Socceroos
This Socceroos legend wants to keep the door open for Volpato despite snub
Cristian Volpato is “waiting for Italy” over the Socceroos. But an Australian great says he would welcome the attacker back should he ever change his mind.
- Vince Rugari
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Ante had never set foot in Australia before. Now he’s here to play for the Socceroos
Ante Suto was born and raised in Croatia but has always identified as an Aussie. His first trip to his old man’s homeland could end up with him wearing green and gold.
- Vince Rugari
‘I paid my penance’: Postecoglou reveals details of ‘brutal’ sacking
Ange Postecoglou has explained the brutal sequence of events after he was sacked as Nottingham Forest coach, but he is still primed for a new coaching gig.
- Roy Ward
‘I can’t remember’: Robertson returns to Socceroos, but mystery over exile endures
Why did Alex Robertson spend more than two years away from the Socceroos? And why did Tony Popovic say he was “ineligible” to represent Australia? If only he could tell us.
- Vince Rugari
‘I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do’: Popa takes swipe at Segecic over Socceroos defection
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has wished Adrian Segecic well after his decision to play for Croatia over Australia – then explained why he wouldn’t cross one of his red lines for him.
- Vince Rugari
How Harry Kewell and the Socceroos helped produce an Arsenal hero
It was a friendly between Australia and Jamaica that helped shape Theo Walcott into an England and Arsenal star.
- Billie Eder
A game of four quarters: Socceroos will try to exploit World Cup ‘hydration breaks’
Every half at the World Cup will stop for a three-minute “hydration break”, aka a mid-game ad break. Tony Popovic isn’t moaning about it; he wants the Socceroos to find a way to take advantage.
- Vince Rugari
He turned down a World Cup berth four years ago. Now Volpato is ‘open’ to playing for the Socceroos
Cristian Volpato, the Sydney product who has long equivocated over whether to play for Australia or Italy, has signalled he is finally ready to decide.
- Vince Rugari
$322,000 seats: Unlucky Socceroos fans hunt costly World Cup tickets
Australian fans were made to pay $99 just to apply but many ultimately missed out. Scalpers are now listing tickets for hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
- Elias Visontay
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