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Soccer
Former coach Tom Sermanni back for third stint as Matildas boss
Football Australia has turned back the clock, appointing the 70-year-old as interim coach while the search continues for Tony Gustavsson’s full-time replacement.
- by Vince Rugari
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'I always win': Ange's trophy hope
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou hopeful Spurs can win the premier league trophy.
Welcome to Parra, Mata: A-League’s World Cup winner says he still has petrol in the tank
Juan Mata received a hero’s welcome when he emerged from customs at Sydney airport early on Saturday morning, with around 250 singing, chanting fans turning up to greet him.
- by Vince Rugari
‘We’re disappointed’: Arnold’s Socceroos tenure could hinge on China qualifier
Football Australia CEO James Johnson has thrown his full support behind Graham Arnold after the national team’s horror September window, but a do-or-die moment looms on the horizon.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
FIFA World Cup
Socceroos doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
As unpleasant as it is to say, Australia’s struggles in possession against anything resembling an organised defence are starting to look like a Graham Arnold problem.
- by Emma Kemp
Socceroos suffer draw against Indonesia
Australia's path to the 2026 men's World Cup is tougher after a disappointing Socceroos draw against Indonesia.
FIFA World Cup qualifiers 2024 as it happened: Pressure intensifies on Arnold after Socceroos’ goalless draw with Indonesia
Following last week’s shock 1-0 defeat to Bahrain, Australia’s hopes of direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup have taken another massive hit.
- by Vince Rugari
‘All guns blazing’: 80,000 Indonesians await as Socceroos seek salvation in Jakarta
Long regarded as one of world football’s sleeping giants, Indonesia is a nation on the rise - which could mean a tricky night at the office for Graham Arnold’s under-pressure side.
- by Vince Rugari
No cheers, no chants: The football game plunging Paris into silence
Blind French captain Frederic Villeroux scored. Unable to see the magic he’d just achieved, it was only when the crowd erupted that he knew: he’d found the net.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Analysis
Australian soccer
Suffering from stasis, Socceroos wake up with a brutal hangover
While Australia’s loss to Bahrain was a surprise, the way they played was sadly not.
- by Vince Rugari
‘Not good enough’: Socceroos searching for answers after Gold Coast nightmare
It was supposed to be a relatively simple outing to start the third round of World Cup qualification, but it ended up as a night of historical lows for Graham Arnold’s men.
- by Vince Rugari