Melbourne Victory
Clouds roll away but questions stay
Michael Lynch Australia might have made heavy weather of qualifying for the World Cup, but in the end all that matters is that Holger Osieck's men got there.
Melbourne Victory thrash Jets 5-nil
Sam Lienert Melbourne Victory star Archie Thompson led his team to thrash defending A-League champions Newcastle 5-0 at Telstra Dome on Friday night.
Melbourne Victory sign Costa Rican
Melbourne Victory have signed a second Costa Rican player, with midfielder Jose Luis Lopez to join Carlos Hernandez for the upcoming A-League season.
Pondeljak joins Melbourne Victory
Star midfielder Tom Pondeljak is returning home to play for the Melbourne Victory after a successful three-year stint with the Central Coast Mariners.
Jets finish off Melbourne Victory 3-1
By Guy Hand Melbourne Victory's A-League championship defence is over after the Newcastle Jets doomed them to finals oblivion with a 3-1 victory at Telstra Dome.
Soccer
Well done Socceroos, but improvement is needed
Michael Lynch On paper, it looks as though qualification had been achieved in straightforward fashion. But Australia must make changes to be competitive at the World Cup.
Soccer
Socceroos fans can at least dare to dream
Michael Lynch Tuesday night's must-win clash with Iraq in Sydney should hold no terrors.
Soccer
The agony and the ecstasy of our World Cup odyssey
Such was the ease of the Socceroos' qualifying effort for the 2010 World Cup - Pim Verbeek's squad made it with several games to spare - that it's easy to forget Australia has tended to live on a...
Soccer
Iraq's star players pull out of match with Socceroos
Sebastian Hassett The Socceroos have been handed a huge boost ahead of Tuesday's World Cup qualifier.
The return of soccer's rainmakers
Michael Lynch The Socceroos could once again be the totemic team around which the whole sport coalesces.
Soccer
A winner, no Archie-bargy
Michael Lynch Effervescent, exuberant, an essential cog in the Socceroos' scoring armoury. He is a man who produces goals at regular intervals and celebrates in his own inimitable style when he does so.
Player ratings
Jesse Hogan Jesse Hogan rates the Socceroos in Tuesday's victory over Jordan.
Michael Lynch
Socceroos on brink of World Cup berth
Michael Lynch Australia is so close to a third consecutive World Cup appearance that it can almost taste it. But Holger Osieck, its phlegmatic German coach, is right to remember the old adage that there’s many a...
Soccer
Fast-track Traore to Socceroos
Michael Lynch Beleaguered Prime Minister Julia Gillard took to the Twitterverse in the wake of the Socceroos' 4-0 mauling of Jordan to congratulate the team – prompting one wit to respond by urging her to rush...
Soccer
Kruse the man of the hour
Michael Lynch All players have one moment, or one game, where they announce themselves, making such an impression that their place in fans' affections is guaranteed.
Soccer
Rousing rout has Jordan in need of a miracle
Michael Lynch It's the first rule that boys and girls are taught when they begin playing soccer in the under sevens: play to the whistle. Jordan didn't, Australia did.
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Awesome foursome
Jesse Hogan Socceroos boost their World Cup hopes by pummelling Jordan 4-0. Now for Iraq.
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'We haven't crossed the finish line', says Osieck
Michael Lynch Socceroo boss Holger Osieck allowed himself a smile of celebration after his team's 4-0 mauling of Jordan.
Soccer
Victory managing director to step down
Michael Lynch Melbourne Victory's managing director Richard Wilson, a founding board member and investor in the A-League's biggest club, is to step down from the position he has held for two and a half years.
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Socceroos warm up with '12th man'
Michael Lynch Is Australia ready to fall back in love with the Socceroos?
