How whirlwind rise of Matildas star blew the world away

How whirlwind rise of Matildas star blew the world away

Clare Hunt had hardly left Australia at the start of the year. Now she’s a regular for the national team and plays in Europe for one of the world’s biggest clubs.

  • byEmma Kemp

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Haaland and Mbappe star as Man City,PSG win big in Champions League

Haaland and Mbappe star as Man City,PSG win big in Champions League

A late double for Erling Haaland ensured the holders avoided a slip-up against Swiss club Young Boys but there were no such issues for the French giants,who hosted AC Milan.

  • byLori Ewing andFernando Kallas
PSG trump Dortmund as Barcelona get Champions League quest off to flying start

PSG trump Dortmund as Barcelona get Champions League quest off to flying start

Defending champions Manchester City also got their campaign off on the right foot but it was a mouth-watering Group F clash garnering most attention as Europe’s top competition returned.

Saudi club Al-Hilal make record $493m bid for Mbappe

Saudi club Al-Hilal make record $493m bid for Mbappe

Paris Saint-Germain have given Al-Hilal permission to negotiate directly with the French striker,who is expected to become a free agent at the end of the upcoming season.

  • byJames Robson
The $600 million man:Messi in talks over monster Saudi move

The $600 million man:Messi in talks over monster Saudi move

World Cup winner Lionel Messi could be on an AFC Champions League collision course with A-League clubs should he join old rival Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.

  • bySam Wallace,Jason Burt,Tom Morgan andMike McGrath
Messi and Mbappe versus the A-League? PSG could make All Stars visit

Messi and Mbappe versus the A-League? PSG could make All Stars visit

Paris Saint-Germain’s elimination from the UEFA Champions League could be good news for Australian soccer fans,with the French club in line for a possible trip to Sydney later this year.

  • byVince Rugari
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Gunmen threaten Messi,shoot at supermarket owned by in-laws

Gunmen threaten Messi,shoot at supermarket owned by in-laws

Police said two men on a motorcycle fired at least a dozen shots and left a message for Lionel Messi at a family-owned supermarket in Argentina.

Ronaldo v Messi:You can’t beat them,and you can’t split them

Ronaldo v Messi:You can’t beat them,and you can’t split them

Neither Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have anything left to prove - except perhaps to one another. Qatar 2022 will be their World Cup swansongs.

  • byGreg Baum
French giants deny using social media army to smear their own player
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French giants deny using social media army to smear their own player

Paris Saint-Germain have described as “complete nonsense” reports that they hired a digital agency to smear potential critics,including their own star forward Kylian Mbappe.

  • byTom Morgan
Ukrainian heartbreak in Champions League as Celtic lose again,City advance

Ukrainian heartbreak in Champions League as Celtic lose again,City advance

Shakhtar Donetsk went ahead one minute after half-time but they were denied a famous victory when Antonio Rudiger levelled five minutes into stoppage time.

How a French family feud and witch doctor plot could help the Socceroos in Qatar

How a French family feud and witch doctor plot could help the Socceroos in Qatar

A rift appears to have opened up within the French national team between superstars Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé over allegations that the former paid a sorcerer to cast a spell on the latter to injure him - stunningly made by his own brother.

  • byVince Rugari