Vince Grella
Djite poised to make Socceroos debut
Liam FitzGibbon Bruce Djite's meteoric rise is set to continue when he lines up alongside Harry Kewell for his first international start.
Socceroos coach queries pitch surface
Liam FitzGibbon Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has called for greater communication between football codes, admitting he's concerned about the state of the ANZ Stadium.
Socceroos will turn it on: Beauchamp
Defender Michael Beauchamp has vowed a youthful Socceroos side would "put on a show" in Sunday's World Cup qualifying dead rubber against China.
No panic in heat from cool Verbeek
Guy Hand Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek finds himself the target of critics going into the top of the table clash against Qatar in Doha.
Socceroos head for Qatar cauldron
Guy Hand The Socceroos head for Doha expecting testing conditions for their top-of-the-table World Cup qualifier against Qatar on Saturday (Sun AEST).
Valeri, Djite set for Qatar action
Guy Hand Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek looks set to test Australia's football future in the important World Cup qualifier against Qatar.
Neill to miss Qatar game, wife has twins
Guy Hand Socceroos defender Lucas Neill will miss the game against Qatar and will head straight to Sydney for what may be the decider against China on June 22.
Verbeek says keeper not to blame
Guy Hand Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has refused to blame goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer for his team's World Cup qualifier defeat despite Iraq's freak winning goal.
North set to play against Iraq
Guy Hand Socceroos defender Jade North appears to have survived an injury scare and looks set to take his place against Iraq.
Aussies get reprieve from Iraqi tricks
Guy Hand The Socceroos have scored a diplomatic win over Iraq ahead of the World Cup qualifier, with the AFC intervening to stop pre-match gamesmanship.
Verbeek tips big things from Harry
Guy Hand Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek expects Harry Kewell to uncork his full range of party tricks on Sunday as Australia chase a win against Iraq.
Socceroos happy for chance to play Iraq
Socceroos enforcer Vince Grella says he and his teammates are happy the World Cup qualifier against Iraq will definitely go ahead on Sunday.
Harbour bridge lights up for soccer show
Soccer star Harry Kewell is already huge in the eyes of some fans and Sydneysiders will see the footballer in a similar light.
Verbeek recalls European stars for Iraq
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has recalled a stack of European-based stars for next Sunday's World Cup qualifying match against Iraq.
Club won't release Valeri for Ghana game
Guy Hand The Socceroos will go into Friday night's friendly against Ghana minus defensive midfielder Carl Valeri with his club refusing to release him.
Baby boom hits Socceroos' Cup campaign
Cameron Tomarchio A baby boom could threaten Australia's World Cup qualifying campaign, with the partners of four Socceroos all due to give birth over the hectic June period.
Schwarzer unable to save Middlesbrough
Mark Schwarzer was unable to repeat the same heroics that saved the Socceroos in their World Cup qualifier as his EPL club Middlesbrough lost 1-0 to Chelsea.
Cahill ruled out of World Cup qualifier
By Adrian Warren Injured midfielder Tim Cahill has been ruled out of the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier against China in Kunming on Wednesday.
Kewell to play match against China
Harry Kewell looks set to make his first appearance in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers but question marks remain about the availability of other key Socceroos
Cahill dedicates goal to jailed brother
By Belinda Tasker Tim Cahill has dedicated his goal in Everton's 3-1 win over English Premier League rivals Portsmouth to his brother Sean, who was jailed two months ago.
