Texi Smith

Who did it best? @AllianzStadium is claimed by @NewcastleJetsFC just as Graeme Souness did at Fenerbahce. Did you miss this top of the table @aleaguemen clash and a chance to walk on the field at the end? Come take a walk as we remember the day... texismith.com/2026/03/23/on-…

Superb final, exciting until the end, storming finish from @TheMatildas but that one moment of magic won it for Japan. The @afcasiancup is over. Now how many out of that 74,397 will be at an @aleaguewomen game next weekend? Aye, I'm looking at you... texismith.com/2026/03/22/goa…

Well, pregame has been bloody marvellous. Thanks @Matildasactive for organising and getting the vocal chords ready for a big 90 minutes at @AccorStadium. Caught up with Aussie active fans old and new and just loved the vibe. We love @TheMatildas La La La La La Laaah…

You're nothing special, we lose every week. Five @aleaguewomen home defeats on the bounce for the beleaguered @SydneyFC women's team. Yet the Cove still turns up with hope in their hearts to urge the players on. From the highest highs, to the lowest lows! texismith.com/2026/03/21/sky…

Be here tomorrow night. This could be the best sporting occasion at @AccorStadium since the @Socceroos won the men’s tournament. Joe’s ready, Ellie’s ready, even Nils Nielsen the Japan coach has said he wants to see great football. Let’s go @TheMatildas, dream fearless!

This is what we’re playing for tomorrow. See you at @AccorStadium for the @afcasiancup final. These events don’t come around very often, this could be the one time you see @TheMatildas win a major trophy on home soil. I trust you’ll all be here to roar on our Green and Gold.

Check out @TheRoarSports A-League tips and predictions here : texismith.com/2026/03/19/a-l…

So, you think you know something about the @aleaguemen, do you? Six more games to tip this weekend and it's not getting any easier; you know that @mfcbulls will win away in Auckland just to mess us. Come and have a look at what @TheRoarSports tipsters have gone with this week.

"...if the Matildas win this one, they’re going to pull off something special at Stadium Australia that the country will be talking about for years to come." Only heavy hassling will put off the Japanese this Saturday. Read on! @afcasiancup #final texismith.com/2026/03/18/jap…

Uh oh, great conditions for football, not so great for the fans. A rainy night brewing. Bring a coat.

Get set everybody! @AccorStadium is a buzz of activity two hours from kick off. Giant awning out in the precinct, maybe weather-proofing the entertainment in time for Saturday. Get behind this second @afcasiancup semi-final, it's going to be epic. Japan in extra-time the hot tip!

A cost of living crisis, interest rates up, petrol prices through the roof, what's the first thing we'll all cut back on? If the tentative football served up on the field continues in its current trajectory, there'll be no one left at @AllianzStadium. The so-called glamour club of the @aleaguemen? Not good enough, @SydneyFC. texismith.com/2026/03/18/int…

The Matildas vs Anna Black. Back before the @FIFAWWC, even before the tournament had been awarded to Australia and New Zealand, a female football fiction novel was born. This is not your ordinary children's story, this is the coming-of-age of a youth player from Sydney's suburbs, finding her way into the @aleaguewomen and making a name for herself with the national team. With the backdrop of the Women's World Cup, this ground-breaking book is for everyone who plays or watches women's football and anyone who dreams of playing for their country at a tournament on home soil. So relevant right now, such a thrilling read, your heroes have had their hands on it and they are living the story right now in the @afcasiancup. Available from any of your favourite online bookstores in eBook, paperback or even audiobook. Yes, the publisher was compelled to turn this into an audiobook to make it even more accessible to readers. Good luck to @TheMatildas tonight at Perth Stadium. The country is right behind you! #football #fiction #AsianCup #books #womensfootball

Just like the Football Pink used to do, the first post-match report of the @afcasiancup quarter final between Japan and Philippines available to you minutes after the final whistle. You score six, we score seven, such one-upmanship for the semi final! texismith.com/2026/03/15/rut…

We knew how this @afcasiancup game was going to play out, but we were still entertained by the valiant Uzbekistan battlers. Mouth-watering is how I would describe Wednesday's second semi-final back at this venue, surely you'll be there! Read all about it! texismith.com/2026/03/14/sou…

Well, look at that. The closest I’ve ever been to a @premierleague trophy, following a 4-1 win at Meadowbank Park this morning and before picking up @shellby_woo to continue this manic day of football at the @afcasiancup. Theo Walcott in the house.

Where would you rather be on a windy night in Australia? Watching the @SydneyFC women's team in Newcastle, that's where. On a night when @TheMatildas took centre stage, the @aleaguewomen played on, but it was a tough watch for the Sky Blue fans tonight. texismith.com/2026/03/14/new…

BOOK REVIEW : Hey, football fiction lovers, have you seen this one? Rippa by P.J. Laverty. Set in two completely opposite locations on opposite sides of the world, with football as the main flavour. I read it; I think you should too. Check out the review. texismith.com/2026/03/13/boo…