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Matildas mania has hit the streets of Adelaide as Australia's most popular national team prepares for their first game in the city since 2019.
With 53,000 expected at Adelaide Oval for their 13th consecutive sell-out, we speak with veteran defender Clare Polkinghorne about the surge in popularity, while she also reflects on last year's FIFA Women's World Cup.
Plus, we hear from Chinese midfielder Shen Mengyu on life under new coach, Ante Milicic, and the celebrations back in Scotland after her Celtic side clinched the Scottish Women's Premier League title on the final day of the season.

The 2023/24 AFC Champions League Final between Yokohama F.Marinos and Al Ain is almost upon us.
With Michael in Yokohama for the first leg, we preview both sides and how they stand heading into the first leg. Michael also catches up with John McAuley from The National UAE on the sidelines of F.Marinos training to get the inside view on Al Ain.
Plus, we also hear from F.Marinos veteran Ryo Miyaichi ahead of the final.

As the Singapore Premier League prepares for a new season, Ryan Walters is joined by the esteemed Rhysh Roshan Rai to run the rule over this year's competition.
Are Lion City Sailors the team to beat? Who else can challenge? Who are the stars to watch?
Together they answer those questions and much more.

The final ever #AFCCup Final is almost upon us with Central Coast looking to become just the second side from the ASEAN Zone to lift the prestigious trophy.
Ryan Walters is joined once again by Australian broadcaster James Dodd to preview the last-ever AFC Cup Final set to take place on 5 May when Al Ahed host ASEAN Zone champions Central Coast Mariners in Oman. 
The two discuss the Mariners' run thus far and whether or not lifting the trophy would cement Central Coast as one of the best-ever Australian club sides in history.

After an arduous journey to Bishkek for the first leg of the AFC Cup Inter-Zone Final against Abdysh-Ata, Central Coast Mariners are looking to become the first Australian club to reach the AFC Cup final.
Flying the flag for Southeast Asia as the ASEAN Zone champions, the Mariners are hot favourites ahead of the return leg in Gosford.
Ryan Walters is joined by A-Leagues broadcaster James Dodd to dissect the opening leg and look ahead to this week's return leg and whether the Mariners can create history for Australian clubs in Asia.

Michael Olunga is many things - a footballer, a role model, a record holder, even a geospacial engineer.
The 30-year-old Kenyan has become one of the most prolific strikers in Asia since joining Kashiwa Reysol in 2018, before switching to Qatari giants Al Duhail in January 2021.
It was in the Qatari capital where The Asian Game was afforded the chance to sit down one-on-one with Olunga, pitchside at Al Duhail's home ground, the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.
In the latest of our In Conversation With... series, Scott McIntyre sits down for an in-depth chat about his career, the day he smashed a J.League record and World Cup aspirations with Kenya.