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Perfectly imperfect: Unlikely hero takes Socceroos to brink of another World Cup
Thursday night’s clash with Japan grimly tested the patience of all those who watched it. Then it was richly rewarded with Aziz Behich’s 90th-minute goal.
- Vince Rugari
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Socceroos v Japan as it happened: Australia are almost off to the World Cup after heroic victory
A win for the Socceroos tonight will all but seal their spot at the 2026 World Cup, but they face a formidable opponent in Japan. Follow all the action.
- Jonathan Drennan and Vince Rugari
‘I view things differently now’: The Socceroos’ next big thing is back, and even better than before
After seven months out with a torn ACL, rising Serie A star Alessandro Circati has returned fitter, sharper and more driven – just when the Socceroos need him the most.
- Vince Rugari
‘I’m astonished … I pinch myself’: Sermanni signs off as a winner with the Matildas
Tom Sermanni has finished his third stint in charge of the Matildas with a 4-1 win over Argentina, and will now hand over the reins of the national team to Joe Montemurro.
- Vince Rugari
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‘I can smell success’: Montemurro aims for Asian Cup glory with Matildas
Joe Montemurro was struggling to find the words to describe his emotions after being confirmed as the new Matildas coach on Monday, ending a protracted 10-month search for a successor to Tony Gustavsson.
- Vince Rugari
A-League player charged as part of sporting integrity investigation into matches
Two men, one of them a Western United player, face up to 10 years in prison over the alleged manipulation of four A-League matches for betting purposes in April and May.
- Roy Ward
‘Looks like he went 15 rounds with Mike Tyson’: Leckie leads City to title despite horror injury
Melbourne City have won their second A-League Men’s grand final after an action-packed derby against their fierce rivals at AAMI Park.
- Roy Ward and Hannah Hammoud
‘We believed all season’: Inside Tottenham’s euphoric Europa League victory
Former A-League championship coach Nick Montgomery is still coming to terms with what he helped Tottenham achieve this season as an assistant to Ange Postecoglou.
- Vince Rugari
Wait for the ‘Siuuu’: What Melbourne City’s captain learnt from Cristiano Ronaldo
Aziz Behich is ‘straight out of Meadow Heights’ in Melbourne’s working class north. He dreams of leading his team to A-League glory in his home town.
- Roy Ward
‘I’ve got a taste for trophies now’: Matildas hunting Asian Cup glory
The magnitude of winning the UEFA Women’s Champions League is still sinking in for Arsenal and Matildas star Steph Catley.
- Roy Ward and Brittany Busch
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