Matildas want a fair go!

“Girls love soccer in Australia,” Barbieri tells au.fourfourtwo.com after training in Melbourne. “They’ll all seem to be playing the sport, but they don’t know me. They don’t know our faces in the national team [the Matildas].

I have to agree. coverage of the women's game is improving, albeit form a very low base.

Sponsorship is hard to come by, and the players represent Australia n the world stage with minimal support in terms of training and game time.

The growth of the game in Australia, magazines like foufourtwo and television coverage from SBS could all help lift the games profile in the next few months to its highest level yet.

Why do Aussie female swimmers, netball players and basketball players get a better deal than the Matildas?