The W-League weekend in 280 characters or less

Sydney reclaim derby bragging rights with 3-0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers, Brisbane's finals hopes take a hit after a 4-2 loss to Perth, Canberra stop the rot with 3-1 win over Adelaide, and Melbourne City step closer to the title with 4-0 derby win over Melbourne Victory.

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Before we went on hiatus for Australia's Olympic qualifiers, this...

Matildas star Emily van Egmond struck an added-time thunderbolt to salvage a 1-1 draw in Australia's Olympic qualifying clash with China in Sydney.

When the Steel Roses broke the deadlock in the 86th minute through Tang Jiali, Australia were staring down the barrel of a shock loss at Bankwest Stadium on Thursday night.

But fresh off a maiden international hat trick in Monday's 6-0 rout of Thailand, van Egmond came to Australia's rescue by blasting a 20-yard belter into the top left corner...

The Matildas will face the United States women three times in the next two years, Football Federation Australia has announced.

The Australian women's soccer team will take on the reigning world champions in Utah in April, before hosting the 2019 World Cup winners in a two-match series in November, 2021.

April's match in the USA will be played at the 20,000-capacity Rio Tinto Stadium on April 10 and will come as the first leg of a North American series which includes a clash against Canada at...

Matildas stalwart Emily van Egmond scored a maiden international hat trick as Australia beat Thailand 6-0 to secure a berth in the final stage of Olympic qualification.

Last Friday's assist queen turned goalscorer at Campbelltown Sports Stadium on Monday night as Australia cruised in their group qualifier for Tokyo 2020.

With Chelsea superstar Sam Kerr again limited to a bench cameo, Van Egmond broke the deadlock with a quickfire double just before half time before adding a third in the 70th minute.

The...