Football Australia
‘I told you so’: The sight that brought this former Matildas captain to tears
When Melissa Barbieri’s Matildas won the Asian Cup in 2010, they were largely ignored by media on their return to Australia. On Thursday, the contrast could not have been starker.
- Frances Howe
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- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
‘Helping Iranian sporting women escape the very country you’re helping to bomb is a good look’
Craig Foster says the Australian government did the right thing by the Iranian footballers, but in human rights, he says, there is no such thing as a victory lap.
- Peter FitzSimons
Travelling mum, Matildas glory and the future: Katrina Gorry tells all
The Matildas superstar admits she has spent some time contemplating her future, while revealing the guilt she often feels as a travelling mum.
- Nick Wright
‘There’s almost no way this can happen’: This is Australia’s answer to Welcome to Wrexham
Comedian Ed Kavalee is the face of a bold new project aiming to take a grassroots soccer club all the way to the A-League.
- Vince Rugari
Alen Stajcic was just sacked – but his OAM days later says much more
What a weird, incongruous time. To be at one of the lowest points in your career while receiving one of your country’s highest honours.
- Emma Kemp
How a Socceroos great can help avenge luckless striker’s World Cup agony
A host of injuries and frank conversations with an Australian legend has delivered a local hero home. But his path to World Cup has its challenges.
- Nick Wright
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- Australian soccer
FA counting on bold new management structure to help revive domestic game
Football Australia’s new chief executive Martin Kugeler will effectively share the job with Heather Garriock, who has been interim CEO for the past eight months.
- Vince Rugari
Central Coast Mariners owner exits as local, international investors circle
Control of the A-Leagues club has finally been ceded by long-time chairman Mike Charlesworth - and an English club could now be poised to take over.
- Vince Rugari
In high school, he set a transfer-fee record. Now Messi and the US await
At just 18, he has commanded a record Brisbane Roar transfer fee to ply his trade overseas. Now his eyes are on a Socceroos berth.
- Nick Wright
After 20 years, the glory days are back at Marconi’s ‘Palace’. Are they here to stay?
The giant ball outside Marconi Stadium tells the story of a club that slipped into obscurity when the A-League began, but is now working towards a brighter future.
- Vince Rugari