I have become coefficient-pilled. Love to see it get a write up! City up to about A$2m prize money and counting, assuming they’ve done enough to progress to R16. football360.com.au/afc-champion...

🇦🇺 Australia are a Pot TWO team for the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup! This comes as 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇩🇰 Denmark and 🇹🇷 Türkiye (all ranked higher than @Socceroos) only managed to qualify for the UEFA playoffs - making them Pot 4 teams. Who do you want in the draw on Dec 5!?

I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.

This is really must-listen, you couldn’t say it better than Grace does.

Joe Montemurro, ladies and gentlemen. #matildas

In a new edition of The Far Post Explains, we chat about @thepfaaus.bsky.social's A-League Women report for the 2024-25 season, breaking down the key takeaways. Tune in @espnaustralia.bsky.social and the usual pod spots. cms.megaphone.fm/channel/esp2...

On Wednesday, the PFA released its annual report on the A-League Women, which had some shocking statistics about what the players experience. Poletti and Burke discussed five of the big talking points from the report on The Dubcast. 📺: youtu.be/jcf4EUdICUA 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/02Ze...

AFC Women's Champions League Melbourne City FC v Lion City Sailors FC Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025 Kick-off: 7:00pm AEDT Venue: Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam www.youtube.com/live/8GOu_jt... #AWCL #AsianFootball #woso #ALW

A-League women: Wellington Phoenix players happy but fans stay away

With a minimum salary of just $26500, 19% of A-League Women players saying their financial situation as not at all secure, with an additional 57% saying it is slightly secure in @thepfaaus.bsky.social 2024/25 A-League Women report.

a new #ALeagueWomen report released today has some shocking stats, including that over half the league experienced sport-related psychological distress in the 2024-25 season. the PFA is urgently requesting change as the league slips further behind. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Our ALW report is out and available to read here: pfa.net.au/wp-content/u...

you can convincingly portray this whole financialized AI edifice as a mortgage crisis-style house of cards without even mentioning that the fundamental product is unreliable, based on outright theft, and people don’t like it.

All players in @barclyaswsl2bot.bsky.social are now eligible for membership to the Professional Footballers' Association as the second tier becomes fully professional for the first time.

Tonight we've also released a short explainer video backing up that claim. It's just over BSky's 3min limit so you have to click through to Insta to watch. Fear not, I'll post some screenshots below. bsky.app/profile/thep...

Great episode from The Far Post. If it piques your interest to hear Beau from @thepfaaus.bsky.social (my boss) say that full-time professionalism in the A-League Women would pay for itself, read this thread...

Melbourne City’s late winner in the ACLE was quite a valuable goal! A win in the ACLE group stage is worth US$100k. No prize money for a draw. It also boosts Australia’s AFC club rank. We need to stay in the top 6 in East Asia to maintain our ACLE berth down the track. We’re on the cusp.

I was just in Australia giving the Boyer Lecture. It's an economist's love letter to his home country. It's also relevant to the current American moment, as the main point is to link institutions with prosperity. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa9...

Fake spider webs are made from plastic-based materials that don't break down easily. These decorations can trap, injure and, sadly, even kill birds, bees, and other insects. Help protect the health of our wildlife by going plastic-free this Halloween.

FIFA effectively agreeing the Donald Trump and remove cities from World Cup hosting with this statement. He suggested yesterday Gianni would agree with whatever he wanted.

Socceroos riding wave of momentum toward more favourable World Cup draw

Last year @thepfaaus.bsky.social conducted our own focus groups with fans of the ALW and the ALM, and we’ve just published the findings. ALW: pfa.net.au/report/pfa-a... ALM: pfa.net.au/report/pfa-a... Both are great but I think the ALW one in particular offers some novel insights.

Over 32,000 fans at this match, according to FIFA. A remarkable results and promising signs for women's football in Asia.

