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Mariners shrug loser tag

Doug Conway The Central Coast Mariners have a fairytale of their own to worry about, and say they're prepared to 'die on the pitch' to make sure it comes true in Sunday's A-League grand final.

Kewell in deal with Qatari club

Harry Kewell.

Sebastian Hassett Harry Kewell's 12-month spell without a club is officially over.

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Lampard's header sends Chelsea into third spot

Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard scored his 200th Chelsea goal as his side beat West Ham United 2-0 to snatch third place in the Premier League from faltering London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

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Socceroos must win: Schwarzer

Mark Schwarzer

Socceroos captain says loss or draw in World Cup qualifier against Oman would be "disaster".

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Osieck's changing of guard

Socceroos coach Holger Osieck and Tim Cahill during a training session on Monday.

Sebastian Hassett Socceroos coach spent sleepless nights trying to get team make-up right.

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O, man! Draw a blow to Socceroos' World Cup bid

Can't bear to watch: Robert Cornthwaite towers over Amad Al-Hosni on Tuesday night.

Sebastian Hassett For a while, it looked as though Australia could fall to its second defeat in final stage of qualifying.

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Socceroos warned: we have to win

Holger Osieck speaks to the media in Sydney on Wednesday.

Sebastian Hassett Holger Osieck says there's only one plan for this month's World Cup qualifier against Oman.

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Manchester United, Arsenal enjoy EPL wins

Ryan Giggs celebrates with Wayne Rooney.

Tom Williams Rafael da Silva thunderbolt sets Manchester United on the way to a 2-0 win over QPR and a 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

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Socceroos cop two late goals in loss to Romania

Luke Wilkshire.

The Socceroos copped two late goals to suffer a 3-2 defeat to Romania in their friendly match in Malaga, Spain.

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City thumps Fulham, Liverpool hits five in Norwich rout

Manchester City's David Silva

Manchester City cut Manchester United's Premier League lead to four points by beating Fulham 2-0 on Saturday thanks to a brace of goals from Spanish midfielder David Silva.

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Osieck likely to name new faces again

A host of Socceroos tyros proved in Australia's upset win over South Korea last week why they shouldn't be ignored in future fixtures.

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Holman named Aust footballer of the year

Brett Holman.

Socceroos star Brett Holman capped his successful switch to the English Premier League by taking out the Australian footballer of the year award on Wednesday night.

Neill on Becks: think carefully

Lucas Neill

Daniel Lane Socceroos captain says the ''king's ransom'' could be better spent.

Socceroos defeat South Korea 2-1

Socceroos v Korea Republic

Hwaesong, South Korea Nikita Rukavytsya and Robert Cornthwaite score their first international goals.

Osieck finally takes the plunge and now he needs to take risks

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Michael Lynch Socceroos boss experiments with new faces for a winning result.

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Rogic earns Socceroos call-up

Called up: Tom Rogic.

Central Coast young gun is among three new faces selected in the Socceroos squad for next week's friendly against South Korea.

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Socceroos call in big guns

Aziz Behich

Michael Lynch Holger Osieck mixes it up for Australia's clash with South Korea in a friendly.

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No room for complacency

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Michael Lynch The Socceroos still have much to do, not least is reinvigorating an ageing team.

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Unfazed at 40, Schwarzer's still in top form

World Cup goal: Mark Schwarzer.

Sebastian Hassett, Doha For years now, Mark Schwarzer seemed to be creeping towards age 40.

Socceroos back on track for World Cup as late goals sink Iraq

Tim Cahill

Sebastian Hassett in Doha A pair of late goals to Tim Cahill and Archie Thompson have put Australia on course to qualify for the 2014 World Cup as the Socceroos claimed a dramatic 2-1 win over Iraq in Doha this morning.