Newcastle’s Australian striker, Mark Viduka, made an encouraging first appearance of the English Premier League season as the Magpies played out a 0-0 draw at neighbours Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Hearty boomayes to Zeljko Kalac, who wants to return to the A-League to coach when his time is up at AC Milan. We need more of his kind back here, passing on their undoubted skills, knowledge and wisdom to the young generation of players currently learning their trade from the first wave of Australian [...]

Sydney FC are at a crossroads of their season heading into Friday night’s A-League clash with Queensland, according to captain Steve Corica.

After the recent victory over Bahrain in a FIFA World Cup qualifier, where the Socceroos were completely outplayed for most of the match but still managed to win, there may be some truth in the claim that the ‘Curse of the Socceroos’ may finally be over.

We should forget about the Wellington problem and instead focus on a solution. The obvious is for New Zealand to join the AFC. The remaining nations should compete for one spot and that one spot should enter the AFC qualifications at the round two stage.

Socceroos and Everton star Tim Cahill wants to end his playing career in Australia, preferably as part of the proposed South Coast club in the A-League. Cahill is associated with the Wollongong-based club’s bid to join the A-League for the 2010-11 season.

Sydney’s youth team sits atop the National Youth League, undefeated in seven matches. Having won every game so far this year, their success is beginning to turn heads. Former Socceroo, and coach of Adelaide’s youth, Joe Mullen, describes Sydney as the benchmark of the National Youth League.

A-League champions Newcastle Jets’ hopes of defending their title appear finished, with Socceroos Joel Griffiths and Mark Milligan facing extended bans after being sent off in a 2-0 defeat to the Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand on Sunday.

Japan’s coach Takeshi Okada has poured fuel on his side’s intense rivalry with the Socceroos, saying he wants to “shut up” the Australian side.

His side might have ripped up the script and played out their own Escape from Alcatraz in Manama, but at least Pim Verbeek is man enough to own up to the fact that Australia was found wanting on Thursday morning in its World Cup qualifier against Bahrain.

The Socceroos took another big stride on the road to South Africa 2010 but got a significant World Cup wake-up call from what captain Lucas Neill described as an “embarrassing” win over Bahrain.

Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick has promised to fight attacking fire with fire in his side’s A-League top of the table clash with Central Coast at Telstra Dome on Friday night.

A Mark Bresciano goal in the dying seconds gave the Socceroos a remarkable 1-0 win despite being completely outplayed by Bahrain in Wednesday night’s World Cup qualifier at the Bahrain National Stadium.

Most of us have been gaining an appreciation for football over the last twenty years. So, what would your world team from the 90s and 00s look like? A starting XI, with six subs (five outfielders plus a goalkeeper), and a coach.

Dear me. Pim Verbeek, ensconced in a hotel in Manama, has a casualty list longer than a Mexican Day of the Dead. Scott McDonald, the latest to pull out of Australia’s World Cup clash against Bahrain, has a chest infection (whatever happened to V for Vicks?) and of those left standing Tim Cahill, probably our [...]

Bahrain are preparing to throw everything at the Socceroos in Wednesday’s (Thursday AEDT) qualifier, knowing that even a draw could kill off their hopes of a maiden World Cup finals berth.

Most of the remaining Socceroos squad members will arrive in Manama on Monday as Australia continue a hurried preparation for Wednesday’s (Thursday AEDT) World Cup qualifier against Bahrain.

An article in The Advertiser by Rebecca Wilson has caused quite a storm in Adelaide having labelled the Reds ACL defeat as “humiliating” and leaving “soccer in crisis.” Rather, the Reds ACL journey should be seen as an opportunity for the game to grow and does not represent its death knell.

Adelaide United coach and former Socceroo Aurelio Vidmar has bounced back from his side’s Asian Champions League disappointment to win Australian soccer’s highest accolade today.

Well, nothing much I need to add that already hasn’t been written about Adelaide’s thumping over two legs at the hands of Gamba Osaka in the Asian Champions League final. As I wrote a week ago even before a ball had been kicked in anger, “We have much, much more to learn from Japanese football.”