For Clare Polkinghorne, the ultimate team player, that is the least she would have wanted. Emotions, which were stretched to boiling point in a brutal contest at Lang Park, were just as heightened ...

Clare Polkinghorne, surrounded by her family, lapped up the praise. (Getty Images: Albert Perez) Visibly emotional, the 35-year-old gathered her niece Zoe and waved to the 47,501 supporters who ...

Polkinghorne, 35, who has made 167 appearances for the national team, will retire from Matildas duty in December at the end of Australia’s two-match home series against Chinese Taipei in Geelong ...

Retiring Australian football great Clare Polkinghorne admits her Matildas send-off match won't fully sink in until she steps onto the Suncorp Stadium pitch for the final time.

Clare Polkinghorne preparing for final Matildas game Debut in 2006, has amassed 167 international caps Will play against Brazil in front of home Brisbane crowd ...

Australia central defender Clare Polkinghorne is unavailable for their final Group C game at the women's World Cup, coach Ante Milicic has said, but 16-year-old striker Mary Fowler could get a ...

Matildas legend Clare Polkinghorne’s legacy to last well beyond FIFA Women’s World Cup. A legendary Matildas defender never thought she would see the day Australia hosted a World Cup, let ...

The thought of playing in front of huge crowds at a home World Cup is surreal for Australia's Clare Polkinghorne, having toiled in the days when women's soccer rarely made local newspapers.

Polkinghorne, 35, who has made 167 appearances for the national team, will retire from Matildas duty in December at the end of Australia’s two-match home series against Chinese Taipei in Geelong ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Football. Followed categories will be added to My News. Polkinghorne, 35, who has made 167 appearances for the national team, will retire from Matildas duty in ...

The Matildas’ most capped player of all-time, Clare Polkinghorne, has announced her retirement from international football.