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Sainsbury: Nikita Rukavytsya is 'basically the King of Israel'

Trent Sainsbury The Socceroos defender signed with 'King Nikki', he is the King of Israel basically," Sainsbury told The Soceroos Podcast, "and for good reason." "Anything in front of goal, and I mean any chance in front of goal he will put it on target put it th

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Manly leave it late in dramatic opening night draw with Mt Druitt

A dramatic injury time equaliser from Seiya Kambayashi has spared Manly United’s blushes as they salvaged a 1-1 draw with Mt Druitt Town Rangers in Friday night’s NPL New South Wales season opener. Wasteful for much of the contest, Adam Griffith's Manly side seemed destined to

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'This is inspiring a new generation': Support builds for Football Australia's Legacy '23 plan

Football Australia presented its five-pillar Legacy '23 plan at Parliament House earlier this week as it works to deliver immediate and long-term benefits from hosting theFIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. Capped Westfield Matilda Michelle Heyman, Former Socceroo Jade North and Westfi

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National Premier Leagues set to kick-off in NSW and Victoria tonight

The National Premier Leagues (NPL) returns for 2021 this weekend with New South Wales and Victoria both kicking off their respective men’s competitions tonight. Four games will take place this evening, with Manly United and Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC scheduled as the first clas

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Defiant Khamis intent on helping Wanderers with unfinished finals business

'We cannot give up' was the message from Leena Khamis after the experienced striker fired Western Sydney Wanderers back into Final Series contention against Melbourne City. Khamis scored the decider six minutes after coming off the bench to boost the Red and Black's post-seas

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Super sub Khamis keeps Wanderers' finals dream alive and leaves City shattered

Leena Khamis came off the bench to ignite Western Sydney Wanderers’ hopes of a Finals Series return following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Melbourne City. The 34-year-old, who played in the inaugural Westfield W-League season in 2008-09, was sent on by Wanderers coach Dean Heffe

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UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 looms for Westfield Matildas

The UEFA Women’s Champions League round of 16 kicks off in a week’s time and some Westfield Matildas will be looking to progress through to the next stage of Europe’s biggest competition. VfL Wolfsburg v LSK Last season’s finalists are on a quest to go one better.

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Manly United and Mt Druitt Town Rangers kick off NPL 2021

The National Premier Leagues are back for 2021 and our first Match of the Week takes us to the always hotly contested battleground of NPL New South Wales’ opening night. Cromer Park in Sydney’s Northern Beaches will be the setting on Friday night as Manly United welcome Mt Dru

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Watch: Rapid fire questions with Mat Ryan and Lydia Williams

Watch here as Arsenal FC’s pair of Australian goalkeepers Mat Ryan and Lydia Williams caught up to participate in an entertaining round of rapid fire questions! The Socceroos and Westfield Matildas shotstoppers put each other on the spot with a wide range of topics, from initi

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Victory star Gestede celebrated with coach Brebner to show he was 'grateful'

Melbourne Victory match-winner Rudy Gestede wanted to show his appreciation for under-pressure coach Grant Brebner after scoring his first A-League goal in the 2-0 triumph over Wellington Phoenix. Star striker Gestede scored four minutes into first-half stoppage time before ma

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Gestede double lifts Victory gloom and sends Phoenix bottom

Rudy Gestede thundered in headers either side of half-time as Melbourne Victory climbed off the foot of the A-League, overtaking opponents Wellington Phoenix, after a 2-0 win at AAMI Park. Ex-Premier League target man Gestede proved too hot to handle for the New Zealand outfi

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Round 10 preview: Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

Adelaide United will be aiming to keep their bid for a first-ever Westfield W-League finals appearance on course when they travel to face the Newcastle Jets on Friday. The Reds are hovering in fourth place, two points ahead of fifth-placed Canberra United who have a game in ha

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ABC Pod: Is Berisha the A-League's best ever player? Garb, Cornthwaite discuss

A hero to some, a villain to others, an undeniably ruthless finisher, a destroyer of records: there's no mistaking the enormous impact Besart Berisha has made on Australian football since he first arrived at Brisbane Roar. Almost ten years have passed since he made his competi

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Calder United to face Tasmania Women's Select side

NPL Women’s Victoria side Calder United are set to tackle Tasmania’s best female footballers in partnership with A-League club Western United. The matches weres announced as part of Western United’s partnership with the Tasmanian Government and Football Tasmania that will brin

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Socceroos at Home: Maclaren scores brace as City win Grand Final rematch

Socceroos striker Jamie Maclaren registered a brace as Melbourne City staved off a late charge from Sydney FC to end their three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win in the Grand Final rematch at AAMI Park on Tuesday night. City went three goals ahead early in the second half tha

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Football Australia confirms Socceroos’ withdrawal from Copa America

Football Australia today confirmed that the Socceroos have withdrawn from the CONMEBOL Copa America 2021. Regrettably, significant changes to Australia’s senior men’s national football team’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualification schedule, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hav

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Westfield Matildas at Home: Emily Gielnik's halfway there

As the Westfield W-League inches ever closer to the finals series, fans were treated to another round filled with incredible goals and saves. The story of the round belonged to Westfield Matildas cap 192, Larissa Crummer.

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'I was in tears for a couple of days': Jamie Maclaren's Olyroos heartbreak

As preparations ramp up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Football Tournament, Socceroos striker Jamie Maclaren can't help but remember the heartbreak he suffered four years ago. While Australia's third-placed finish at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championships in Thailand sparked scenes of j

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Graham Arnold welcomes Olyroos selection headaches after youth talent boom

With 150 days until the Tokyo 2020 Men's Football Tournament kicks off, Graham Arnold is more than pleased to be faced with some tough decisions around squad selection. As the countdown to Tokyo continues, it has been widely discussed how the Australian U-23's coach is faced

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Socceroos at Home: Duke's Western Sydney Wanderers homecoming & Grant's unfortunate time in front of goal

Mitchell Duke emerged from quarantine to pull on a Western Sydney Wanderers shirt while Rhyan Grant so nearly snatched the headlines in his first mullet-less public appearance during another entertaining matchweek of A-League action. Here is a wrap of some of the highlights in

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Aussies Abroad: Sainsbury shines for Kortrijk as Boyle scores again

Martin Boyle entered double digits in the goals department in the Scottish Premiership as Trent Sainsbury led his Kortrijk to victory against Anderlecht. Both Boyle and Jackson Irvine put in full shifts for Hibernian as they overcame Hamilton Academical 2-0 in the Scottish Pre

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Crummer’s 758 days of pain eradicated with one emotional goal

A couple of her teammates stole the show with spectacular goals but it was a regulation tap-in from Larissa Crummer that most excited Brisbane Roar players, coaches and fans alike on Sunday night. Crummer scored the final goal of the match as Roar cruised to a 4-0 drubbing of

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Gielnik, Crummer amongst the goals as classy Roar thump Glory

Two stunning first-half goals – including a Goal of the Season contender – and a goal-scoring return by Larissa Crummer has helped propel Brisbane Roar to an emphatic 4-0 win over Perth Glory at Lions Stadium on Sunday. New Zealand international Olivia Chance scored a memorabl

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Jets keep surging as Thurgate inflicts more misery on Victory

Angus Thurgate marked his 50th A-League game by scoring the winner as Newcastle Jets continued their resurgence with a 1-0 triumph against rock-bottom Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. Thurgate delivered the killer blow in the 72nd minute after a smart cut-back from Valentino Yu