Michelle played two A internationals - once as a substitute versus Japan and once as a starter, against New Zealand. Also played state representative cricket.

• Katrina Gorry has signed with Vittsjö
• Football Victoria Female Football February
• Raith Rovers' women cutting ties with the club

• Algarve Cup sightings?
• Signings: Around the World - Aussies/NZ Abroad

• Semi-final: South Korea 2-0 Philippines
• Semi-final: China 2(4) - 2(3) Japan
• Final: China 3-2 South Korea
• This is the 9th time that China have won the Asian Cup
• Vietnam qualified for their first ever World Cup via the repêchage, congratulations!
• Taiwan and Thailand will participate in next year's intercontinental playoff for World Cup spots

• Signings: Season 14 squad page (Roar sign Aleeah Davern)

• Algarve Cup
• Arnold Clark Cup (Feb 17th)
• She Believes Cup (Feb 17th)

• 16 nods for Queens, Kings and non-binary peeps of the week

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Heavy hearts throughout this podcast but we try and keep spirits high. Eric was in disguise, Maj was on fire (or at least her background was), Dale lists top teams who have exited tournaments 'early' and everyone disagrees (as always) with Cheryl and VAR.

Paterson played five matches (2 A internationals) for the Matildas between 1994 and 1997.

Former Matildas Team Manager, B90 co-founder and expert friend of the pod Sarah Groube had this to stay about Paterson:

"Paddo! What a legend. Tough era for a goal keeper. Outstanding junior and youth player. Up against the might of Tracey Wheeler to try to earn a cap. Other notable keepers of that era were Claire Nichols and Sara King. Paddo was probably one of the first Australian players to try her fortunes in the US College system, playing for the University of Hawaii and worked her way up to an Assistant Athletic Director role. Without the benefit of great internet and ease of video communications and a decent national team budget, it was difficult for overseas based players to become regulars in the national team. She was a terrific player for NSW and Marconi (I went to Italy with her on a Marconi tour - so many awesome players (not me haha).

"She was a good field player too, and would sometimes chance her luck on ‘keeper runs up the field with ball at feet. In a time where everyone wore black Copa Mundials, Paddo was one of the first to sport blue boots in Australia - purchased while on Marconi’s tour of Italy in ‘97. She would be an absolute rockstar of the game today."

• Sam Kerr OAM
• Maternity cover
• Garriock, Gill inducted into Football Australia Hall of Fame

• Group A: (2) Taiwan 5-0 Iran (3)
• Group B: (1) Australia 2-1 Thailand (3)
• Group B: (2) Philippines 6-0 Indonesia (4)
• Group C: (3) Vietnam 2-2 Myanmar (4)
• Group C: (1) Japan 1-1 South Korea (2)
• Quarter-Finals
• Japan 7-0 Thailand
• Australia 0-1 South Korea
• China 3-1 Vietnam
• Taiwan 1(3)-1(4) Philippines

• Wanderers 0-3 Adelaide
• Brisbane 1-2 Melbourne City
• Newcastle 3-3 Canberra
• Perth 3-2 Wellington

• Eric - Olivia McDaniel saved two penalties and scored one of her own in the Asian Cup quarter-final penalty shootout against Taiwan, helping the Philippines qualify for their first ever World Cup
• Maj - Kate Gill & Heather Garriock were inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame
• Cheryl - Steph Catley played her 100th game for the Matildas

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Starr was a defender who made her Matildas debut in 1994, playing 53 A internationals (1 goal) and 6 Non-A internationals.

She was the first indigenous footballer to represent Australia at a World Cup (1999) and at the Olympic Games (2000). Starr is also a member of the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame.

Former Matildas Team Manager, B90 co-founder and expert friend of the pod Sarah Groube had this to stay about Starr:

"Legend! Bridgette was one of the many strong left footers of that era, playing mainly in the backline and strongly pushing up the field. As a Novocastrian she had a strong playing relationship with Cheryl Salisbury. Bridgette went on to play AFL where she was outstanding with ACT and was selected to a number of all-star teams. She’s now an extraordinarily fit cross-fitter. Her Mum Wendy was one of the many brilliant Matilda mums who set a strong legacy of parental support which continues today, travelling to tournaments where she could."

