Filipino-Australian Angela Beard to play for the Philippines against the Matildas in Asian Cup

Filipino-Australian Angela Beard to play for the Philippines against the Matildas in Asian Cup. Photo from PFF/PWNFT

Angela Beard is the first footballer to play for both the Matildas and the Philippines women’s national team.

Today, she will face the country of her birth when she plays for the Philippines against Australia.
Beard shared her experience as the child of a first-generation Filipino migrant in Australia.
She values her mother’s sacrifices and takes pride in representing the Philippines.

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