Australian soccer
‘Time for fresh leadership’: Graham Arnold steps down as Socceroos coach
Arnold was facing immense pressure after a 1-0 defeat to Bahrain and a 0-0 draw away to Indonesia left Australia’s World Cup direct qualification hopes in peril.
- by Vince Rugari
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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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A-League Men
‘Vindicated’ Dwight Yorke awarded $290,000 compensation for Macarthur FC sacking
Macarthur FC fired their high-profile coach after a controversial dressing room address. It wound up costing the club hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- by Riley Walter
Analysis
Socceroos
Suffering from stasis, Socceroos wake up with a brutal hangover
While Australia’s loss to Bahrain was a surprise, the way they played was sadly not.
- by Vince Rugari
‘Not good enough’: Socceroos searching for answers after Gold Coast nightmare
It was supposed to be a relatively simple outing to start the third round of World Cup qualification, but it ended up as a night of historical lows for Graham Arnold’s men.
- by Vince Rugari
As it happened: Out-of-sorts Socceroos suffer horror start in World Cup qualifying bid
Follow all the action as Australia play the first of a series of critical clashes in the tougher third round of World Cup qualifying.
- by Emma Kemp