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Serie A call up for Canberra's Carl Valeri

Lee Gaskin Carl Valeri will fulfill his life-long dream of playing in one of the world’s premier leagues after securing a promotion to the Serie A.

Football

Del Piero caught in All Stars tug-of-war

Sebastian Hassett A three-way showdown is looming between Football Federation Australia, Sydney FC and Alessandro Del Piero over the star forward's availability for the match between the A-League All Stars and...

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Football

Giggs ready for another adventure

Henry Winter Fans' tribute at Bernabeu nothing new for a global role model who is poised to make more history tonight.

Football

AC Milan stun Barcelona in Champions League

Barcelona’s hopes of winning the Champions League for the fourth time in eight seasons are hanging by a thread after a 2-0 defeat to AC Milan on Wednesday, while Galatasaray and Schalke played out an...

Soccer

Injured Valeri still has eyes on Brazil

Lee Gaskin I'll see you in Brazil. That's Carl Valeri's message for his Socceroos teammates after the experienced midfielder was ruled out of the rest of Australia's World Cup qualification campaign.

Balotelli says bye to bad press and weather

Justin Davis MILAN: AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli hit out at the English media, weather and food, but had kind words for former club Manchester City as he was officially unveiled at the San Siro on Friday.

Football

Grella calls time on career

Michael Lynch Former Socceroo Vince Grella’s bid to make a comeback through the A-League is over, the midfielder announcing his retirement from the game on Monday afternoon.

A-League

Number's up on 'milestone' but Del Piero is greater than the sum

Sebastian Hassett JUST as it seemed Alessandro Del Piero was set to celebrate his 800th professional game, it turns out the Sydney FC star has even more staying power than we thought.

Soccer

Osieck calls for Neill to step up

Tom Wald Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill has received a far from glowing endorsement from coach Holger Osieck before Australia's World Cup qualifier against Iraq in Doha.

Captain happy to hand Del Piero armband

Sebastian Hassett Football: Alessandro Del Piero hasn’t even arrived in Australia yet but the new Sydney FC signing could be in line to take on the captain’s armband this season.

Soccer

Del Piero loves feeling the pressure

Sebastian Hassett No player in any domestic football code will know the weight of expectation on Alessandro Del Piero's shoulders when he makes his debut for Sydney FC next month, but the $4 million man wouldn't have...

Winning way gives Del Piero broad shoulders

Sebastian Hassett NO PLAYER in any domestic football code will know the weight of expectation on Alessandro Del Piero's shoulders when he makes his debut for Sydney FC next month, but the $4 million man wouldn't have...

Soccer

Ageing stars in battle for best league

Fleta Page THEY have an average age of 42, with two players over 50 and four over 40. They claim to be too old to walk properly after a 90-minute game, let alone train, but Capital Football thinks this team...

Soccer

Valeri favours club over Socceroos

Lee Gaskin Canberra’s Carl Valeri will miss Australia’s friendly with Denmark to help his club’s promotion push to the top tier of Italian football.

Soccer

Valeri to miss Denmark match due to club commitments

Lee Gaskin Canberra's Carl Valeri will miss Australia's friendly with Denmark this weekend to help his club's promotion push to the top tier of Italian football.

Italian PM suggests football suspension

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has suggested football should be suspended for two to three years in the wake of the latest match-fixing scandal.

Soccer

Osieck brings back Bresciano for Saudi clash

Sam Lienert Socceroos coach Holger Osieck says World Cup veteran Mark Bresciano is mentally refreshed and ready to help the team reach the sport's showpiece event for a third straight time.