Emma Hayes appeared to push Jonas Eidevall as he tried to shake her hand after her side’s quadruple bid ended with a 1-0 extra-time defeat.
Already almost certain to be without captain Sam Kerr,Australia have the might of Germany and the USA to contend with as they aim to go one better in Paris.
Cortnee Vine sat out the Olympic qualifiers against Uzbekistan due to undisclosed personal reasons,but now she’s back and ready to remind Tony Gustavsson what she can do.
The tournament could be the last chance for Sam Kerr to win a major trophy with the Matildas – and she’ll get to do it on home soil again.
Australia asks a lot of its cultural and political icons. No surprise then that carrying the burden of the country’s ambitions is more than enough for any mortal being.
Mary Fowler experienced a meteoric rise throughout her tender years. Now the Matildas star is on a mission to help save community sport.
Craig Foster had urged Football Australia to strip Sam Kerr of the Matildas’ captaincy if the charges were proven,to make a strong stand against racism. But he has had a change of heart.
Here’s everything we know - and everything we don’t - about the case that has gripped the nation.
For International Women’s Day,we asked a star cricketer,a Matilda,a Diamond,an AFLW spearhead,a rugby sevens Olympian and an NRLW captain what they would change if they had the power.
The Matildas captain allegedly calling a UK police officer a “stupid white bastard” has prompted larger conversations about how we define racism.
The football star has pleaded not guilty and is fighting to have a charge of racially harassing the police officer thrown out of court.