Australia

16-Year-Old Australian Handed First Start In W-League And Promptly Scores

Hana Lowry, a 16-year-old Australian midfielder, marked her first W-League start on Jan. 23 with a rocket header in the 22nd minute to start the scoring spree off for Perth Glory in the club’s 4-2 victory over Newcastle Jets. As a Perth local, Lowry became the fifth-youngest player to score on their starting debut in W-League history.

Aussie Player Hilariously Cusses Up A Storm On Live TV Over Accidental Goal

Tessa Tamplin is one of our new favorite players in the game. Like compatriot Sam Kerr, she doesn’t give a fuck what she says on camera. 

On Thursday, the Newcastle Jets suffered a 4-2 defeat to the Perth Glory in the W-League. It wasn’t exactly a great game for the Jets, who have lost seven straight and sit eighth out of nine teams.

But Tamplin provided a bit of levity both during and after the match for Newcastle. 

Body Of College Soccer National Champion Found Eaten By Sharks

The body of Eric Birighitti, a 21-year-old soccer player, was found Tuesday, sharks having attacked the corpse after the footballer drowned following a Jan. 2 incident. 

Birighitti, an Australian who played college soccer in the U.S., slipped on some rocks on Jan. 2 and was swept out into the ocean. Despite having a life preserver thrown to him, Birighitti could not be saved, according to reports

Brighton’s Aussie Keeper To Turn EPL Saves Into Wildlife Donations As His Country Burns

Wildfires are raging so hot in Australia right now they dwarf those seen recently in California and Brazil. Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Mathew Ryan wants to help, even as politicians in Australia and around the world ignore the obvious effects of climate change. 

Sam Kerr Arrives In England With A Glorious Backheel Assist

Australian tour de force Sam Kerr made her highly anticipated Women’s Super League debut for Chelsea on Sunday and provided an assist in the club’s 3-1 victory over Reading at Kingsmeadow in London. 

A forward pairing of Kerr and Bethany England looked terrifying on paper ahead of the former Chicago Red Star striker’s first appearance, and that certainly proved the case on Chelsea’s opening goal in the 40th minute.

Throwback: Goalkeeper Error Leads To Unbelievable Equalizer

The life of a goalkeeper is a difficult one. If any other player on the field makes a mistake, they are usually forgiven pretty quickly. Goalkeepers, on the other hand, are expected to be perfect. Even the smallest mistake could ruin a keeper's entire career. Robert Green is a perfect example of this.

Scorer Pulls Off Simone Biles-Esque Celebration Only To Have Goal Disallowed By VAR

Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City played to a 0-0 draw to open the A-League campaign on Saturday, but it was a goal that was was called back that drew our attention.

Elvis Kamsoba, a 23-year-old Burundi international who has already played for six different clubs, thought he had scored his first A-League goal in the 56th minute for Victory. Played in brilliantly by former Sweden international Ola Toivonen, Kamsoba slid his first-time shot past onrushing keeper Dean Bouzanis. 

Sam Kerr Is On The Verge Of Breaking Her Own NWSL Goalscoring Record

Despite missing three games while on World Cup duty with Australia — where she finished with five goals in four games — the Chicago Red Stars’ Sam Kerr is just one goal shy of the NWSL’s single season goalscoring record. Kerr scored against Sky Blue yesterday to bring her total to 16; the record is the 17 she scored as a member of Sky Blue back in 2017. Time is a flat circle.

Australia’s Olympic Hopes Hit After Star U23 Player Gives Up Football For Rap

In the penultimate match of the Newcastle Jets’ 2018-19 A-League season, 22-year-old right winger Joe Champness highlighted his potential with two goals and an assist in a 6-1 demolition of the Brisbane Roar. Standing at nearly 6-3 and with two goals in three appearances for Australia’s U-23 side, Champness clearly has all the tools of an exciting young professional.

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