Feisty Postecoglou promises a roller-coaster ride to the end
Ange Postecoglou is a man of conviction who won't back down from his strongly held views about how the game should be played.
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Topor-Stanley to bring Wandering to Newcastle
Canberra's Nikolai Topor-Stanley will use his Asian Champions League-winning experience to help the Jets.
Nikolai Topor-Stanley returns to the A-League
Former Western Sydney Wanderers captain Nikolai Topor-Stanley is back in the A-League less than a year after his abrupt departure from the club, after signing for Newcastle Jets.
Australia humbled, but World Cup must remain main focus
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.
Socceroos boosted by Japan-Iraq draw
The Socceroos' bid for direct World Cup qualification has been boosted by Asian rivals Japan being held to a 1-1 draw against Iraq in Tehran.
Cristiano Ronaldo accused of 15 million euro tax fraud by Spanish prosecutor
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo faces a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by Spain's prosecutor's office in Madrid for allegedly defrauding Spanish tax authorities of 14.7 million euros ($16.48 million) between 2011 and 2014.
Brazil too slick for Socceroos after gaffe gifts goal
Ange Postecoglou is always keen to test the Socceroos against the best and on Tuesday night he found out just how good the best can be.
Live: Socceroos take on Brazil
Follow full live coverage as the Socceroos host Brazil in a friendly at the MCG.
De Vanna says World Cup at home could work wonders
A potential Women's World Cup on home soil has Lisa De Vanna wishing she was 10 years younger.
The murky road ahead for Australia's World Cup bid
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.
Sydney FC re-sign grand final hero Carney
Sydney FC will retain the core of their A-League winning side after David Carney signed a new contract on Tuesday.
Women's World Cup would be a huge boost
The battle for the hearts and minds of elite female athletes has been fierce and frantic in the past few years.
Barbarouses turns back the clock and joins Victory for second spell
They say you should never go back, but it's a rule that doesn't seem to apply at Australia's biggest A-League club, Melbourne Victory.
Australia to bid for 2023 Women's World Cup
Australia will launch a bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which will be fully supported by the federal government.
Major blow to Socceroos' Confederation Cup campaign
The Socceroos will contest the Confederations Cup without their skipper after Mile Jedinak was sent home to properly recover from the groin injury that disrupted his English Championship season.
Ange set to ring the changes against 'practice match' opponents Brazil
The Socceroos coach is in the unusual position of using Brazil as trial match opponents.
Socceroos hoping for Japan World Cup slip
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.
At 37, Cahill savours any time with Socceroos
Socceroo legend Tim Cahill is more aware of his sporting mortality than anyone else.
England win U20 World Cup
A first-half goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave England a 1-0 win over Venezuela in the 2017 Under-20 World Cup final.
'Nitpicking stuff': Socceroo lashes critics
Socceroo Trent Sainsbury is not happy with negative commentary about the Socceroos.
Milligan back in contention and raring for chance to take on Brazil
Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou has said that every one of his 23-man squad will see some game time in the frantic three weeks of action that kicked off with Australia's win over Saudi Arabia last Thursday.
Kane's stoppage-time goal ensures England's draw with Scotland
Harry Kane's stoppage-time goal gave England a 2-2 draw with Scotland in World Cup qualifying. Tottenham's Kane volleyed home Raheem Sterling's long cross in the 93rd minute to cap off a frantic finish.
Australia's inferiority complex a thing of the past: Socceroo
​Jackson Irvine insists the Socceroos' inferiority complex is consigned to the past as Australia prepare to go hard at world No.1 Brazil before tackling more global heavy-hitters at the Confederations Cup.
Let the party begin - at least for one night - before Socceroos get serious again
Well, facing world powerhouse Brazil on Tuesday night might not be everyone's idea of a party, but in the context of the Socceroos itinerary, a meeting with the Selecao in front of a big crowd at the MCG with nothing much at stake might feel like light relief.
French 'keeper's stoppage time blunder hands Sweden a vital win
Ola Toivonen scored from the halfway line as Sweden grabbed a stoppage-time 2-1 win over France after a blunder by keeper Hugo Lloris, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as European champions Portugal won 3-0 at Latvia in World Cup qualifiers.
Fans flock to see Messi's Argentina beat Brazil in MCG friendly
The Lionel Messi-led Argentina saw off their old rivals Brazil, winning 1-0 through a Gabriel Mercado goal just before the interval in front of more than 95,000 fans at the MCG in a quality friendly on Friday night.
Brand Socceroos: Rogic needs to be the face of the game
Apparently you still need a Sherrin to sell the Socceroos to Victorians.
Socceroos must improve, but Russia still beckons
At this stage of the game, when World Cup qualification is balanced on a knife edge, a win is a win and the three points are all that matter – whether they are won with style or secured in ugly fashion.
Insolence speaks louder than words
The Saudis were in our country and that makes what they did grossly disrespectful.
Local customs are important – here as well as in Saudi Arabia
There are inadvertent breaches of protocol. There are cultural misunderstandings. Such things are inevitable in international sport. But there is also downright insensitivity.