Read More: Bridgette Starr, Olympian

• India are out of the Asian Cup

• Asian Cup results and discussion
• Signings: Around the World - Aussies/NZ Abroad

• Friday: Adelaide 1-0 Wellington
• Saturday: Sydney 3-0 City (rescheduled R12 match)
• Sunday: Brisbane v Newcastle - POSTPONED
• Sunday: Perth 1-0 WSW
• Signings: Season 14 squad page 

• Cheryl - hard to go past Sam Kerr after she became Australia's all-time leading scorer, but as a long time Aivi Luik supporter, definitely have to give her a shoutout for scoring her first Matildas goal.
• Eric - 1) Atlético Madrid's Virginia Torrecilla played her first game in nearly two years after recovering from a brain tumour and chemotherapy 2) Aoife Colvill set up the first goal in Glasgow City's 4-0 win over Spartans
• Maj - Erin Cuthbert, for calling out a ridiculous and inappropriate newspaper headline after Chelsea's WSL Cup win over West Ham
• Dale - 1) the AFC media person who managed to fit all 18 of Australia's goals against Indonesia into a three minute highlights package 2) Iranian goalkeeper Zohreh Koudaei for an outstanding save against India, it's a shame that game was voided due to India's exclusion from the tournament

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Lisa Casagrande was 14 years old when she debuted for the Matildas against Japan. The midfielder earned 64 caps, played in two World Cups (1995 & 1999) and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, before retiring at the age of 22.

Casagrande also attended the famous University of Portland from 1999 to 2001. She was inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame in 2015.

• FIFA match officials announced for 2022
• FIFA Best Awards

• Asian Cup this week
• Final squad announced with Holly McNamara and Cortnee Vine included

• Signings: Perth sign Leena Khamis on a short-term contract
• Season 14 squad page 

• Do Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory have greater spending power, and will this trio of clubs leave the others behind?

• Maj - Teresa Polias gave birth to her daughter Athena
• Dale - Barcelona fans sold out their UWCL quarter final home leg at the Camp Nou in two days
• Eric - 1) Rhianna Pollicina produced some magic to score the only goal in Melbourne City's win over Adelaide United 2) lifelong West Ham fan Kate Longhurst scored a stoppage time equaliser in West Ham's 1-1 draw with Tottenham, and celebrated in front of the Tottenham fans like an absolute boss
• Steffen - 1) Wellington Phoenix's Alyssa Whinham for her goal (and celebration) against Brisbane 2) Canberra United's Hayley Taylor-Young for being named as the team's Player of the Match against Sydney FC, despite playing out of position as a left back
• Cheryl - Joker of the Week to Michael Cain & the Melbourne Victory supporters who homophobically abused Josh Cavallo(Victory have until Tuesday 5pm to respond to the show cause notice). Queen of the Week to Lisa De Vanna for telling Michael Cain to delete his tweet about the Jets v Glory game.

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Hailing from Perth, Lizzy Claydon made 26 appearances for Australia (16 A internationals) and netted 6 goals. She played in the 1995 World Cup, hosted by Sweden, before hanging up her boots the following year.

Read More: Lizzy Claydon's Unique Place in Matildas' History

• The Best FIFA Football Awards Final nominees were announced with Sam Kerr, Jenni Hermoso and Alexia Putellas

• 21 players have been confirmed as part of the squad, with four more players joining them for a pre-tournament camp in Dubai - two of those players will be added to the final squad
• Australia's first game is against Indonesia on Friday 21 January 
• Katrina Gorry declined her callup
• Aivi Luik selected after coming back from international retirement
• Taylor Ray was going to be selected but she currently has COVID
• The list of match officials includes Australian referees Casey Reibelt, Lara Lee and Kate Jacewicz, while Joanna Charaktis has been announced as an Assistant Referee
• Could the Matildas be heading to Algarve?
• Appeared in 1999 (5th), 2017 (4th) and 2018 (4th)

• Shout out for Steffen's Imports article. Read it!
• Discussion on games from rounds 3 and 6

• Listen in for our discussion on all the Aussies in the FAWSL

• Neil - what a week it's been for Cortnee Vine! Her first Matildas squad callup, a goal, an assist and an outrageous nutmeg on a defender whose identity we shall protect
• Eric - Irish international Leanne Kiernan scored a six minute hat trick in Liverpool's 6-0 win over Blackburn Rovers
• Maj - Wini Heatley scored her first Melbourne City goal and was also named in the Matildas squad
• Steffen - Karly Roestbakken, for making the latest Matildas squad as she continues her comeback from injury
• Cheryl - 1) Emma Checker, we love seeing defenders score, and 2) Tony Gustavsson for agreeing to be interviewed and being so generous with his time

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Our first podcast for 2022 - "Mini New Year" in honour of Katrina "Mini" Gorry - our player of the week! There's not a lot of international football happening at the moment so it's on to the Dub we go with Eric, Maj, Steffen and Cheryl. 

Trena Youngblutt debuted in 1994, one of seven Matildas to do so. She made 13 appearances.

