots left to hand in the knockout stage. While it seems that almost every team has a fighting chance of making the next round, we need to...

Preview: USWNT vs Australia

Both the USWNT and Australia come into this match on three points, making this game that much more decisive to determine who secures an automatic berth to the knockout rounds. The Stars and Stripes successfully rebounded...

The Olympic football tournament has started with quite a few shocks in the women's category, and we could very well have the names of the first qualified teams once this batch of games is over.

The teams that everyone is talking about after Matchday...

For women's football fans, their wait for a major international competition is nearly finally over. There's been plenty of action this summer for fans of the men's game, with the Euro and Copa America competitions recently coming to an end, plus the ongoing...