Huge fortnight beckons for Socceroos
It is Australian football’s most critical fortnight in eight years. Three matches to make the World Cup finals. The Socceroos are playing for their lives in all three, starting with a daunting away...
View ArticleOgnenovski keen to make most of call-up
Sasa Ognenovski thought his Socceroos career was over. Instead, the giant centre-back gets the chance to make a well-timed run towards a maiden World Cup finals appearance. The 34-year-old admits he...
View ArticleSocceroos look to fix slow starts
The Socceroos have promised no more Nanna naps, admitting conceding the first goal during their World Cup qualifying campaign has become the team’s biggest weakness. Going a goal down has become the...
View ArticleNeill hopes Japan succumb to pressure
Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill believes Japan being within a whisker of World Cup qualification may work in Australia’s favour in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night. Japan need just a draw from...
View ArticleOsieck brushes off job speculation
Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has vowed question marks over his job security won’t distract him from the task of getting Australia to the World Cup finals. Osieck’s tenure has come into question since...
View ArticleDefence and Neill superb for Socceroos
Goals win you games. Defence wins you championships. Or perhaps in this case, World Cup qualification. The Socceroos could have had one hand on their ticket to Brazil were it not for Matt McKay’s late...
View ArticleNeill confident Socceroos can qualify
Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill believes despite the crushing disappointment of victory slipping from their grasp, Australia have the momentum they need to seal World Cup qualification in the next...
View ArticleAussies back in World Cup ’14: Schwarzer
The what-might-have-been for the Socceroos is wearing off. The what-could-be-now is taking over, says goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, as the Socceroos head home for the two World Cup qualifiers which will...
View ArticleOsieck proud of Socceroos in Japan draw
Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has implored his players to be proud rather than disappointed by their courageous draw against Japan which keeps their World Cup destiny alive and in their hands. While...
View ArticleThompson gives thumbs-up for Kewell return
Socceroo Archie Thompson is urging Melbourne Victory fans not to turn on Harry Kewell despite him signing for their A-League arch-rivals Melbourne Heart. Thompson has given an enthusiastic thumbs-up to...
View ArticleCahill has confidence in Socceroos’ generation next
Tim Cahill believes World Cup qualification and the tough road the Socceroos are facing to get there are critical to battle-hardening Australia’s next generation of talent. At 33, Cahill remains the...
View ArticleMatt McKay bullish on left-back role
Socceroos defender Matt McKay is aiming to put the nightmare of Japan behind him, confident he is growing into the national team’s problem left-back vacancy. McKay conceded the penalty which allowed...
View ArticleHolman ready to back up for Socceroos
Socceroo Brett Holman says he’s recovered well enough from Australia’s World Cup qualifier in Japan to have no concerns about putting in a full game against Jordan on Tuesday night. Having barely...
View ArticleSocceroos face selection conundrum
Socceroos coach Holger Osieck will keep his team guessing until match day on whether he makes team changes for his side’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Jordan in Melbourne on Tuesday night....
View ArticleBeating Socceroos is our aim, say Jordan
Jordan say they will play to win rather than park the bus against the Socceroos in the World Cup qualifying match they say is the most important in the country’s history. Ranked 57 in the world and...
View ArticleKruse not quite perfect, says Osieck
One memorable goal, two assists, man-of-the-match honours – and a sideline rocket from Socceroos coach Holger Osieck. That was Robbie Kruse’s unforgettable night out at Etihad Stadium as he played a...
View ArticleSocceroos slam four goals past Jordan
The Socceroos have produced the most commanding performance of their World Cup qualifying campaign, smashing Jordan 4-0 to take a massive step towards securing a spot at next year’s finals in Brazil....
View ArticleSocceroos discover their best side
The Socceroos haven’t yet found their way to next year’s World Cup finals. But they have surely found their best starting 11 after a commanding 4-0 win over Jordan at Etihad Stadium which moves them...
View ArticleA-League plays its role for Socceroos
Perhaps there is symbolism in the fact an A-League player has gone past a soon-to-be English Premier League player in the race to control the Socceroos midfield. The relative strengths of the...
View ArticleHird considers Watson-Ablett match-up
Essendon coach James Hird admits he’d love to pit his midfield superstar Jobe Watson head-to-head with Gary Ablett to further spice an already mouth-watering AFL clash with Gold Coast at Etihad Stadium...
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