SYDNEY (27 June 2016) – Australia will head to the women’s football tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games as Asia’s highest-ranked side after the latest FIFA Women’s Ranking showed little movement in the global list for the continent’s teams. The Matildas sit in fifth place behind an unchanged quartet of women’s football superpowers that sees…
SYDNEY (11 June 2016) – Next season’s Hyundai A-League Finals Series could use revolutionary video replays on contentious decisions, as the 2016/17 campaign gets set for a “big bang” start in October. Speaking on Thursday at the unveiling of the draw for next season, Gallop revealed some exciting new initiatives, while also revealing the FFA…
SYDNEY (8 June 2016) – Football Federation Australia on Wednesday promised five-year bans for fans who lit flares before and during the Socceroos’ clash with Greece, which was marred by pre-match scuffles. Melbourne has a large Greek community and hundreds of fans marched from the city’s “Little Athens” precinct on Tuesday evening towards Etihad Stadium,…
SYDNEY (2 June 2016) – Football Federation Australia (FFA) CEO David Gallop delivered a keynote address at the World Soccer Congress in Shanghai speaking on how Australia can inspire China and Asia in football. The World Soccer Congress Shanghai 2016 aims to bring together worldwide soccer governing bodies, confederations, league administrations, soccer clubs, youth training systems, stadium…
SYDNEY (30 May 2016) – A host of players were handed their Australia debuts as the 2015 AFC Asian Cup champions slipped to a 2-1 friendly defeat to Euro 2016-bound England on Thursday. With the friendly falling outside the FIFA window and a major portion of first-team regulars still on club duty in leagues throughout…
PETALING JAYA (6 May 2016) – Malaysian referee Rita Ghani and assistant referee Allyson Flynn from Australia are the only two match officials from ASEAN who will be in Rio for the Olympic Games later this year. Both will take part in the women’s event of the multi-sports tournament while no men referees from ASEAN…