Several Socceroos have earned huge new deals at European clubs. These moves can both boost and harm Australian soccer as a whole.
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Recent FIFA controversies have exposed structural tensions within world soccer, which may result in significant change at the top.
Strong soccer countries invest heavily in elite player development, coach education and high performance infrastructure. Australia must do similarly.
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.
No parent likes seeing their child upset. But moments like these can also be opportunities to help kids build emotional skills.
Progressing to the next World Cup round would represent a significant step forward for Australian soccer, and it’s an achievable aim.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Socceroos are through to the knockout stages of the World Cup after a tense stalemate against Paraguay.
A workplace law expert explains what your rights are – and whether employers who suspect people of not being sick can ask for a medical certificate.
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.
How did the Socceroos manage to stun Turkey at the World Cup, and what are their chances going forward?
What to make of the Socceroos’ World Cup squad? It says plenty about which areas produce elite players – and the regions that miss out.
Football Australia and Cricket Australia highlight how sport organisations can appear commercially successful while remaining financially fragile.
So much is going right for soccer in Australia at the national level and in grassroots participation. But the A-League is struggling to convert its opportunities into wins.
Whatever happens in the quarter final against France, in many ways the Matildas have already won before they even set foot on the pitch.
Being on the same pitch as superstars like Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi signalled both the scale of this achievement and the tough task ahead for a game with a troubled history in Australia.
Interest in the sport is starting to wane as the Socceroos have struggled internationally and the A-League has failed to evolve.
Australia has won the soccer World Cup three times, in simulation games only. So what are the challenges to predicting the winner?
Step-by-step travel tips - including how to use those fancy blue light goggles - if you’re travelling East to West, or West to East these holidays.
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Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney
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