Tournament organisers point to strong TV audiences and reaching a wider range of fans even as Australia have failed to sell out matches on home soil
Sarah Walsh has heard the naysayers, heard the voices sniggering about half-empty stadiums and unsold tickets. The chief operating officer of the Women’s Asian Cup knows the insinuation behind them all: that the Matildas – clearly Australia’s favourite sporting team during the run to the World Cup semi-finals three years ago – have lost their lustre.
But the woman who played 70 times for Australia also has a voice, and she wasn’t shy in using it on Thursday to address “segments” of the country who want to see the Matildas fail.
Continue reading…Tournament organisers point to strong TV audiences and reaching a wider range of fans even as Australia have failed to sell out matches on home soilSarah Walsh has heard the naysayers, heard the voices sniggering about half-empty stadiums and unsold tickets. The chief operating officer of the Women’s Asian Cup knows the insinuation behind them all: that the Matildas – clearly Australia’s favourite sporting team during the run to the World Cup semi-finals three years ago – have lost their lustre.But the woman who played 70 times for Australia also has a voice, and she wasn’t shy in using it on Thursday to address “segments” of the country who want to see the Matildas fail. Continue reading…
