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how sarah walsh went from lifting the asian cup to becoming it's chief operations officer

With 70 Caps and 35 International Goals to her name, Sarah Walsh is one of the most formidable Matildas to ever play football for Australia. Sitting 5th on the All-time Matildas’ goal-scorers list, Walshy was as much of a weapon off the field as she was on it. Serving as a long-time member of the Professional Footballers Association and playing a pivotal role in helping the Tillies secure their first Collective Bargaining Agreement back in 2010. In that same year, she also lifted the Asian Cup and now, 16 years later, is working as Chief Operations Officer at the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup as the Tillies try to lift that iconic piece of silverware once again. We hope you enjoy this episode, and don’t forget to grab your tickets to the Women’s Asian Cup happening now! 12 of Asia’s best teams are battling it out on Australian shores and ti something you don’t want to miss. *** Get the wrap delivered to your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the weekly women's sports newsletter + to hear when new merch drops. https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe [https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe] Join the women's sports fan club. Shop our new TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop [https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop] Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

the townsville fire are the 2026 wnbl champions! 🔥

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Townsville Fire are WNBL Champions, Aussie Hannah Green has won Golf’s Women’s World Championship in Singapore, and the Matildas have kicked off their Asian Cup Campaign with a W. For the key story, Women’s Ice Hockey Attendance records have been broken in the United States on the back of Team USA’s Olympic Gold Medal! *** Want to be a part of an Aussie World record attempt?! On International Women's Day (8 March), the NSW Office of Sport will attempt to take the most simultaneous selfies between 7:30pm-7:35pm! All you need to do is post a selfie to the IG main feed using #stadia2street between 7.30pm and 7.35pm AEDT from a public account [stories and private accounts can’t be counted]. *** Get the wrap delivered to your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter. https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe [https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe] Come join the women's sports fan club. Shop our latest TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop [https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop] Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. this Christmas! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

the next: is the algorithm setting the women's sports agenda?

THE NEXT is a monthly podcast from The Female Athlete Project. Each episode, futurist and former athlete Reanna Browne joins Chloe and Bez to explore what’s changing in women’s sport, before it hits the headlines. We shine a light on the pockets of the future already here - the signals of change that are quietly [or not-so-quietly] reshaping women's sport in the present. Not to predict what’s coming, but to notice what’s already in motion. This week, we discuss five signals of change around how the algorithm quietly is quietly who gets seen, picked, paid, and protected in women’s sport — and who sets the rules of the machine in the first place. *** MORE THAN A GAME GAME, the ultimate women’s sports trivia game is finally here: Grab your copy now: https://thefemaleathleteproject.com/collections/all-products-collection [https://thefemaleathleteproject.com/collections/all-products-collection] Plus, The Women's Sports Fan Club is here. Grab yours and join the club now: https://thefemaleathleteproject.com/collections/all-products-collection [https://thefemaleathleteproject.com/collections/all-products-collection] Get the wrap delivered to your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + to hear when the women's sports fan club tee drops. https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe [https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe] Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

aussie danielle scott seals silver in her fourth winter olympic games 🥈

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Aussie Skier Danielle Scott has won Silver in Aerial Skiing, India have won their T20 Series against Australia, and Arsenal have set up a Champions League date with Chelsea! For the key story, we discuss ESPN’s new primetime Sunday Women's sports slot -‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ and what it means for the future of women's sports broadcasts. *** Want to be a part of an Aussie World record attempt?! On International Women's Day (8 March), the NSW Office of Sport will attempt to take the most simultaneous selfies between 7:30pm-7:35pm! All you need to do is post a selfie to the IG main feed using #stadia2street between 7.30pm and 7.35pm AEDT from a public account [stories and private accounts can’t be counted]. *** Get the wrap delivered to your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter. https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe [https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe] Come join the women's sports fan club. Shop our TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop [https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop] Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. this Christmas! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

learning to 'do it til you're comfy' with mountain bike rider haz burbidge-smith

For the first 20 years of her career, Haz Burbidge-Smith was an avid BMX rider – winning multiple world and Australian Championships, with her focus set on fulfilling her Olympic dream. But then she discovered her true passion – Mountain Bike Riding - and hasn’t looked back since. But in 2024, Haz suffered what she thought was a broken hand, which later turned out to be a broken hand, neck and wrist. Lucky to be where she is, Haz has since been on an incredible journey to get back on the bike and return to the competitive slopestyle scene. Haz opens up about choosing a sport for fulfilment rather than societal expectations, learning to embrace her fear to take on gnarly tricks, and her emotional journey back on the bike just 6 MONTHS after surgery. This weekend, Haz will compete in Crankworx Christchurch as a wildcard, out to show herself and her fellow riders why she deserves a spot on tour. We hope you enjoy this episode. *** Get the wrap delivered to your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the weekly women's sports newsletter + to hear when new merch drops. https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe [https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe] Join the women's sports fan club. Shop our new TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop [https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop] Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.