Frustrated, exhausted players leaving A-League Women (1:08)
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41dSamantha Lewis

A-League Women stars 'sick of waiting for change'

The APL's reluctance to make the A-League Women a full-time professional competition is leading to another mass exodus of Australia's best women footballers, according to former Adelaide captain Dylan Holmes.

World Cup hero Vine a boost for A-League Women (0:46)
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Matildas star Carpenter lambasts A-League pay row

Ellie Carpenter has branded the ongoing pay dispute between the A-Leagues and its players "disappointing," saying Australia's domestic game had failed to capitalise on the success of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

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49dJoey Lynch

Vine returns to the A-League, Yallop joins Nix

Cortnee Vine will look to push for her case for a Matildas recall at Melbourne City, signing a one-year deal with the defending A-League Women champions less than a year out from the FIFA Women's World Cup.

More turmoil in the A-Leagues with Western's ousting (1:37)
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Players felt 'bypassed' by A-League pay proposal

A-League Women players don't want to take industrial action but feel like they aren't being listened to by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) as their pay dispute rolls on.

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$10.8m gambit sparks twist in A-League pay row

The stalemate over the rollout of a new pay deal for the A-Leagues has taken a fresh turn with the competition's bosses publicly declaring their intention to re-open negotiations in a bid to stave off the threat of industrial action.

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Ex-ALW champs rescued by owners of NRL club

The Central Coast Mariners will have a little more than two months to assemble a competitive A-League Women squad and hire an entire coaching staff after new investors ended months of uncertainty by stepping in to ensure the team's survival.

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Pay deal rejection sparks A-League uncertainty

Socceroos and Matildas contracted to A-Leagues clubs could soon exercise their right to industrial action after the football players' union rejected the latest pay deal proposed by league bosses.