Yesterday, Wikinews interviewed Steve Redhead, a Professor of Sports Media and Acting Head of School of Human Movement Studies at in New South Wales, Australia, about the (Matildas), the ( Socceros ) and the current differences between the state of women and men's in Australia. The Socceroos are currently getting international attention following yesterday's draw which placed the 59th FIFA ranked team in the same group as top FIFA ranked Spain, fifteenth ranked Chile and the ninth ranked Netherlands. The Matildas were in the news late last month, following their AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2014 draw which saw them placed in the group with Japan, Vietnam and Jordan. With the competition scheduled to take place in May, the Matildas are looking to repeat their performance as AFC champions. Domestically, Australia's top women's club team finish third in the International Women’s Club Championship held in Japan this past week after defeating South American club champions in a penalty shootout. The Matildas in a 2012 file photo : The Socceroos are ranked 59th by FIFA. The Matildas are ranked 8th by FIFA in the latest rankings. Should media coverage correlate to team performance and international rankings? Is there an element of in the coverage of the Socceros ? What other factors can be used to explain the relative differences in media attention other than performance?
Yesterday, Wikinews interviewed Steve Redhead, a Professor of Sports Media and Acting Head of School of Human Movement Studies at in New South Wales, Australia, about the (Matildas), the ( Socceroos ) and the current differences between the state of women and men's in Australia. The Socceroos are currently getting international attention following yesterday's draw which placed the 59th FIFA ranked team in the same group as top FIFA ranked Spain, fifteenth ranked Chile and the ninth ranked Netherlands. The Matildas were in the news late last month, following their AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2014 draw which saw them placed in the group with Japan, Vietnam and Jordan. With the competition scheduled to take place in May, the Matildas are looking to repeat their performance as AFC champions. Domestically, Australia's top women's club team finish third in the International Women’s Club Championship held in Japan this past week after defeating South American club champions in a penalty shootout. The Matildas in a 2012 file photo : The Socceroos are ranked 59th by FIFA. The Matildas are ranked 8th by FIFA in the latest rankings. Should media coverage correlate to team performance and international rankings? Is there an element of in the coverage of the Socceroos ? What other factors can be used to explain the relative differences in media attention other than performance?
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