Still on the post-World Cup bandwagon? There are plenty of national team players who will be plying their trade on home turf this season
A composite image of Matildas players Cortnee Vine, Tameka Yallop and Lydia Williams, who will all feature in the ALW this year.A composite image of Matildas players Cortnee Vine, Tameka Yallop and Lydia Williams, who will all feature in the ALW this year.captivated a nation with their skill and spirit at the Women’s World Cup, the calls from the football community were clear: come to the A-League.
The overarching message from the Matildas already playing in or returning to Australia has been that the experience of a home World Cup made them want to contribute to football in the country. When Matildas penalty shootout winnerannounced she was staying put at Sydney FC, where she has played since 2020, for another season, she said she could feel the passion ignited in Australia by the tournament.
Many thought after Vine’s meteoric rise with the senior national team – and after top-scoring for Sydney to help secure a third-straight premiership – the winger would be drowning in offers from clubs overseas. Vine indicated there had been interest, but ultimately decided to stay at home, where she can not only continue to wreak havoc on the wing but also provide her club with the ultimate marketing tool leading into the new season.returning to the club for the third time in her career.
earlier this year. Before Williams’s most recent stint in Europe with Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal and Brighton, the 35-year-old had made 120 appearances in the ALW, won four championships and was named goalkeeper of the year four times.No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women’s football.
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