The Central Coast Mariners have set up a talent identification pathway for players in the territory, Capital Draft, giving three local stars the chance to test their skills with the elite club.

Melbourne Victory wide man Marco Rojas was a darling of the home crowd in his first spell at AAMI Park, which finished with him winning a Johnny Warren Medal as A-League player of the year before he departed for Stuttgart at the end of the 2012-13 season.

Newcastle are searching for a seventh coach in less than five years after sacking Scott Miller on the cusp of the new A-League season.

The Socceroos are ready for another World Cup, according to former Liverpool star Steve McMahon.

Seventy per cent of W-League players would consider switching to the AFL, with money the major motivating factor, according to a survey by a leading women's soccer website.

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Reigning Asian champions Australia made it two wins out of two in the third round of 2018 AFC World Cup qualifying after Tim Cahill came off the bench to score in a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night

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Qualification for Russia 2018 remains a work in progress, but Australia could not have made a better start: six points, three goals and none conceded.

From the goalscoring veteran to a giant in defence, who shone for the Socceroos on Wednesday morning?

Euro 2016 finalists France and Portugal have made poor starts to their World Cup qualifying campaigns, playing in Belarus and Switzerland respectively.

A bonus of importing so many high-end managers to the Premier League is a refreshing rise in ruthlessness. Who could fail to enjoy the squeals of super-agents when their platinum clients are purged by a J??rgen Klopp or Pep Guardiola?

By Ben McKay

El Salvador players claim they have been offered financial inducements to win, draw or avoid a heavy defeat in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Canada.

21 successful community football projects were announced today to have received funding as part of the Community Football Infrastructure Program (CFIP) 

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou will give Mile Jedinak until the very last minute to prove his fitness before facing United Arab Emirates in Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier.

Spain, Italy and Euro 2016 semi-finalists Wales began their World Cup campaigns with victories while newcomers Kosovo earned their first point and scored their first goal in international competition in European qualifiers on Monday.

Somewhere out there are three Canberra footballers and one coach on the cusp of securing an opportunity to spend a week with the Central Coast Mariners.

Tough-talking Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou expects the United Arab Emirates to be afraid of Australia, with or without captain Mile Jedinak, in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night.

Sam Allardyce has made a dramatic start as manager of England with a last-gasp 1-0 win in Slovakia in 2018 World Cup qualifying Group F.

Enduring Socceroos striker Tim Cahill has no plans to hang up the boots any time soon as he looks to lead a new Australian strikeforce to Russia.

By Ben McKay

Oakleigh Cannons will face South Melbourne in the NPL Victoria Grand Final next weekend after seeing off the defending champions, Bentleigh Greens, 3-1 at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex in the second semi final on Sunday afternoon.

Socceroos skipper Mile Jedinak says there will always be a place in his heart for former club Crystal Palace as he embarks on life outside the Premier League with Aston Villa.

One of the most crucial jobs facing an international manager is the constant regeneration of a national team squad.

Cooma's injury list continues to cause headaches for coach Gaby Wilk as the Tigers scrape the bottom of the barrel to field a team for a preliminary final against the in-form Canberra FC.

NPL Victoria champions Bentleigh Greens will be hoping to cause a major FFA Cup boilover when they entertain Melbourne Victory in the FFA Cup quarter final later in September.

Asian soccer's governing body says it's investigating players using fake passports to comply with eligibility rules in national team and club competitions.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been banned for three matches after being found guilty of violent conduct, the Football Association said.

Since he can remember, Santiago and his mates have played pick-up games of football every week in Buenos Aires. But at a certain point, they decided to ban themselves from wearing their Juniors and River Plate guernseys, because it changed them into people they would rather not be when with each other.

Tim Cahill's first major match for A-League club Melbourne City will go untelevised.