Football Federation Australia today released a discussion paper detailing eleven proposed principles to underpin the future development and growth of football in Australia. The discussion paper, titled XI Principles for the future of Australian football, has been compiled over several months as FFA has navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been published as a ‘living…
The return of football is just around the corner, with players in all age groups excited about getting back on the fields. But as we know, organising teams, coaches and game day doesn’t happen on its own. Volunteers are the backbone of our local football clubs and we wouldn’t succeed without them. Now, more than…
Local referees Georgia Ghirardello and Elise Fisher are encouraging Canberrans to join the local football referee community this winter, as the return of football competitions draw near. Georgia Ghirardello has 13 years of referee experience, having spent two seasons in the Westfield W-League as an assistant referee before stepping into the middle for the first…
Australia and New Zealand will co-host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, after FIFA announced the winning bid in the early hours of Friday morning (26 June). Australia-New Zealand 2023 will be the first co-hosted, cross-Confederation FIFA World Cup™ and the first ever FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in the Southern Hemisphere and Asia-Pacific region. Capital…
Early tomorrow morning (26 June), FIFA will announce who will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. Here is how you can watch it. After the news on Monday that Japan has pulled out of the race, the combined bid of Australia/New Zealand will go up against Colombia for the hosting rights for the largest…
After a 94-day hiatus, football returned on Saturday afternoon (20 June) as Tuggeranong United kicked off their U5 to U9 MiniRoos competitions in Wanniassa. Tuggeranong United was the first club to launch its MiniRoos season on Saturday, with six matches played across three fields throughout the winter afternoon. With their MiniRoos Return To Play Plan…
Capital Football has announced discounted registration fees for the 2020 winter football season, providing $685,000 financial relief to the local football community. Due to the 2020 winter football season being reduced to eleven weeks, Capital Football will cut its portion of player and referee registration fees by 50 percent. Players and referees who registered and…
Subject to the further easing of restrictions by the ACT Government, Capital Football is working towards the commencement of competitions in two stages, starting from 20 June 2020. In the first stage, Capital Football is working to recommence MiniRoos U5-U9 matches in the ACT once the ACT Government moves to Stage 2.2 of Canberra’s Recovery…
Sal Giovinazzo sees football through a different lens to most. Over the past eleven years, Sal has become a much-loved figure around the grounds of Belconnen United, capturing football memories of hundreds of Canberrans on his trusty camera. Even though photography was a high school passion of his, Sal only started taking photos when he…
As an enthusiastic “soccer mum” to three godsons, Selina Walker knows how football can help communities take a step in the reconciliation journey. Selina who has been a volunteer at Tuggeranong United for the past four years, assisted Capital Football in organising the Canberra’s first indigenous junior football team, the Koori Kangaroos, to play at…
