The result will invite fresh scrutiny of coach Tony Vidmar’s methods and selection decisions after 180 minutes of scoreless football from Australia’s under-23s.
While African talent is tearing up the A-League Men and reaching the Socceroos,only two women from the continent’s diaspora have represented the Matildas. A new tournament aims to address this discrepancy.
It is surely a good sign for Michelle Heyman’s hopes of going to Paris that she was chosen to model the Australian Olympic team’s opening ceremony uniforms – but she’s not jumping to conclusions.
Controversy has marred Saturday’s A-League Sydney derby after television cameras showed a fan performing what appears to be a Nazi salute.
Cahill has quietly ascended to the key role of technical director in Qatar,effectively putting him in control of the development systems of one of Australia’s direct competitors.
Tony Gustavsson got the test he wanted from the high-pressing,high-energy world No.31-ranked side.
He was left out of the squad due to concerns for his “wellbeing” last week. Now the most exciting talent in the Australian game has turned down a last-minute opportunity to wear the green and gold.
He’s coming off a record-breaking hat-trick and is bound for Bayern Munich – but the hottest talent in Australia won’t be part of this month’s qualifiers.
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A-Leagues organisers have signed a new broadcast deal two hours before the first match in the competition’s weekend fixtures kicks off,after its existing television production partner went bust.
Australia has reached the next round of qualifying with two games to spare – but with precious FIFA ranking points on offer,that is not to say they are meaningless fixtures.