Socceroos stay alive as Ajdin Hrustic fires late winner in World Cup playoff win over UAE
June 8, 2022
Category: International Football
Socceroos keep World Cup hopes alive, despite worryingly slow start vs. UAE
June 8, 2022
The dream of a fifth-straight World Cup remains alive for the Socceroos. Despite the foibles that have come to define the team in recent years resurfacing across a frustrating opening hour, Australia downed the United Arab Emirates by 2-1 in an AFC playoff on Wednesday morning. Now, Australia’s hopes of joining France, Denmark, and Tunisia … More Socceroos keep World Cup hopes alive, despite worryingly slow start vs. UAE
Sam Kerr’s latest exploits mark her out as one of Australia’s greatest athletes
May 9, 2022
The Matildas captain’s profile has transcended football in the eyes of a public increasingly apathetic towards the game Full story for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/09/sam-kerrs-latest-exploits-mark-her-out-as-one-of-australias-greatest-athletes
Afghanistan women’s national team plays first competitive match in exile
April 26, 2022
Eight months after being forced to flee for their lives as the Taliban seized control of their homeland, the Afghanistan women’s national team marked another monumental step in their journey on Sunday, officially returning to competitive football. Full story published for ESPN: https://www.espn.com.au/football/afghanistan/story/4651465/afghanistan-womens-national-team-plays-first-competitive-match-in-exile
Laugh? We almost cried. These ‘never say die’ Matildas are killing us
April 11, 2022
In the dark comedy of the Matildas’ last-gasp victory against New Zealand, truths emerged Full story published in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/11/laugh-we-almost-cried-these-never-say-die-matildas-are-killing-us
How Australia’s newest Socceroo finally earned his stripes
April 8, 2022
Nathaniel Atkinson is no stranger to making good first impressions, from a 15-minute hat-trick as a child in Tasmania to a goal on debut for Hearts to an impressive debut for the Socceroos last week. Full story for Optus Sport: https://sport.optus.com.au/articles/os41468/socceroos-news-2022-australia-nathaniel-atkinson-debut-hearts-olyroos
The honeymoon is over: Three challenges will define the Matildas run to the World Cup
April 6, 2022
The Matildas return to action for the first time since their disastrous Asian Cup campaign with clashes against New Zealand on April 8 and 12. JOEY LYNCH sets the scene, examining the first 12 months of Tony Gustavsson’s reign and outlining the questions that must now be answered. Full story in Optus Sport: https://sport.optus.com.au/articles/os41503/matildas-news-analysis-new-zealand-team-gustavsson-kerr
Graham Arnold Socceroos speculation is a mess partly of Football Australia’s making
April 5, 2022
FA spoke of the need for a ‘stable environment’ and level of ‘certainty’ – after a week of disruptive conjecture Full story published in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/05/graham-arnold-socceroos-speculation-is-a-mess-partly-of-football-australias-making
The truth behind Australian football’s ‘lazy excuse’ for change
March 31, 2022
The introduction of 34-year-old and recently naturalised Bruno Fornaroli to the Socceroos set up was indicative of years and years of not addressing the biggest problem with Australian football right now: the demand for international players is far outweighing the supply. JOEY LYNCH finds out why. Full story for Optus Sport: https://sport.optus.com.au/articles/os41087/socceroos-news-2022-australia-football-young-players-next-generation
Pressure builds on Graham Arnold as Socceroos slump to Saudi Arabia defeat
March 30, 2022
In the end, it really should have surprised no one that Graham Arnold constructed his own reality in the build-up to the Socceroos 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia. “I’ve been around the national team now for 40 years and I’ve never known a game to be a dead rubber,” he declared. “It’s more about going … More Pressure builds on Graham Arnold as Socceroos slump to Saudi Arabia defeat
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