EXCLUSIVE: FIFA supremo reveals how she saw football work miracles in the Rwandan genocide and save child soldiers as young as eight
Football can, quite seriously, be a matter of life and death: just ask FIFA's Secretary General, who said the only time child soldiers in war-torn African countries were allowed to lay down their guns was when the sport was on.
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EXCLUSIVE: Matildas star Mary Fowler reveals the heartbreaking three-year sacrifice she made to reach the pinnacle of football
Matildas star Mary Fowler has revealed the heartbreaking sacrifices she has had to make in order to become one of the hottest properties in world football - saying she's only seen her siblings grow up over video calls.
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EXCLUSIVE: Mentor reveals the 'brave mentality' behind Kyra Cooney-Cross' meteoric rise
Former Matilda Leah Blayney, now Japan's assistant manager, knows better than
anyone just how special Cooney-Cross' journey from a shy teenager lacking in confidence to becoming one of Arsenal's biggest characters and playing on club football's biggest stage.
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EXCLUSIVE: The moment former Matilda knew she'd found 'the best player in the world' as
Japanese players take over the WSL
Describing Yui Hasegawa as simply a veteran certainly doesn't do the brilliant No. 6,
who has finished in the top 30 of the Ballon d'Or the last two years, justice. Blayney says she is 'the best midfielder in the world' and it's hard to argue.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Matildas' first-ever skipper recalls running high-stakes poker games to play for her country
Julie Dolan, the Matildas' first-ever skipper has revealed they had to resort to gambling fundraisers and baking lamingtons to play for Australia. At times it was a very painful fight for the players to represent their country.
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'A female journalist's worst nightmare': The collateral damage of male egos in sport
Thursday was an utterly exhausting day for female sports journalists. Well, all women. It was every female journalist's worst nightmare. What started as male egos colliding in an AFL press conference ended up with a female reporter outed in some horrific collateral damage.
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The 'Reneessance': How five Arsenal players were revolutionised under Slegers
To to relief of many Arsenal fans - and likely many players - Renee Slegers has been confirmed as the club's permanent manager after her stunning turnaround of the club's fortunes following Jonas Eidevall's departure. A few in particular are thriving under the less rigid environment.
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EXLCUSIVE: Inside record-breaking Socceroos star's bittersweet J.League farewell
Mitch Langerak has hailed the 'mind-blowing' J.League as the Australian goalkeeper
eyes a 'wild' finish to his incredible seven-year career in Japan with Nagoya Grampus. The former Socceroo has broken multiple goalkeeping records since joining Nagoya in 2018.
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EXCLUSIVE: Why Aussie cricket star will never stop fighting vile trolls: 'There's still kids who would rather be dead than gay'
Aussie cricket superstar Megan Schutt has a simple answer when people question why LGBT+ athletes come out or share their lives on social media like any straight person would: 'There's still kids who would rather be dead than gay'.
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EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Payne reveals why Royal Ascot is as special as winning the Melbourne Cup after rubbing shoulders with royalty
She's won a Melbourne Cup, been the subject of a movie and ridden over 750 winners, but Aussie jockey Michelle Payne's new career highlight might just be joining the broadcast team for the Royal Ascot carnival.
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From a GOAT and two Matildas stars to one of the best ever signings: Our WSL Team of the Season
From goalkeepers and defenders that were key to clean sheets, to midfielders and forwards that helped put the ball into the back of the net - there was no shortage of stars that shined consistently.
Here's who impressed the most and earned selection in Optus Sport's Team of the Season.
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FIFA women's boss says hosting the World Cup will create a 'whole new generation of Sam Kerrs'
FIFA's Chief Women's Football Officer Sarai Bareman, who was born in New Zealand but also represented Samoa's women's football team, says the domestic football codes have cause for concern - knocked down the pecking order in the fight over the cream of female sporting talent.
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Kristy Williams, Journalist 