Australian soccer
Opinion
Socceroos
Socceroos players may be anxious about Popovic, and that’s a good thing
It is fascinating that Football Australia has opted to swing heavily back towards an authoritarian managerial approach more like that of Ange Postecoglou.
- by Emma Kemp
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‘No one is entitled to that shirt’: How Popovic plans to make Socceroos great again
Three days after Graham Arnold’s shock exit was publicised, his replacement has been unveiled - and has vowed to restore the fading pride in the Australian jersey.
- by Vince Rugari
Tony Popovic set to be confirmed as new Socceroos coach
Less than three days after Graham Arnold’s decision to step down from the job was publicised, Football Australia has reached an agreement with the former Western Sydney Wanderers boss.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
Socceroos
Arnold is a Socceroos legend, but he should have left two years ago
Few have given more to the cause of Australian soccer than Graham Arnold has, or for as long as he has.
- by Vince Rugari
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Socceroos
Muscat out of the running as Socceroos begin hunt for Arnold’s replacement
Football Australia chief executive James Johnson says the search has already begun, but the federation’s presumed number one candidate has ruled himself out.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
Matildas
Why the Matildas are at a crossroads
With a playing group in dire need of rejuvenation, it’s the right call by Football Australia to take its time with the appointment of a full-time successor to Tony Gustavsson.
- by Vince Rugari
Former coach Tom Sermanni back for third stint as Matildas boss
Football Australia has turned back the clock, appointing the 70-year-old as interim coach while the search continues for Tony Gustavsson’s full-time replacement.
- by Vince Rugari
Welcome to Parra, Mata: A-League’s World Cup winner says he still has petrol in the tank
Juan Mata received a hero’s welcome when he emerged from customs at Sydney airport early on Saturday morning, with around 250 singing, chanting fans turning up to greet him.
- by Vince Rugari
‘We’re disappointed’: Arnold’s Socceroos tenure could hinge on China qualifier
Football Australia CEO James Johnson has thrown his full support behind Graham Arnold after the national team’s horror September window, but a do-or-die moment looms on the horizon.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
FIFA World Cup
Socceroos doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
As unpleasant as it is to say, Australia’s struggles in possession against anything resembling an organised defence are starting to look like a Graham Arnold problem.
- by Emma Kemp
‘All guns blazing’: 80,000 Indonesians await as Socceroos seek salvation in Jakarta
Long regarded as one of world football’s sleeping giants, Indonesia is a nation on the rise - which could mean a tricky night at the office for Graham Arnold’s under-pressure side.
- by Vince Rugari
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