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A-League

How the west wasn't won as ceasefire leads to derby draw

Sebastian Hassett Billed as a shootout in the Wild West, both Sydney FC and Western Sydney arrived at Parramatta Stadium and stood 10 paces apart, exchanging snarls, fingers dangling over the holsters.

Football

Spoiled for choice: Osieck has quantity and quality this time

Sebastian Hassett Although Holger Osieck reckons he's finally picked his starting side to face Oman in Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier at ANZ Stadium, the Socceroos coach says it's brought him no end of sleepless...

A-League

How Sky Blues lost their silver lining

Sebastian Hassett Star-studded Sydney FC missed the A-League finals. Sebastian Hassett looks at where it all went wrong.

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A-League

Farina could learn from nearby foes

Sebastian Hassett When you look at the respective playing rosters of Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers, it's hard to fathom - nigh impossible - how this situation came to pass.

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Football

Six A-League players in Socceroos squad

Sebastian Hassett Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has stuck with the tried and tested for this month's World Cup qualifier against Oman in Sydney, naming a largely predictable 23-man squad for the must-win match.

Football

Osieck vows full-throttle action for Socceroos

Sebastian Hassett Holger Osieck says there's only one plan for this month's World Cup qualifier against Oman in Sydney - to play full-throttle attacking football and put Australia in the box seat to progress to Brazil.

Sebastian Hassett

Changing times but still sitting pretty after 100 days in hot seat

Sebastian Hassett DAVID GALLOP didn't like the look of the offices at Football Federation Australia headquarters when he first arrived. Although plush and new, they lacked something.

Flexible cap is a lesson in global soccernomics

Roy Masters Australian soccer officials insist on calling it football, while some of the game's superstars, including Sydney FC's Alessandro Del Piero, use the word soccer.

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Heart plan to home in on finals berth

Michael Lynch IN CRICKET we have flat-track bullies - batsmen who cannot be blasted out with dynamite when the wicket is offering little to the bowler, but who struggle when there is some movement in the pitch.

Football

Neill out to show his worth for Brazil

Daniel Lane SYDNEY FC recruit Lucas Neill will use his stint in the A-League to help consolidate his place as Australia's captain for their assault on next year's World Cup in Brazil.

A wealth of talent puts pressure on Farina to get team's balance right

Sebastian Hassett SYDNEY FC now have Lucas Neill in their ranks but difficult questions lie ahead for Frank Farina as he wrestles with the embarrassment of riches at his disposal.

A-League

Griffiths ban stuns Sydney on eve of Jets showdown

Dominic Bossi SYDNEY FC have been dealt a blow on the eve of their clash with the Newcastle Jets, with star striker Joel Griffiths slapped with a three-match ban by the Match Review Panel for making an offensive...