Taggart to return for Roos
Having overcome a groin problem, Adam Taggart will return for the Socceroos against Jordan.
Having overcome a groin problem, Adam Taggart will return for the Socceroos against Jordan.
Having made it seven wins in a row with victory over Nepal, the Socceroos intend to finish their AFC second-round World Cup qualifying campaign in style against Jordan.
The Socceroos’ World Cup qualifying hot-streak has continued after the took another step forward with a big win over Nepal.
Mat Leckie’s decision to leave Germany to join A-League club Melbourne City has been praised by fellow Socceroos attacker Jamie Maclaren.
TWO local candidates for the Socceroos coaching job have lauded the appointment of Bert van Marwijk, and say Australian players across the globe now have a clean slate from which to impress the Dutchman.
TIM Cahill has been heavily linked with a return to former club Milwall, but it appears they face competition for his signature from a fellow Championship team.
TIM Cahill looks set to return to the UK, with a sensational reunion with Millwall still on the cards after the club’s coach revealed the pair had been in dialogue.
SOCCEROOS chiefs feared “crucifying” an Australian coach at the World Cup, leading to their appointment of Dutchman Bert van Marwijk.
NEW Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk is set to announce his right-hand man for the Russia 2018 World Cup: A player who was at the centre of one of the most controversial performances ever seen at the tournament.
BERT van Marwijk will bring his son-in-law Mark van Bommel with him to the Socceroos’ World Cup campaign, but is expected to keep existing staff led by assistant coach Ante Milicic.
BERT Van Marwijk’s knowledge of the Socceroos as well as his track record and lower pay expectations gave him a decided advantage over more high-profiled rivals to fill the Socceroos coaching role, writes DAVID DAVUTOVIC.
BERT van Marwijk will lead Australia at the World Cup in Russia later this year, after concluding a rapid deal with Football Federation Australia to succeed Ange Postecoglou.
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