As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique ...

As the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) finals edge closer, players across the league are preparing to push their limits. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that ...

Australia's victory over Turkey sparked nationwide celebrations, showing football's growing influence alongside cricket in ...

The 16-team competition kicked off on October 10 Touted as the second division for football in Australia A-League is on notice, opening crowd was over 6000 fans The Australian Championship officially ...

Australian Rules bosses condemned racist and obscene social media messages targeting a Sudanese-born player as "vile" on ...

Unless you’re thinking about an oval ball, Australia is probably not the first country that comes to mind when you’re talking about “football”. Maybe if you were eagerly following the drifting careers ...

The 2026 Australian Rules Football season begins this week with five opening round matches taking place all over Australia. The season opener on March 5 sees the Sydney Swans face off against Carlton ...

MELBOURNE, Aug 22 (Reuters) - For the professional athletes competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), anti-discrimination education is mandatory, reinforced annually and supported by stiff ...

MELBOURNE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Australia's top women's soccer league is falling behind global peers as it loses talent, attracts smaller match-day crowds and pays stagnating wages, a report has found.