Several Socceroos have earned huge new deals at European clubs. These moves can both boost and harm Australian soccer as a whole.
- Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney
The scoreline might suggest a tight struggle in the World Cup final but it was all one-way traffic as Spain prevailed.
Spanyol adalah tim dengan taktik paling komplet. Sementara Argentina tim luar biasa dengan kehebatan yang berbeda. Mereka punya si jenius Lionel Messi.
Spain is a complete team, coached by a manager at the peak of his powers. Argentina is also a great team – but a different type of great team.
Writers have long sought to understand the magic and meaning of soccer. Here are some books to savor.
The 2026 World Cup has left Australia with a young group of players who will improve and grow in stature – but there are question marks over their playing style.
The Socceroos World Cup campaign is over. But there’s plenty to be optimistic about for the next one in four years’ time.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Socceroos are through to the knockout stages of the World Cup after a tense stalemate against Paraguay.
As Australia prepares to take on Paraguay, it’s clear a group-stage match rarely carries such decisive weight.
Australia’s World Cup is far from over. But after a timid performance in which both goalscorers from the previous game started on the bench, coach Tony Popovic needs to be bolder.
What to make of the Socceroos’ World Cup squad? It says plenty about which areas produce elite players – and the regions that miss out.
More matches, smaller nations, significant rule changes – the 2026 World Cup will be vastly different to the 1994 version in the US.
Australian rules football was actually played before rugby union in Queensland — and it was only a quirk of history that caused Queenslanders to switch allegiances.
While revered as heroes by their fans, Australia’s cricketers have played hard – too hard – for too long, and now the sport must begin the difficult task of self-reflection and change.
Interest in the sport is starting to wane as the Socceroos have struggled internationally and the A-League has failed to evolve.
An independent review has recommended steps to clean up the sport. Tennis authorities must now demonstrate they have the will to take action.
The lack of Commonwealth relevance doesn’t entirely explain the lack of exuberance of the medal tally.
The relationship between commercialised sport and junior sport has largely been left to the periphery of Australian sporting analyses.
For the most part, Australian sports are heavily regulated and proactive in addressing doping. The same cannot be said about gambling.
Regardless of the World Cup final result, rugby union is dwarfed by the three other major football codes in Australia’s competitive football landscape.
The changing meaning of sport is perhaps most clearly evident in darts – which is now hyper-commercialised.
Eight sports have presented their case for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But it was tenpin bowling’s application that generated the most debate in the media and the wider public.
FIFA, world football’s governing body, is not a perfect multinational corporation. It would be quite naïve to envisage that the World Cup should have the capacity to bring world peace, fix global inequality…
For those well-versed in football and Australian sport, the Australian national team’s early exit from the World Cup should come as no surprise. The three losses – to Chile, the Netherlands and Spain…
The football World Cup may be yet to kick off, but there have already been innumerable discussions on the various playing styles that each country will adopt. Will they play a 4-4-2, a 4-2-3-1, or a straight…
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