Posts Tagged "Lucas Neill"
Five signs to gauge the Socceroos are on the right track
By Tony Tannous, 18 Jun 2013While the end-game tonight is ultimately qualification for a third consecutive World Cup, a feat not to be scoffed at, many Socceroos fans will be looking for Holger Osieck and his men to do it by building on an encouraging past fortnight.
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Kruse: ‘cog’ in the gold and green machine
By Nathan Pang, 12 Jun 2013On a night where records were re-written, the Socceroos showed their true colours with a great team performance against a rather lacklustre Jordan outfit at Etihad (Docklands) Stadium, Melbourne.
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Neill confident Socceroos can qualify
By Guy Hand, 5 Jun 2013Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill believes despite the crushing disappointment of victory slipping from their grasp, Australia have the momentum they need to seal World Cup qualification in the next fortnight.
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Neill hopes Japan succumb to pressure
By Guy Hand, 4 Jun 2013Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill believes Japan being within a whisker of World Cup qualification may work in Australia’s favour in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night.
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Could Frank Farina do the unthinkable?
By apaway, 12 Mar 2013Incumbent Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill may not command a place in Sydney FC’s starting line-up if he overcomes the calf injury that kept him out of the Sky Blues’ 2-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners.
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Pressure on in Neill’s return to Sydney
By Rob Forsaith, 7 Mar 2013Lucas Neill will return to where it all started on Saturday night when he attempts to stop Sydney FC’s A-League slide in a crunch clash with Central Coast.
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Tall poppy syndrome alive and well
By A View From the Top, 26 Feb 2013It doesn’t get much better than a great sporting debate in Australia. At the pub, around the dinner table, in the change rooms or indeed on The Roar we all love to pump up the tyres of our favourite athletes and sporting team.
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Wanderers help lay some ex-NSL ghosts to rest
By Mike Tuckerman, 25 Feb 2013Sometimes moving forward is all about letting go of the past. We got a reminder of that at Parramatta Stadium on Saturday afternoon when Western Sydney Wanderers downed Perth Glory in the wet.
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Neill’s move doesn’t guarantee Socceroos selection
By Hugomcwilliam, 20 Feb 2013Sydney FC’s acquisition of Lucas Neill is a signing that may not only alter the complexion of the current A-League season, but also the future of the Socceroos and the captain’s place in the national team.
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Are returning Socceroos an asset to the A-League?
By Joe Gorman, 19 Feb 2013The return of Lucas Neill to Sydney FC has been almost universally praised as a major coup for the A-League. It certainly is nice to have the Australian captain playing in the national league.
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Neill to face Heart in grudge match
By Angela Habashy, 18 Feb 2013His apology won’t help mend a broken Heart and Sydney FC’s new star recruit Lucas Neill is certain to face a frosty reception when he makes his A-League debut in Melbourne.
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Lucas Neill signs for Sydney FC, shuns Heart
By The Roar, 16 Feb 2013Socceroos captain Lucas Neill will return to the A-League with Sydney FC, after the Sky Blues tabled a last-ditch bid to lure the defender away from Melbourne Heart.
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Generation Next: Where to for the Socceroos?
By Anthony Karakai, 27 Oct 2012What will happen to Australia’s national football team come 2014? It is not a new question – it has been asked since 2006 – and is more important now than ever.
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Heat on Socceroos in Doha
By Tom Wald, 16 Oct 2012Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill has received a far from glowing endorsement from coach Holger Osieck on the eve of Australia’s all-important World Cup qualifier against Iraq in Doha.
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Socceroos squad misses the point
By wisey_9, 14 Aug 2012Last Wednesday Holger Osieck announced a 20-man Socceroos squad for the international friendly with Scotland in Edinburgh on the 15th of August.
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Neill confident of 2014 World Cup berth
By Jim Morton, 14 Jun 2012Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill confidently predicted Australia would book a place in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup after being buoyed by their spirited 1-1 draw with Japan.
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Socceroos captain Neill dumped by UAE club
By AAP, 3 Jun 2012Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill will have added motivation to impress in Australia’s friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen on Sunday (1am AEST) after being released by his UAE club Al Jazira.
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Fans help pick Australian football’s finest players
By Doug Conway, 13 Apr 2012If picking the best player ever is a recipe for countless pub debates, Australian football has gone several steps further by asking fans to also nominate the sport’s best team and best coach.
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The A-League’s positive influence on the Socceroos
By Matt Bungard, 1 Mar 2012A superb second half resurgence by some of the A-League’s leading names saw Australia storm home to a 4-2 victory, destroying Saudi Arabia’s hopes of progressing to the next round of World Cup qualification.
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We must learn from Olympic flop: Neill
By Liam FitzGibbon, 25 Feb 2012Socceroos captain Lucas Neill believes Australian football could be forced to take a long, hard look at itself following the Olyroos’ failure to qualify for the London Games.
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