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'It’s a privilege': Ryan on becoming 62nd captain and second-most capped goalkeeper

Mat Ryan says the desire to continue the legacy of former Caltex Socceroos greats is a factor in a couple of impressive personal milestones for the gloveman. Ryan became the 62nd captain of the Caltex Socceroos for the dominant 7-1 win over Chinese Taipei on Tuesday night, Aus

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'Keep pushing each other': Healthy strikeforce competition as Taggart ends 2270-day drought

Adam Taggart's two-goal haul not only kick-started the Caltex Socceroos big win against Chinese Taipei but ended a 2270-day drought for the striker. That's how long it had been since he last scored for Australia before his first-half brace in the 7-1 FIFA World Cup 2022™ quali

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Victory suffer Hoogland injury blow

Melbourne Victory’s have been dealt an early-season blow with confirmation German defender Tim Hoogland is set to miss the first six weeks of the 2019/20 campaign. Hoogland was a late scratching from the season-opening Melbourne Derby after suffering a quad injury in training

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‘He’s only going to get better’: Arnold hails impact of two-goal Souttar

Graham Arnold believes Harry Souttar’s incredible start to his international career is only going to get better after the towering defender’s impressive brace in the Caltex Socceroos’ FIFA World Cup 2022™ over Chinese Taipei. A week ago the 20-year-old was somewhat of an unkno

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Signing news: Yongbin Chen to join Adelaide from Qingdao Red Lions

Adelaide United have confirmed the signing of Chinese attacking midfielder Yongbin Chen. The 20-year-old joins the Reds from Qingdao Red Lions and will arrive in Australia shortly subject to his visa clearance. “We are very happy to finalise our squad with the addition of

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Taggart, Irvine and Souttar score doubles as Australia beat Chinese Taipei 7-1

Adam Taggart, Jackson Irvine and Harry Souttar were at the double, while Jamie Maclaren was on the scoresheet again as the Caltex Socceroos continued their strong start to FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying with a 7-1 win over Chinese Taipei in Kaohsiung on Tuesday night (AEDT). T

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Signing news: Teenage striker Roberts joins Central Coast Mariners

One of Sydney's hottest striking talents, John Roberts, has signed a scholarship contract for Central Coast Mariners. Roberts, 18, has been on trial for Alen Stajcic's side for a number of weeks and scored a hat-trick in the club's pre-season clash with North Shore Mariners in

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Australia U-23 edged by IR Iran U-23 in Doha

An Australia U-23 Men’s National Team selection suffered a 2-1 defeat to IR Iran in Qatar on Monday. The game, which was played at Al Duhail Stadium in Doha, saw IR Iran go 2-0 up in the first half via goals in the fourth and 25th minutes respectively. Australia enjoyed ple

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‘That’s what hypes me up’: Le Fondre vows to better last season’s haul

Goal hungry Adam Le Fondre has declared the Hyundai A-League Golden Boot is one of his targets this season as he chases back-to-back titles with Sydney FC. The Englishman enjoyed a prolific debut season with the Sky Blues, scoring 16 times [during the regular season] in the Hy

Mary Fowler will join an impressive list if she gets on the pitch against Jamaica on Wednesday morning (AEST)

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Leah Blayney finalises Westfield Young Matildas squad for 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship

Westfield Young Matildas Head Coach Leah Blayney today named Australia’s 23-player squad for the forthcoming AFC U-19 Women’s Championship, which will be held in Chonburi, Thailand. Next week Blayney’s squad will swap Australia for South-East Asia ahead of Group A games agains

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Sounds of the Socceroos: Vini's three pillars to ensure Caltex Socceroos are fuelled for action

He’s been one of the Caltex Socceroos’ most important members for more than five years, even though he’s never stepped foot on the pitch. When it comes to ensuring Graham Arnold’s side are well fuelled and ready for the exertions of international football, then chef Vinicius C

Lewis Miller has signed a scholarship contract with the Central Coast Mariners

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Signing news: Mariners promote teenage defender Miller on scholarship deal

