A-League

Wanderers rewriting the rule book on debut teams

Darren Walton Already the talk of the A-League, the Western Sydney Wanderers are on course to achieve a footballing feat never seen before in Australia.

Futsal

ACT teams plan for strong show

Fleta Page The 2013 Futsal Nationals kick off on Monday afternoon with the ACT men and women looking to go one step further than last year, when both lost the grand final to the NSW Thunder.

Soccer

In pursuit of happiness

Lee Gaskin Gracing the same turf as Lionel Messi, Hristijan Tanoski could have been excused for pinching himself to see if it was real.

Levelling the playing field

Kathryn Wicks Moya Dodd stands to be the first Australian elected to the FIFA executive committee this week.

Saturday night fever as A-League aims to top record season

Dominic Bossi Attracting fans to games has been prioritised in the draw for the upcoming A-League season despite Football Federation Australia signing a record television deal in which the competition will be...

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Soccer

Door open for Mariners to play ACT fixture

David Polkinghorne Capital Football will put its hand up to host reigning A-League champions the Central Coast Mariners.

Mariners bow out of ACL with 3-0 defeat

The Central Coast Mariners had no answer to the talent assembled so expensively by Guangzhou Evergrande, tumbling out the Asian Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 defeat in China.

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Football

Kennedy, Ognenovski earn Socceroos recalls as qualifiers loom

Dominic Bossi Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has recalled veterans Josh Kennedy, Sasa Ognenovski and captain Lucas Neill to his squad for the final three World Cup qualifiers.

Football

Socceroos stick with old guard for qualifiers

Dominic Bossi Experience has won over youth for the Socceroos back line after coach Holger Osieck identified veterans Lucas Neill and Sasa Ognenovski as the men to lead Australia's defence in their final three...

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Football

Arsenal seal Champions League berth

Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle while Alex Ferguson's extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at...

Soccer

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

Women coaches, dare to dream

Kathryn Wicks It should not surprise anyone to see a female coach of an A-League team in our lifetimes, FIFA executive committee candidate Moya Dodd says.

Football

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid next month

Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after a turbulent three-year spell in charge of the Spanish giants, club president Florentino Perez confirmed on Monday.

Football

No Fulham offer for Schwarzer

Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer feels he has done enough to deserve a new contract at Fulham, and if the London club fails to deliver he will consider offers from other Premier League sides.

Football

Arnold dares to dream in clash with Asian titans

Sebastian Hassett They might be the longest of long-shots to overhaul a 2-1 deficit against Guangzhou Evergrande in Wednesday night’s second leg but Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold says his team can pull...

Football

Grand final rematch for A-League's opening round

Dominic Bossi A-League champions Central Coast will begin their title defence at home against Western Sydney Wanderers.

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Football

The truth about Becks

Henry Winter DAVID Beckham was a good footballer, very good at times, but he will not be remembered as a great footballer.

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Football

Investing in Aboriginal youth will pay huge dividends

Craig Foster We can be pleased about the growth in our football but there is still one glaring aspect of the game in Australia that needs urgent attention: helping indigenous Australia discover a lifelong...

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Football

He'll always have Paris: Beckham bids tearful farewell

David Beckham bade a tearful farewell to Paris on Saturday as the former England star made his final home appearance for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain before heading into retirement.