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Rhali and Cheryl get the party started with an in-depth discussion on the upcoming Matildas match, the squad and what the starting XI could look like. Steffen joins with his regular Nordic news, including an update on Karly Roestbakken before Eric and Dale rock up to share their perspective on the week in football.Cheryl also 'discovers' some important Test Event news that was hidden in plain sight all along. Hot Topics44 Days until the Tokyo OlympicsOptus awarded broadcasting rights (AUS, NZ) for the 2023 WWCSam Kerr nominated for UK PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Fran Kirby won) and in the PFA Team of the Year? Huge congrats to all the players who made the PFA WSL #TOTY!?⚽️ @berger_ann | @Katie_McCabe11 | @leahcwilliamson | @MagdaEricsson | @marenmjelde | @sammymewy | @itscarolineweir | @samkerr1 | @Chloe_Kelly98 | @frankirby | @lauren__hemp #PFAawards pic.twitter.com/r2rUgs06P5— Professional Footballers' Association (@PFA) June 6, 2021Matildas v Denmark (16) - Friday 2am AESTMichelle Heyman - Junior Program Officer role with Football Australia2023 Test Event - Inter-confederation Play-offsFinal three spots for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup decided through a ten-team play-off tournament.The tournament will be used as a test event17-23 FebruaryAround the WorldScottish Women’s Premier LeagueGlasgow City (Aoife Colvill) and Celtic FC (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi) finish the season 1st and 2nd respectively to qualify for UWCL. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glasgow City FC (@glasgowcityfc) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Celtic FC Women (@celticfcwomen)Nordic NewsNorway Toppserien Round 3After 3 rounds the top four is already looking like the top four you might have predicted pre-season, with all four teams not having dropped a point.(5) Klepp IL first loss (Nikola Orgill, played all 90’) 0-2 away to Lynn, slip to 5th(3) LSK Kvinner FK - Karly Roestbakken has a quick visit to Australia(4) IL Sandviken (Teagan Micah) 2-1 away win at Stabaek, Teagan played 90’Sweden Damallsvenskan Round 8The entire contingent apart from Dylan Holmes named in the Matildas friendlies squad.(2) BK Häcken (Dylan Holmes) 0-0 draw at home vs Piteå IF, Dylan an unused sub(5) Hammarby (Elise Kellond Knight) 3-3 draw away to 3rd place Linköpings FC(1) FC Rosengård (Charli Grant) 0-0 draw away to Kristianstad, Charli not on the card(6) Vittsjö (Emily Gielnik, Clare Polkinghorne) 1-0 home win over Växjö DFF, Emily and Polks played full 90, takes the team to 6thDenmarkLast round of 10 - champions and promotion/relegation series with the 2021/2022 season kicking off on Saturday 7 August.Fortuna Hjørring (Indiah Paige Riley) - Champions series - 0-5 home loss to FC Nordsjælland, Indi wasn’t on the card. AGF Aarhus (Hannah Bacon) - Promotion/Relegation series - 1-1 draw away to OdenseHannah not on teamsheet. AGF topped the ladder and have qualified for the 2021 ElitedivisionenIceland Round 6UMF Selfoss (Emma Checker, played 90’) 1-2 away loss to IBV, first loss, still top the league on goal difference.Emma also played a full midweek Cup game, winning 3-0 vs KR Reykjavik at home. The quarter-finals of the Cup are in late June. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Selfoss Fótbolti (@selfossfotbolti)NWSL Tony Gustavsson confirmed Chloe Logarzo (Kansas City) is injured. We’re hopeful for her availability for the Olympics.EuropeD1F (France) - Final roundEllie Carpenter's Lyon defeated Fleury 91 8-0, but the win wasn't enough to secure the title as PSG defeated Dijon 3-0 ending Lyon’s 14-year reign and earning the first title for PSG.Ellie was named in the D1F team of the season.Eredivisie Vrouwen (Netherlands)Kyah Simon and Amy Harrison win silverware in the KNVB Cup final as PSV defeated ADO Den Haag 1-0. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kyah Simon (@kyahsimon)Bundesliga (Germany)The final round saw SV Meppen (Beattie Goad) lose to Freiberg (5-0) and finishing 11th on the ladder.Primera División (Spain)Round 32 of 34 saw Aivi Luik's (9) Sevilla defeat (14) Real Betis 2-0, with the final two rounds scheduled for June 20 and 27.Round 33 - (11) Athletic Club v SevillaRound 34 - Sevilla v (17) Espanyol NPLW RoundupNSWListen to the podcast to get the full wrap but Eric called the Wednesday catchup game between Sydney University 1-1 APIA Leichhardt and demands we watch the highlights from Illawarra Stingrays 2-5 Blacktown Spartans. In other news, Manly United defeated Sydney University 2-1, with Emma Ilijoski impressing.Tune in on NPL TV to hear Eric calling the Blacktown Spartans v Emerging Jets match on Sunday afternoon from Blacktown Football Park’s lovely shipping container / media box.ACT Federation Cup final weekend with no NPLW games. Canberra Croatia FC 4-1 winners over West Canberra, while Eric, Rhali and Dale lament a Cup in the divided state of NSW.VICLockdown continues with the "COVID-19 Lockdown" visitor leading 2-0 at halftime over Victoria's resilient vaccinated and unvaccinated citizens. Hoping to see a second-half comeback from the home team.Queen of the WeekEric goes all royal with a Queen and a King, Dale and Rhali head to the NWSL, while Steffen and Cheryl stay local with their Queens of the Week.Don’t forget we’re live on Facebook on Monday evenings and you can subscribe to the Beyond 90 Podcast on iTunes, Spotify & Google Podcasts or anywhere you listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.