Teenage defender Lewis Miller has won a scholarship contract with Central Coast Mariners after impressing coach Alen Stajcic in the pre-season. Ahead of Saturday’s blockbuster F3 Derby against Newcastle Jets, the Mariners confirmed the 19-year-old has been promoted to the club

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Arnold: Full-strength Caltex Socceroos ready to fire against Chinese Taipei

Graham Arnold says he’ll be picking his strongest possible team for Tuesday night’s FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier against Chinese Taipei as the Caltex Socceroos look to maintain their perfect record on the road to Qatar. Australia are currently sitting on top of their group af

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Milligan reveals Arnold convinced him about Caltex Socceroos future

Caltex Socceroos veteran Mark Milligan credits coach Graham Arnold for encouraging him to extend his international career into FIFA World Cup 2022™ qualifying. The 34-year-old admits he considered hanging up the boots for Australia following the FIFA World Cup 2018 and the AFC

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Caltex Socceroos determined to raise levels again against Chinese Taipei says Goodwin

Craig Goodwin says the Caltex Socceroos are hell-bent on retaining their perfect record in World Cup Qualification as they take on Chinese Taipei tomorrow evening. Before Australia trained for the first time in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, on Sunday both Goodwin and Dimitri Petr

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Vote for your best goal and save of Hyundai A-League Round 1

Hyundai A-League Round 1 is in the books and, as is tradition, our final act is to vote the Goal of the Week and the Save of the Week. The five opening games served up some special moments as clubs looked to set the pace in the 2019/20 Season. Now it's over to Hyundai A-Lea

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Round 1 moments you may have missed: Wellington’s cheeky response to Western United FC’s classy act

The Hyundai A-League may have seen some heroic moments on the field during Round 1 but now it's time to catch up with all of the action on social media. We cover everything which may have flown under the radar around the Hyundai A-League as 10 our 11 teams got their season's u

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Outcome of independent Match Review Panel - Round 1, Hyundai A-League 2019/20

The independent Match Review Panel consisting of Simon Micallef (Chair), Con Diomis and Adam D’Apuzzo – convened on Monday, 14 October 2019 to consider an incident involving Ryan Strain of Adelaide United in or around the 57th minute of Adelaide United’s Hyundai A-League 2019/20

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Debuts to remember: the standout Round 1 displays from Hyundai A-League newcomers

No one enjoyed Western Sydney’s return to Wanderland quite like Daniel Wilmering. Wilmering was there when it all began for the Wanderers in October, 2012 as a ball-boy when they played their first ever A-League game. Seven years later the 18-year-old was pitch-side once ag

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Change of style at Brighton benefits me, says Mooy

Aaron Mooy says he has settled in well at new Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and believes Graham Potter’s approach and philosophy is one that suits him down to the ground. Mooy – who joined Caltex Socceroos teammate Mathew Ryan at the East Sussex-based club on loan

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Watch all the Mini Matches from Round 1

Ready to play catch up on all of the action from Hyundai A-League Round 1?

Mark Rudan on his return to Wellington Phoenix

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20 defining images from the Hyundai A-League opening weekend

From frosty receptions to derby fireworks, agony to ecstasy, and everything in between - the opening round of the Hyundai A-League was brimming with moments of worth capturing. Mark Rudan had the last laugh over Wellington Phoenix fans as Western United secured their inaugural

Besart Berisha ended an 18-month wait for a goal on Sunday

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'He's been hurting': 18 months of pain behind Berisha's historic moment

Down, hurting, but not out: a difficult spell in the J-League took its toll on Besart Berisha, according to Western United boss Mark Rudan. But that 18-month goal-drought in Japan has not hindered the all-time top scorer's insatiable appetite for Hyundai A-League goals, or his

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How to watch Hyundai A-League Round 2

The Hyundai A-League returned in some style on the weekend, with a five-goal thriller in Adelaide, a dream homecoming for Western Sydney Wanderers and a perfect start for Western United among the highlights. There are several ways you can tune in to watch Round 2, so make sur