Matildas to set up home at state-of-the-art facility in Melbourne

  • Football Victoria plan gets FFA backing
  • ‘Coming of age for women’s sport in Australia’

The Matildas will be able to call Melbourne home after Football Victoria, with the backing of Football Federation Australia, announced its intention to establish a state-of-the-art facility in the state capital.

The women’s national side, ranked sixth in the world, is currently without a permanent home but following a feasibility study commissioned late last year could now set up camp in Victoria by 2022, a year out from the 2023 World Cup.

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