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Douglas Costa poses with fans after the match.

As it happened: Douglas Costa stars on debut as Sydney FC wins 5-0 in AFC Champions League 2 opener

Sydney FC’s new Brazilian marquee star made a bright first impression in Thursday night’s comfortable win over Hong Kong outfit Eastern SC.

  • Vince Rugari

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Ange Postecoglou soaks up the adulation of the Tottenham Hotspur fans in August last year. “So much of my childhood was trying to overcome having Postecoglou as a surname, and now they’re making it into songs … It’s crazy.”

Spurs fans are loving ‘Big Ange’. If only he’d been shown such respect here

In Australia, some struggled with Ange Postecoglou’s name. In the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, tens of thousands of Brits chant it.

  • Vince Rugari
Matildas captain Steph Catley with coach Tony Gustavsson.

Swede nothings: Matildas coach coy on future after unveiling Olympic squad

Tony Gustavsson has revealed the 18 players he’ll be taking to Paris, but won’t say whether he’ll still be their coach beyond the tournament.

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Matildas superstar Sam Kerr is learning a tough lesson some of her male counterparts have long understood.

Matildas’ encore on home soil cause for excitement for fans and FA alike

The buzz of the Women’s World Cup has been and gone, but another dose is coming, with official confirmation that the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup will be played in Australia.

  • Vince Rugari
Tony Vidmar’s Olyroos failed to score at the under-23 Asian Cup.

Winless, scoreless and out: Football Australia needs deep rethink after Olyroos disaster

Australia’s under-23 men have failed to reach the Paris Olympics. An undermanned squad at the qualifying tournament is one reason – but there are deeper issues.

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Graham Arnold during the loss to South Korea.

Fantasy football: Yet more ‘what if’ moments on a long and painful list for Socceroos

Followers of the national team are very familiar with the parallel universe reserved for those almost-got-there-but-for-that-thing-that-went-wrong moments. The loss to South Korea added a few more.

  • Emma Kemp
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Grahm Arnold.

‘These things are lessons in life’: Socceroos embrace Miller after devastating Asian Cup exit

After 94 minutes Australia were on the brink of the Asian Cup semi-finals. Then came South Korean goals from a penalty and a free kick - both conceded by Lewis Miller - and another heartbreaking Socceroos defeat.

  • Emma Kemp
Are the Socceroos under siege from the outside world - or is Graham Arnold up to his old tricks?

Arnie is building a siege mentality. It could carry the Socceroos all the way

Graham Arnold’s side are at their best when they’re underdogs - so at the Asian Cup, where they’re among the favourites, he’s doing what he can to make them feel like the world is against them.

  • Vince Rugari
Harry Souttar is still the main man at the back for Australia.

Four reasons why the Socceroos can get past South Korea in Asian Cup quarter-final

The Koreans will have just two days to prepare for the clash on Saturday morning after a gruelling 120-minute battle with Saudi Arabia. You might say it’s all coming up Arnie.

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Socceroo Gethin Jones and Indonesia’s Marselino Ferdinan compete for the ball.

‘The boys are starting to believe’: Socceroos push aside Indonesia to reach quarter-finals

A clash with either Saudi Arabia or South Korea awaits after Graham Arnold’s men put in a performance that wasn’t quite as smooth as the final score might suggest.

  • Vince Rugari

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