Follow updates from the 2023-24 ALW deciderAny thoughts? Email Jonathan Howcroft Expect City to line up in something resembling a 4-4-2 with the powerful Hannah Wilkinson the target up front. Sydney are more likely to adopt a 4-3-3 shape with Cortnee Vine, Princess Ibini-Isei, and 16-year-old Indiana Shae dos Santos forming a dynamic forward line. Casey Reibelt is today’s referee, taking charge for her third grand final. The Queenslander was recently named the A-League Women Referee of the Year. Continue reading...

Female players claim they feel punished after coming forward anonymously to report sexual and moral harassmentMoving the Goalposts: sign up for our free newsletter Santos found themselves at the centre of controversy this month when the Brazilian football club decided to bring back their former manager Kleiton Lima seven months after he had been accused of moral and sexual harassment by players in last year’s squad. All eight matches in the fifth round of the national league saw protests against Lima, who left the club again after one game versus Corinthians that saw their opponents cover their ears and mouths during the Brazilian national anthem. Lima had been at Santos since 2022 and left the club in September 2023 after players complained about his conduct through 19 anonymous letters, published by the Brazilian news website GE. Continue reading...

Former Manchester City striker taken into custody after court in Brazil ruled he should serve a nine-year sentence for offence committed in Italy The former Brazil and Manchester City striker Robinho has been arrested by federal police at his home in the city of Santos after a Brazilian court ruled he should serve a nine-year prison sentence for a rape he was convicted of committing in Italy. The 40-year-old footballer, whose full name is Robson de Souza, was taken into custody on Thursday night after his lawyers failed in their attempt to delay his detention over the 2013 crime, which took place when he was a player for AC Milan. Continue reading...