Australia

Matildas midfielder Leticia McKenna has joined English second-tier club Nottingham Forest in a move that nets Melbourne City an A-League Women record transfer fee.

The Matildas are looking to follow the Socceroos' blueprint when they play in next year's FIFA Women's World Cup, and two friendlies against Colombia will be a key stepping stone.

A-League players are calling for clubs to be automatically sanctioned if they fail to remunerate players on time as part of a three-pronged push to thrash out a pay deal.

Former Adelaide United star Dylan Holmes tells ESPN's The Far Post that A-League Women players are sick of waiting for change as more and more players make the move overseas in search of full-time football.

The APL's reluctance to make the A-League Women a full-time professional competition is leading to another mass exodus of Australia's best women footballers, according to former Adelaide captain Dylan Holmes.

A-League club Macarthur FC are on the hunt for a head coach less than two months out from the new season after agreeing to part ways with Mile Sterjovski.

ESPN's The Far Post discuss how Cortnee Vine's return to the league is a huge positive for the player herself, Melbourne City, the Matildas, and the league as a whole.

Ellie Carpenter has branded the ongoing pay dispute between the A-Leagues and its players "disappointing," saying Australia's domestic game had failed to capitalise on the success of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Cortnee Vine will look to push for her case for a Matildas recall at Melbourne City, signing a one-year deal with the defending A-League Women champions less than a year out from the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry has taken a break from soccer barely a year out from the Women's World Cup.