Secret Life of Melissa Barbieri, GK, Matilda, Icon.

She's 45 years old, and still is the #1 Keeper for Melbourne City. Melissa Barbieri is an Australian Goal Keeping Legend, former captain of the Matildas, and a stalwart of the team for over a decade. Her view of the game of soccer, women's football, is a view of it's time - a successful woman, still at the peak of her powers, also working as on eof the rare female coaches in the women's game. Melissa is not one to hold back in her views on leadership, life in football as a woman, the gender pay issues and the boys club. And yet her longevity and candour have held in her marvellous stead , as she takes her football and applies it to every aspect of the journey to success.

Goal Keeping Australian Football & Soccer Icon Melissa Barbieri: Red Card For Mummy

Soccer's Secret  Australian Superstar: Au.Ballerz

Guillaume and Arnold Castillo, soccer's son and father internet sensations, have created a showcase of young Australian footballing talent with their Instagram hit, @au.ballerz. At any game, you can see them filming - Guillaume, all of 15 years, conducting his world famous endearing interviews with other young trojans, basking in the spotlight of their youthful footballing fame. It's a labour of love for Arnold and 16 year old Guillaume, who lost their wife and mother Gael back in January of this year. And yet @au.ballerz has forged a bond between them that lifts them to heights unimagined - events, travel, autographs, gigs. And with the 2026 World Cup in their sights, it's time to tell everyone the story of @au.ballerz as its come so far, as the social media sensation turns not only it's makers, but its subjects, into the footballing stars they all imagine they could be.

Kids, Soccer & Fame : the Family Football Phenomenon

So An English Football Commentator Walks Into An Australian Soccer Culture

Ned Hall hails from Football Country - The UK. When he came to Australia he was shocked to learn that Football in this country was everything but the game he'd been borned and bred with. Football in Australia is known as Soccer, as it is in the USA; but if you want to grow your game in foreign territory, you learn to go with the flow and make progress where you can. But Ned's clear insights as to WHY Soccer in Australia is sandwiched in between the racing guide and the classified in Australian press have everything to do with who own the rights, and in who's interest it is for the game to grow. And with the welcome news, at July's start, that Soccer has found a new televised home on Stan Sport...it makes you wonder if the phone was listening..... Throw into the mix the best RDED CARDS Ned has ever seen - its a mighty chat about the Secrets of Soccer you always needed to know. Ned Hall leads the ABC's Soccer commentary squad. You can hear him on the ABC Listen App through ABC sport.

Red Card For Mummy and Other Soccer Stories: Secrets of A UK Football Commentator in a Soccer Soccer World

Meet Daniel Santomil - Football's Australian Argentinian 

Football Gets Friendly between Australia and Argentina when player agent and neuroscience advocate Daniel Santomil comes into the picture. His aim? To create a winning mindset - think like a winner, eat like a winner, sleep like a winner and play like a winner. It's a long way to Australia from Daniel's home in Buenos Aires, but the joy of football can travel the 11, 600 km it takes to get here. But: how does one negotiate the cultural clashes from one country to another? And how on earth could a privileged brat from Melbourne compete with desire against a youngster from the "villas miserias" in the Argentinian capital? Can words mean different things? Physicality be misinterpreted? Or is football an international language that the dressing room makes clear?

Red Card For Mummy: Australia meets Argentina, and Football Gets Friendly.

Santo Cilauro Oz Football Royalty: Players To Know, Shows To Watch

Can there be anyone in Australia more Totally Football than Santo Cilauro? OK. Sure. Ange Postecoglou, from Tottenham Hotspures, And yes, And Sam Kerr. Right. But the football lover who turned the beautiful game into Showbiz for Australia is none other than THIS man, who is part of the Working Dog team that has created some of Australia's most ground breaking comedy over the last 30 years. You may have seen films, The Castle, or The Dish? Shows like The Panel or Have You Been Paying Attention or Thank God You Are Here, Utopia - this work has travelled the world. And through it all , writer, comic actor producer and director Santo Cilauro has withstood the Aussie push towards the local game, AFL ( You know it in America, the one that Mason Cox, The Texan plays) and brought us the freshest, funniest take on the world game you can imagine. His show has been various incarnations of Totally Football, and there is no one better placed to give you a who's who, or a cheat's guide and even a show biz education of films and tv shows to watch, that the Australian Footballing Royalty, Santo. Who else has Ange Postecoglou on speed dial, just for fist bump emojii's? Libbi and Santo first met at Melbourne University Law as teens, where Santo was known for wearing a purple suit to Moot Trials and Libbi was most useful for Law Revues because she had a little red convertible car that was great for student film shoots. Here, they catch up.

Red Card For Mummy & Other Soccer Stories : Totally Football's Santo Cilauro

Football, Fame, Fortitude and Fuck Ups.

