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…
SYDNEY (15 Nov 2017) – A second half hat-trick from captain Mile Jedinak fired Australia to the FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia after an emphatic 3-1 win over Honduras in the second leg of their Intercontinental Play-off at Stadium Australia in Sydney. The Socceroos victory means that in Russia, Asia will be represented by five…
SYDNEY (11 Nov 2017) – A dominant display from Australia against Honduras has left their FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia Intercontinental Play-off evenly poised after the two teams played out an entertaining 0-0 draw in the first leg at the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula. Both teams were greeted by a wall of noise by…