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Ronaldo determined to leave Spain: reports

Wants out: Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave Real Madrid after he has been accused of committing tax fraud.

​Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave the club and Spain after being accused of committing tax fraud in the country, according to a report in Portuguese sports daily A Bola.

Mat Ryan joins new boys Brighton on record fee

EPL bound: Brighton and Hove Albion have announced they have signed Socceroo Mat Ryan.

​Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan on a five- year deal from Valencia for a club record fee, the newly-promoted Premier League club has announced.

Saved and damned in the same instant

Illustration Jim Pavlidis

It is injury time in Arena Conda in Chapeco seven months ago and the goal that would surely break this Brazilian provincial town's heart is about crash into the net when goalkeeper Danilo somehow gets his outflung right foot in the way. Chapocoense, which as recently as 2009 was in the lowest division in Brazil, is through to the final of the prestigious Cope Sudamericana. As they celebrate ebulliently and deep into the night, they drink many toasts to Danilo and his miracle save.

Australia humbled, but World Cup must remain main focus

Fagner Lemos of Brazol is challenged by Milos Degenek

So the second eleven of the world's best team beats the reserves from the planet's number 48 ranked side 4-0 in a match that had nothing riding on it - save some pride for the losers, Australia, and a huge Victorian-government subsidised pay cheque for the winners, Brazil.

The murky road ahead for Australia's World Cup bid

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Matildas Kyah Simon, Michelle Heyman and Clare Polkinghorne at Parliament House for ...

Will it be enough to simply be the best? That much, Australia will discover over the course of the next two years when they go through the process of bidding for the 2023 Women's World Cup that pits them down the windy, murky road of international football politics.

Socceroos hoping for Japan World Cup slip

Japan's Genki Haraguchi scored against the Socceroos in Melbourne last year.

Deadlocked with Australia and Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifying, Asian football powerhouse Japan have a chance to break free at the top of Group B when they come up against Iraq.