Hyundai A-League round wrap

SYDNEY (20 April 2015) – The penultimate round of the Hyundai A-League season had a little bit of everything. Epic comebacks, red cards, 20 goals and a milestone man delivering the goods. What a thriller at the ‘Cake Tin’. Phoenix produced an astonishing fightback to overturn a two-goal half-time deficit to win 3-2 thanks to…

Macedonia Hold Australia

SYDNEY (31 March 2015) – Australia were held to a dour 0-0 by Macedonia on Monday but coach Ange Postecoglou insists it bodes well for their joint 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign. The home side’s stubborn defence and a bumpy pitch blunted the Socceroos’ attack and there was to be no…

OZ hold World Champions Germany

SYDNEY (26 March 2015) – James Troisi and Mile Jedinak were both on target as the 2015 AFC Asian Cup winners earned a highly creditable 2-2 draw with world champions Germany on Wednesday. The Socceroos, who were crowned champions of Asian in January thanks to their 2-1 defeat of Korea Republic in Sydney, fell behind…

Guangzhou best Western Sydney in five-goal thriller

SYDNEY (5 March 2015) – Guangzhou Evergrande came out on top in a battle of the past and present Asian champions as the 2013 AFC Champions League winners defeated current title holders Western Sydney Wanderers in a 3-2 victory in Australia, thanks in large part to Brazil international Ricardo Goulart’s hat-trick, that capped an enthralling series of encounters on Matchday Two of…

OZ begin U16 preparation

SYDNEY (18 Feb 2015) – The Australian Under-16 national team will converge in Canberra this week in preparation for two-major international tournaments later this year. They will spend three days at the Australian Institute of Sport under the tutelage of Joey’s Coach Tony Vidmar and Technical Director Peter de Roo. This week’s training camp will…