• Covid again - A-Leagues providing some clarity on how they will manage

• Asian Cup is just 18 days away

• R5 Wellington Phoenix 0-5 Sydney FC
• R4 Adelaide United 4-2 Perth Glory
• R5 Wanderers v Canberra United POSTPONED
• R5 Victory 2-4 Brisbane
• R5 Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets POSTPONED
• Kyra Cooney-Cross vs Sarah Carroll tackle? (Red vs Yellow)
• Signings: Season 14 squad page

Regular recent Golden Boot Brittany Palombi and midfield engine Krista Hagen have re-signed for Canberra Croatia (Dec 23 and 26 announcements). Welcome news for the team given Grace Gill is making noises of not pulling on the boots in 2022.

• Steffen - Wellington Phoenix captain Lily Alfeld is surely the best keeper in the Dub right now. The Nix has been a breath of fresh air in the comp and have shown promise even in defeat. Alfeld impresses with her leadership and all could see in her post-match interview last week the passion she has for the team.
• Eric - Mackenzie Hawkesby had the best possible homecoming on Thursday, scoring a first half hat trick in Sydney FC's 5-0 win over Wellington in Wollongong. Hawkesby went to school almost next door to WIN Stadium, at St Mary Star of the Sea College.
• Cheryl - Melissa Maizels made her Melbourne Victory debut and her first A-League Women appearance since the 2017-18 season, when she was playing for Perth
• Maj - Natalie Tathem made her return from an ACL injury and set up Shea Connors' winning goal for Brisbane Roar against Melbourne Victory

• Wellington Phoenix Head Coach Gemma Lewis
• Wellington Phoenix Player - Chloe Knott

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Wainwright was the fifth Matilda (out of 13) to debut in 1994. She played 81 matches for the Matildas (65 A internationals), including appearances at two World Cups (1995, 2003) and two Olympics (2000, 2004).

She was also the vice-captain of the Matildas between 2002 and 2004, and wore the armband for Canberra Eclipse in the Women’s National Soccer League.

Wainwright was inducted into the ACT Sport Hall of Fame and the Capital Football Hall of Fame in 2010. An induction into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame followed in 2016.

Sacha now works as a General Counsel.

• We're back talking about biennial World Cups again
• Survey says majority of fans in favour
• The Australian Human Rights Commission, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission along with FIFA published a Human Rights Risk Assessment for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Matildas

• Matildas Asian Cup bolters

• Perth Glory fixture update - they will play six games in the month of January, starting on New Years Day

• Thursday: Canberra United 3-3 Brisbane Roar
• Sunday: Melbourne Victory 1-5 Melbourne City
• Monday: Sydney 0-0 Western Sydney Wanderers
• Monday: Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Newcastle Jets
• Adelaide v Perth has been moved to Saturday January 1

Eric - (provisional) Holly Caspers scored her first A-League Women goal to rescue a point for Canberra against Brisbane

Cheryl - Haven't seen any games, but it has to be Hannah Wilkinson, although it was against Victory so I'm unhappy about that.

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With just a few days until Christmas, the Beyond 90 podcast team of Eric, Cheryl, Steffen and Maj discuss the week in football, plus Eric inadvertently adds a new segment “Fun Facts”.

With just a few days until Christmas, the Beyond 90 podcast team discuss the week in football. Sadly COVID is still impacting the world, and while we see football sometimes as a relief from the challenges, for the players it must be remembered that they're away from family, friends and in somewhat difficult circumstances.  

Salisbury debuted for the Matildas in 1994 and was capped 151 times. She captained the team for seven years, scoring 38 goals (as a defender) before retiring in 2009.

• 2021 FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11
• One month until the Asian Cup
• Silver Lake investment in APL (33% $140m)

• Results and signings: Season 14 squad page - Dylan Holmes to Adelaide, Roar sign youngsters Heidi Dennis and Isabella Shuttleworth, Victory sign Francesca Iermano as an injury replacement

• PSV Eindhoven (Amy Harrison) 2-1 ADO Den Haag

(1) Perra Widén on Twitter: "A new agreement has been signed between the national teams for both men and women. This is the first time that a joint agreement has been negotiated. Equal compensation and also specific provisions linked to both insurance for injuries and support of parenthood.👫🎅 https://t.co/BkO5XvKScq" / Twitter

• the Championship group (comprising just 4 teams) commences 26/3/22.
• the Relegation group commences the day after, with 6 teams (including AGF) all starting on zero points.

• Capital Football closes a $22 referee pay gap in Canberra's NPL and NPLW.

Recommended viewing: 'We Were True Pioneers' - How Bayern Munich Changed Women's Football In Germany #WeAllRise - YouTube

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