Cortnee Vine is assured she will stay an integral a part of the Matildas set-up by staying loyal to champions Sydney FC and the A-League girls’s competitors.
Vine, the scorer of Australia’s successful penalty-shootout spot kick within the Matildas’ FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final overcome France, has re-signed with the Sky Blues for one more season, resisting the temptation to heading abroad to ply her commerce.
“It’s a fantastic club and a great league,” stated the 25-year-old winger, considered one of simply two gamers from the Matildas’ 23-strong World Cup to not be contracted to a international membership.
“I’m playing my best football here and I’m enjoying every single minute.
“We have great coaching and great team culture, and I can still achieve my international goals through Sydney FC.”
Still on the excessive of serving to the Matildas attain the semi-finals of a World Cup co-hosted by Australia, Vine can’t look forward to the beginning of the brand new A-League season in October.
“I can feel the Women’s World Cup has ignited a real passion for the women’s game in this country and given it real momentum,” she stated.
“We are heading into an exciting new era for Australian football and I’m incredibly happy to be a part of it.
“There is pressure to perform, and pressure is a privilege, so I will be taking that in my stride and hopefully showing everyone what I can do this year.”
Sky Blues coach Ante Juric stated the cub’s effort to retain the providers of Vine was a “real coup for Sydney FC and women’s football in Australia”.
“Cortnee is a tremendous player and a great advocate for the game in Australia,” Juric stated.
“She lives and breathes football and showed at the World Cup that she is one of the best players in the world.”
Vine and Sydney FC will characteristic in round-1 blockbuster in opposition to the Western Sydney Wanderers on October 14 at Allianz Stadium.
“What a game to kick it off with,” Vine stated.
“It doesn’t get much better. It’s feisty, it’s competitive, and everyone leaves it all out there.”
Originally revealed as Matildas winger Cortnee Vine to stay within the A-League girls’s competitors with Sydney FC
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
