The speculation surrounding Ange Postecoglou's Socceroo future has spawned myriad conspiracy theories this week, but Melbourne Victory boss Kevin Muscat believes there may be a simple explanation: Australia's tendency to cut what some people believe to be tall poppies down to size.
Will Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat gamble on the fitness of skipper Mark Milligan or give an A-League debut to Argentinian import Mathias Sanchez when the navy blues host cross town rival Melbourne City in the first of this season's Victorian derbies?
Ash Sykes will play against former teammate Hayley Raso in the National Women's Soccer League grand final.
With two of his closest confidants on the opposite bench, Ali Abbas admits he doesn't know how he'll cope with a return to Sydney FC.
The lessons from Uruguay are still influencing the Socceroos as they hatch a plan to beat Honduras in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.
Melbourne derbies can be daunting affairs for those who have never experienced them before.
Roar take on the Reds to get the ball rolling on Friday night, City aim to dispel the doubters in the Melbourne derby against Victory on Saturday night.
As A-League homecomings go it doesn't get much bigger for Kosta Barbarouses. He will kick off his second stint with Melbourne Victory in Saturday's derby
If you're Socceroo star Tim Cahill, you use your moment of glory on becoming the highest goal-scorer in Socceroos history to plug your Byron Bay-based travel agent.
You thought Ange Postecoglou and the Socceroos were copping heat for the long route they're taking to (hopefully) qualification for Russia 2018? Try being American.
Socceroos superstar Tim Cahill says talk of Ange Postecoglou's coaching future has overshadowed Australia's win over Syria.
Aaron Mooy has moved to shut down suggestions of a rift with Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou after he was dropped for the 2-1 win over Syria on Tuesday night.
Sydney FC are now one win away from the domestic treble after seeing off South Melbourne 5-1.
A-League clubs are set to take the FFA to court after allegations of "gerrymandering" their congressional reforms.
Ange Postecoglou has made the shock decision to quit as Socceroos coach in November, even if Australia qualifies for the 2018 World Cup.
The Socceroos path to Russia has finally become clear but the road ahead takes them to one of the most violent cities in the world.
A magical Lionel Messi hat-trick carried Argentina to a 3-1 win over Ecuador on Tuesday and booked their place at next year's World Cup finals in Russia.
We can talk endlessly about playing styles, character, the entertainment factor, and players being role models to the kids, but on a journey like this, where the World Cup is the holy grail, then it is just about getting there.
Tim Cahill proved Australia's saviour in the heart-stopping World Cup play-off win over Syria, but Melbourne Victory striker Besart Berisha says he won't be allowed to have the same impact if he turns out for his club side in the first Melbourne derby of the season on Saturday night.
Aaron Mooy was given no explanation why he was sensationally cut from the Socceroos starting lineup for their most crucial game of the campaign.
Of Tim Cahill's 50 international goals, none have been more important than his last two as he scored a brace to keep Socceroos' hopes of qualification alive.
Arjen Robben scored twice to hand the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Sweden in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday but the Dutch fell well short of the seven goals they needed to usurp their opponents and advance to the play-offs.
A clean sheet or a win of any kind will see Australia advance to a November play-off against a North American team for a spot at the 2018 World Cup.
Georgia Boric, Ellie Carpenter, Grace Maher, Georgia Plessas and Amy Sayer will play for Australia in China.
​Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite to retain the Ballon d'Or trophy as his Real Madrid side dominated the 30-man shortlist announced by France Football on Monday.
Sydney coach Graham Arnold will bring former Socceroo left-back Michael Zullo back into the starting line-up for the club's FFA Cup semi-final against South Melbourne on Wednesday night as the A-League champions look to make it back-to-back wins in the Victorian capital inside four days.
Ange Postecoglou has made the shock decision to drop Aaron Mooy from the starting lineup for Australia's World Cup Qualifier against Syria.
Iceland became the smallest country to qualify for the World Cup when they beat Kosovo 2-0 on Tuesday (AEDT) to book a place at their first finals in Russia next year as winners of group I.
Syria have been accused of being Bashar Al-Assad's propaganda tool. Their coach made the outlandish claim there is no division in his native country.
Referees, facilities, pitches, conditions, playing styles, travel and gamesmanship have all provided obstacles for the Socceroos. On Tuesday night, they should have none to complain about.
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