Nestory Irankunda steals victory for Socceroos in fiery friendly against Canada

Last year @thepfaaus.bsky.social conducted our own focus groups with fans of the ALW and the ALM, and we’ve just published the findings. ALW: pfa.net.au/report/pfa-a... ALM: pfa.net.au/report/pfa-a... Both are great but I think the ALW one in particular offers some novel insights.

We are pleased to provide the wider football community with an update on our engagement with the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). You can read the report in full here: tinyurl.com/mf68pxum

In a Snapshot 🧐 1. Establishment of a formal supporter consultation process. 2. Unified approach to supporter culture and game advocacy 3. Formalised partnership with external stakeholder engagement. Full report: tinyurl.com/mf68pxum

This one of many reasons that 21st century liberalism should reorient itself around *places*, namely creating places that are actually pleasant to live in, with generous public spaces that bring people's physical bodies into proximity.

"EXCLUSIVE: Over 30 Human Rights Experts Demand UEFA Expel Israeli Soccer Teams" European soccer’s governing body reportedly paused a vote on suspending Israel after Trump released his 20-point 'peace plan' for Gaza, reports @premthakker.bsky.social

Napheesa Collier's full statement at the beginning of her exit interview. She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky

We're on the lookout for a few A-League fans to be in some fan-centric content! If you are (or know) a passionate and knowledgeable fan of these clubs, please reach out for an in-studio content shoot. - Sydney FC - Melbourne Victory - Adelaide United Must be Melbourne based.

Earlier this week, the FSAA Welcomed their new Chair and Committee.

China’s EV surge is on another level. ⚡ By 2024, nearly 40% of its 25M+ car sales were electric—numbers that make Norway’s early lead look like a footnote. 2025 on track for 60%. What was once a Nordic experiment is now a Chinese-scale transformation reshaping the global auto industry. 🌍 #EV #BEV

her name couldn’t really be WILL OBEY

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The NNSW Women's All-Stars kick off against the Newcastle Jets at 3pm AEST. It's match one of a double header this afternoon, with the Men's All-Stars playing at 5pm. 🚨 LIVE STREAM BEGINS SOON 🚨 #ALW #woso #ALeague

In the 2010s, this country's elites were thrown onto social platforms with everyone else and could finally read what we all think about them and it caused them so much psychic damage that they decided to destroy both the internet and democracy to make sure nothing like it ever happened again.

When someone says one thing to gain power and then a contradictory thing when exercising that power, the most useful lens for understanding it is power, not hypocrisy.

#ALW is a playable league in FM26

re-reading this wonderful book and just dropped my jaw on the floor and nearly pissed myself laughing reading this—must have missed it before 😆

The Australian government has released the landmark national climate risk assessment report, providing the most detailed picture of the severe and far-reaching social and economic impact of the climate crisis for Australia. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/p/x383n...

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

Melbourne City FC have been drawn into Group A. Opponents in Group A are: ▫️ Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC (Hosts) ▫️ Stallion Laguna FC ▫️ Lion City Sailors FC The 3 match days will take place 13-19 November in Vietnam. #AWCL #ALeagues #ALW #woso

Marty Sheargold’s sexist comments about the Matildas breached decency rules, regulator finds

The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live. Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed

'The PFA unequivocally condemns the 'March For Australia' rallies, their message, violence, and the harm they caused to Australia’s multicultural communities and our First Nations people.' Not too many football fans at the rallies; This is more than any trade union's done in response.

Irankunda has done it again with an awesome free kick. youtu.be/0U5calj5IH4 #Socceroos #Watford

We're on the lookout for some more passionate football people - want to make some 🇦🇺⚽️ content with us?

We're looking at expanding the Round Ball Australia team, and would love to bring in some passionate football people, especially in the women's football space. Check the post for how to get in touch.

The AFC Women’s Champions League 2025/26 Preliminary Rounds begin tonight. Keep an eye on any websites or YouTube channels for FAs of Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia for possible streams. Melbourne City enter in the 9-15 November group stage. youtu.be/6LVYJjZ_lRU #AWCL #ALW