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Club Spotlight: Avalon Soccer Club (NSW)

On Sydney's northern beaches, a stone's throw from some of the city's most stunning coastlines, lies Avalon Soccer Club. For almost 40 years the club has been a fixture in the region. The club's visionary approach has seen Avalon thrive into a booming football community wit

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Sam Kerr: "It would mean everything to host a FIFA Women’s World Cup™"

When it comes to Australian sport and football, Sam Kerr is an enormously popular and respected figure. Awarded as 2017 ABC Sports Personality of the Year and 2018 Young Australian of the Year, the Matildas captain is widely considered one of the best players in women's footb

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Get to Know: Community Bid Champion - Neil Bennett (WA)

Neil Bennett's life has been all about football. For 53 years the game has been in his bloodstream, seeing him take up roles as a player and now a coach and volunteer for the Northern Redbacks Women's Soccer Club in Perth's northern suburbs. "I love it, it's as simple as

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Australia reaffirms bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™

Football Federation Australia today reaffirmed the intention to bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023TM following the announcement of the formal bidding process by FIFA overnight. Since officially announcing the intention to bid in June 2017, the Australian Federal Gover

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FIFA starts bidding process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™

As fans eagerly await the start of the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup?, which is due to kick off in Paris on 7 June 2019, FIFA informed all its member associations today about the start of the bidding process for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. Member associations will have

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Australian Government confirms ongoing support for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ bid

Football Federation Australia (FFA), with the support of the Australian Government, is moving to the final stages of a bid for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Australian Government today confirmed that it would provide funding of $4 million for the formal phase of bidding