SYDNEY (19 Dec 2017) – Former Australia coach Ange Postecoglou, who quit last month after guiding the Socceroos to the World Cup, will manage Yokohama F-Marinos in Japan next season, the club announced Tuesday. Greek-born Postecoglou will replace French coach Erick Mombaerts, who said in early November he would be leaving the J-League club at…
SYDNEY (17 Dec 2017) – Football Federation Australia will cut down on the number of A-League video assistant referees as the on-trial VAR technology influenced several A-League games this weekend. A-League boss Greg O’Rourke said match officials would steer clear of 50-50 calls following farcical scenes when two second-half yellow cards to Central Coast Mariners…
SYDNEY (30 Nov 2017) – Australian football is embroiled in a governance crisis and could face a take-over from FIFA after Football Federation Australia failed to pass a proposed reform of its congress on Thursday. A key resolution at the FFA Annual General Meeting in Sydney to create a more democratic governance model was voted…
SYDNEY (22 Nov 2017) – An emotional Ange Postecoglou said Wednesday he will not take Australia to the World Cup next year after a lengthy qualification campaign, leaving the team just months to find a new coach for Russia. The announcement came at the tail-end of the Australian’s five-year coaching contract with the Socceroos, and…
SYDNEY (20 Nov 2017) – Football continues to be Australia’s largest club-based participation sport by a wide margin with almost half a million more participants than AFL and more than twice as many as cricket. Rugby League and Rugby Union do not make the list of the top 10 club-based sports in terms of participation.…
SYDNEY (19 Nov 2017) – Coach Ange Postecoglou said Sunday he will meet with Football Federation Australia officials this week to decide whether he will take the Socceroos to next year’s World Cup in Russia. Postecoglou has kept everyone guessing about his much-rumoured departure after Australia overcame Honduras 3-1 to reach their fourth consecutive World…