BRISBANE (18 July 2015) – Samir Nasri scored a late winner as English giants Manchester City beat their Australian sister club Melbourne City 1-0 in a football friendly on the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Frenchman struck with a superb late volley in the 86th minute to break the deadlock in the first meeting between…
BRISBANE (17 July 2015) – New recruit James Milner scored the winner as Liverpool recovered from an early goal down to beat Australia’s Brisbane Roar 2-1 in a pre-season game in Brisbane on Friday. England midfielder Milner, who joined Liverpool from Premier League rivals Manchester City on a free transfer last month, finished well surrounded…
SYDNEY (8 July 2015) – The first AFC Futsal Level 2 Coaching Certificate Course has been successfully concluded at the Valentine Sports Park in Sydney, Australia. The course was held following the successful completion of four AFC Futsal Level 1 Coaching Certificate Courses since 2012 in Australia. The objective of the course was to develop…
SYDNEY (7 July 2015) – Futsalroos Head Coach Rob Varela has selected a squad of 14 players that will travel to New Zealand tomorrow to compete at the Trans-Tasman Cup and Commonwealth Futsal Cup from 8-12 July in Wellington. Varela has gone for a good mix of youth and experience to help increase the pool…
SYDNEY (5 July 2015) – The Westfield Matildas have been overlooked for individual honours at the Women’s World Cup after FIFA announced its shortlist for the respective awards on offer in Canada. Despite their history-making performance none of the Matildas squad was nominated for the Golden Ball, Golden Glove or Young Player Award categories, with selections…
SYDNEY (29 June 2015) – Head coach Alen Stajcic was magnanimous in defeat as Australia bowed out of the FIFA Women’s World Cup at the quarter-final stage for the third successive tournament as the Matildas went down 1-0 to defending champions Japan on Saturday. Looking to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup…