Matildas’ Mackenzie Arnold on the ‘really special’ reaction to her goalkeeper jersey

Matildas’ star goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold spoke with Yahoo Australia all about Amazon Flex, Matildas mania and the World Cup.

Video transcript

REPORTER: Matildas fans were quite angry when they couldn't buy your jersey for the World Cup. How does it feel now that knowing that fans will be able to buy it in the future?

MACKENZIE ARNOLD: Yeah, really special. I think, for such a long time, goalkeepers have sort of taken a back seat. So now that everyone wants a goalkeeper jersey-- I think not even just in Australia-- I think a lot of women goalkeepers around the world are sort of facing that kind of story now. And yeah, it's really cool to see. And hopefully they'll be available heading into the Olympics. So I'm excited for that.

REPORTER: Did you expect such a strong reaction at the time?

MACKENZIE ARNOLD: No, not at all, to be honest. I think everyone's always after Sam Kerr's jersey or whatever it is. So it was really cool to see that some people wanted the goalkeeper's shirt for a change. But, yeah, I'm really grateful for it. And hopefully they can be wearing that at the Olympic games.