Socceroo impresses in Portsmouth debut
English Championship club Portsmouth has wasted no time in giving a debut to Socceroos defender Hayden Matthews.
English Championship club Portsmouth has wasted no time in giving a debut to Socceroos defender Hayden Matthews.
Australian talent heading to Europe to play their club football sometimes suffer from a lack of A-League games and the shortage of matches in the national competition with a proper consequence, according to a Socceroos great.
A Socceroos defender is expected to continue his career in Europe rather than join an A-League club, while a second forward could be leaving Macarthur FC to play abroad.
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic hasn’t held back in his assessment of the standard of Australian players, including a one-time prodigy.
Explosive leaked letter reveals A-League’s men’s clubs are not happy with the prospect of losing their development players to Football Australia’s new pilot academy.
Kusini Yengi scored twice as the Socceroos narrowly avoided what would have been a costly loss to Bahrain.
The Socceroos have fallen apart in spectacular circumstances with their world cup qualification campaign on a knife’s edge.
Kusini Yengi came to the rescue for the Socceroos deep into stoppage time, but if the striker really does want to be the next Tim Cahill he has a long way to go, writes ERIN SMITH.
The Socceroos have escaped with a 2-2 draw against Bahrain in Riffa, conceding two goals inside two disastrous minutes before scoring an equaliser deep into stoppage time.
The Socceroos’ will be counting on winger Craig Goodwin’s impact to turn the tables against Bahrain as he returns from suspension, while Nishan Velupillay tends to an ankle injury.
The Socceroos are seeking redemption against Bahrain on Wednesday morning in Riffa.
A Melbourne Victory star could consider an overseas move if suitors emerge following his impressive comeback to international football.
Costly missed chances could come back to haunt the Socceroos, but Saudi Arabia felt equally aggrieved after they were denied an injury-time winner in a dramatic scoreless draw in Melbourne.
They failed to gain any grip on a World Cup qualifying spot, but the mood in the Socceroos camp is starkly different to earlier this year.
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