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Germany win the Confederations Cup

Another first: Germany claim their maiden Confederation's Cup, despite fielding an 'experimental' side.

​Lars Stindl scored the only goal as Germany defeated Chile 1-0 on Sunday to win football's Confederations Cup for the first time.

Dimitrijevic and Sydney FC part ways

Milos Dimitrijevic has left Sydney FC.

​Sydney FC have two visa spots and extra salary-cap cash to play with after news Milos Dimitrijevic has left the A-League champions.

Rampant Germany too hot for Mexico

German manager Joachim Loew is looking for a second international title in three years.

Germany's Leon Goretzka scored twice in the opening eight minutes to set his side on the way to a 4-1 win over Mexico to reach the final of the Confederations Cup.

Rampant Germany too hot for Mexico

German manager Joachim Loew is looking for a second international title in three years.

Germany's Leon Goretzka scored twice in the opening eight minutes to set his side on the way to a 4-1 win over Mexico to reach the final of the Confederations Cup.

Rampant Germany too hot for Mexico

German manager Joachim Loew is looking for a second international title in three years.

Germany's Leon Goretzka scored twice in the opening eight minutes to set his side on the way to a 4-1 win over Mexico to reach the final of the Confederations Cup.

FIFA report on World Cup scandal highly critical of Australia 2022 bid

Former FFA chairman Frank Lowy.

A report has revealed explosive new evidence that undermines longstanding assurances by Australia's peak soccer body and its former chiefs, billionaire Frank Lowy and North Melbourne football chairman Ben Buckley, that the nation's bid to host the World Cup wasn't tainted by corruption.

The past has come back to haunt FFA

The FIFA report is embarrassing for Sir Frank Lowy.

Fighting fires on all fronts, about the last thing Football Federation Australia needs is another conflagration. Desperately trying to get a grip on the present to structure a future on the home front, the past has come back to haunt the FFA. As it was always likely to do.

Whistleblower says Garcia Report should drive change at FFA

Bonita Mersiades

While Football Federation Australia claims there is nothing new and no more to say following the explosive revelations of the Garcia Report, the woman who was the whistleblower exposing some of the less than savoury aspects of the Australian World Cup bid says its publication should act as a catalyst for change in the way the Australian game is managed.

FFA considered opening-round FIFA break

The A-League grand final rematch is set to take place in round 1 of the 2017/18 season.

Football Federation Australia has decided not to push round one of the upcoming A-League season back to cater for potential Socceroos' World Cup qualifying play-offs and New Zealand internationals.

Unethical behaviour in shady world of World Cup bids

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar (left) is presented with the World Cup trophy by former FIFA president ...

Over the course of 430 pages, the secret report provides provocative glimpses of unmistakably questionable behaviour by some of world soccer's top officials, as well as others eager to meet their every demand.