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Jude Bellingham cut a frustrated figure in Cologne.

Good draw, bad draw: Dour England do enough to top Euros group

A scoreless draw with Slovenia - combined with the Denmark-Serbia stalemate - means Gareth Southgate’s side will avoid the tournament favourites until the final.

  • Ciaran Fahey

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The $3000-a-head dinner that could change everything for Socceroos

Cristian Volpato, the A-League reject now playing in one of Europe’s top leagues, will be the hot topic when Graham Arnold and Italian icon Francesco Totti break bread.

  • Vince Rugari
Kusini Yengi and Portsmouth are going up.

Going up? The Aussies on cusp of cracking the big leagues

As the European season reaches its conclusion, a number of Socceroos are vying for a spot in the top tiers of England, Italy, Germany, Spain and France.

  • Vince Rugari
Ajdin Hrustic’s career is back on track after a nightmare year in Italy with Hellas Verona.

‘I thought they were bluffing’: How the Socceroos’ missing link fell off the radar

Ajdin Hrustic was arguably Australia’s most valuable player until he did his ankle on the eve of the World Cup. Then his Italian club brutally turned on him.

  • Vince Rugari
Paul Pogba.

Former Man United star, World Cup winner Pogba faces lengthy ban after positive test

France and Juventus superstar Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended and could face a four-year ban following a positive test for testosterone.

  • Tommy Lund and Rohith Nair
Napoli fans celebrate after winning the Serie A championship on May 04, 2023 in Naples, Italy. SSC Napoli are Champions of Italy after thirty three years; the last time they obtained the trophy, Diego Armando Maradona led the team. The victory of the third Scudetto comes for the team coached by Luciano Spalletti, obtaining 1 point away at the Friuli stadium against Udinese.

One dead, seven injured in Naples in night of soccer celebrations

The mayhem unfolded after the southern Italian city exploded in joy at the success of its soccer team.

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Naples erupts as Serie A club clinch first title since Maradona era

A 1-1 draw almost 850km away was enough to secure a first championship in more than three decades for Napoli, sparking wild scenes in southern Italy’s largest city.

  • Andrew Dampf
Ross Pelligra is the owner of revived Italian club Catania SSD, and is leaning on Socceroos legends Vince Grella and Mark Bresciano for advice.

‘He’ll be a god’: Two ex-Socceroos and the Sicilian offer they couldn’t refuse

Vince Grella and Mark Bresciano, along with Aussie businessman Ross Pelligra, have taken on the gargantuan task of rebuilding a fallen giant of Italian football and guiding them back to Serie A.

  • Vince Rugari
Davide Nicola was sacked, then re-hired two days later.

Italian side appoints coach again two days after sacking him

Davide Nicola was relieved of his duties as coach of Salernitana a day after a chastening 8-2 defeat at Atalanta. Two days later, club president Danilo Iervolino took the remarkable step of recalling him to the position.

Cristian Volpato’s goal and assist for Roma could catapult him into Socceroos contention.

‘He’s already at the level’: Volpato mounts Socceroos case with goal, assist for Mourinho’s Roma

Cristian Volpato has thrown a late selection curveball at Socceroos coach Graham Arnold, scoring a goal and setting up another off the bench in a match-winning performance for José Mourinho’s AS Roma.

  • Vince Rugari

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