Matildas Condemn Misogynistic Comments By Radio Host About Australian Women's Soccer Team

The Matildas joined in the heavy criticism Wednesday of a commercial radio host's misogynistic and crass comments about Australia's national women's soccer team. The host has since been taken off-air.

The Matildas, coming off losses to Japan and the United States in the SheBelieves Cup , were the subject of a bizarre and offensive rant by comedian and host Marty Sheargold on his Triple M radio program.

Among other things, he described the players as high schoolers with "all the infighting and all the friendship issues" and asked his co-hosts if they had "any men's sports" to talk about.

"There's something wrong with the Matildas. They had that wonderful tournament out here where we all fell in love with them, even though they didn't make the quarters," Sheargold said, referring to the 2023 World Cup where Australia reached the semifinals at home.

Rosie Malone, who played field hockey for Australia, posted an edited version of Sheargold's comments on social media, describing them as "disgusting" and "horrendous."