SYDNEY (19 Jan 2018) – Australia are set to take on Colombia in March as they prepare for the World Cup in Russia, Football Federation Australia said Friday. The Socceroos will play the South American side at English Championship club Fulham’s home ground Craven Cottage in London on March 27, just days after a match…
SYDNEY (25 Dec 2017) – The Westfield Matildas broke records, upset heavyweights and surged to their best all-time ranking in an exceptional 2017. They won nine of 11 fixtures and lost only once in normal time, finishing on a seven-match winning run that stretched from July to November. Here, we look at how the results…
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…