Tania Hird is an Extreme Soccer Mum. She is also an ex lawyer, mother of 4 and founder &amp; CEO of HairflairAus and Tania Hird Designs. Tania knows elite sport. Her son Alex plays for A- League team, Melbourne Knights. But yes - that surname IS familiar. For many years too, Tania was the wife and partner of Essendon Football legend and coach, James Hird. By James' side steadfastly, Tania experienced both the mercurial highs and devastating lows of an ultra extreme elite football experience. This is a candid conversation born of those observations: about raising elite athletes to be of good character, and develop a strong sense of self that exists away from the game. Don't get ahead of yourself, is Tania's mantra, observing that respect for others is just insufficient - there must be true care for others instilled in any elite athlete, to take them outside a world that otherwise would be all about themselves. Football, fame, fuck ups and fortitude - these are the observations Tania brings to this episode, from a rarified position with high heeled feet firmly on the ground. Tania Hird. She's a legend. Red Card For Mummy and Other Soccer stories is made with the help and skills of Marea Markou, Elahn Zetlan, Les Molnar (Production Alley) and #WordOf Mouth Whisperer Helen Merry. Created and presented by Libbi Gorr as an AddLibbi podcast.

Red Card For Mummy & Other Soccer Stories: Tania Hird Extreme Soccer Mum

Boys and Girls Come Out To Play Football 

Dave Davutovic is a leading football commentator in Australia, and here, shares his insights into the pathway from here, this water bound continent, to play Football with the rest of the world. The conversation looks at how Soccer treated Indigenous Australians at the time of the White Australia policy, and how men's and women's soccer has attracted different players, according to the cultural pressures within each gender at the time. Boys play Football, Girls make pasta was once the way families worked, and our Football teams reflected that by name. But now it is changing, as gender roles have changed within the cultural mix. And the pathway to superstardom overseas is no less tinged by gender as well. Join Dave and The Keepers Mum for the inside story on how to make it, and who's trying to fleece you for money in the process!

Red Card For Mummy & Other Soccer Stories: World Football's Pathway from Australia

Red cards yellow Cards and Football Refs.

Is cheating common in a game of football? How does a ref decide whether or not to give a Red Card? A Yellow Card? Stop the Match? We go inside the Referee's mind to discover exactly what it takes for a parent to don the kit and pick up a whistle. What are the no go zones for on field behaviour? How much money can you make? is it tax deductible? And do you have to be mad to even try. Ben Walker , Australian parent, Lawyer and civil servant, and former house husband takes his experience with the rules to a whole new level in this conversation about his life as a ref . Here are his notes from our session. Of course, he's the ref, he always does the paperwork. Fitness, legitimate cash money, learning new skills all came into it for Ben, as well as a pressing need to get out of the house. In Ben's mind, what makes a good referee is:Good fitness.Sense of humour.Good knowledge of the rules.Being close to the playBe decisive aka ‘sell your decision’ and see the lighter side of things when appropriate How to get the best out of a referee from a juniors club perspective:Within reason to look after them and make sure they’re capable marshals to escort them to and from the pitch, ensure that the change rooms are in reasonable order, make sure they have good&nbsp;access to refreshments and be mindful there is little time between matches so&nbsp;referees on match day are truly time poor Be mindful of cliched gender roles:So many juniors clubs have the women at relegated to the tuckshop and perhaps Team Manager - a thankless task, normally. By comparison the blokes lounge around drinking coffee's and /or beers and perhaps, if pressed, will run the line. These are exaggerations but you get the point.Ben says it’s always very helpful to have the pitch markings in good order,&nbsp;that way the players and&nbsp;spectators and especially officials can tell whether the ball is in or out of play. It aids safety,&nbsp;reduces confusion and can reduce the potential for needless conflict Benches and the referee:Smart benches don’t constantly abuse the referee. They realise it potentially puts him/her offside&nbsp;<img src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/16.0/1f609/32.png">&nbsp;it also can lead to the bench being thrown off the pitch (red card) and big fines as well as setting a poor example to the players &amp; spectators.&nbsp; Benches are not a de facto spectator space. Only team officials and actual players should be there, the reason being if the ball is really hardly struck and goes into the bench area and someone gets hurt there’s a significant risk that non-officials non-players won’t be covered for injury if they’re hurt. At a lesser level, the smart thing to do if the Bench&nbsp;is concerned a particular player is not being treated fairly is to very clearly and simply say it loudly when the referees going past. Although the preferable method is for the captain to raise it with the referee in a break in play e.g. say that the striker has been knocked around or blocked or whatever the issue is.&nbsp; Any referee worth feeding is open to a respectful request and will be more vigilant.&nbsp;

Red Card For Mummy & Other Soccer Stories: Confessions of a Football Ref

Football Takes Her Clothes Off - True Story

They stripped off to raise funds to compete. Can you believe this was the only way Women's Football in Australia - our beloved Matilda's - could garner the financial support and promotional appeal to propel them into the 2000 Sydney Olympics? The extraordinary thing about the Matilda's decision to strip down - de rigeur at the time for fundraising ( think Calendar Girls in the UK) - was that is was sanctioned by women's football's governing body at the time. Come now and meet Maria Berry AM (Hall of Fame inductee to Football Victoria) for her work is a pioneering sports administrator in Women's Football. Maria was part of that decision making process and joins us to tell the tale, amongst others, in this straight from the kit room exclusive.

Red Card For Mummy & Other Soccer Stories: Matilda's Nude Football Calendar Scandal!

The Secret Life of Soccer (yup. Football) 

Compelling, Candid and Hilarious Soccer Stories that connect Australia to The Planetry World of Football, featuring Soccer Tragics, Trailblazers and Tale Tellers - for soccer people new to football and old. Cos if you know the stories, you belong to the tribe,

Red Card For Mummy & Other Soccer Stories

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