In the same week in late February that the fourth season of Australia's A-League reached its climax with the showpiece Grand Final between the Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United, Football Federation Australia moved offices. The common timing of the two events is not entirely coincidental nor insignificant.
Australia were frustrated in their bid to become the first side to reach next year's World Cup finals in South Africa after beating Uzbekistan 2-0 to regain control of Asian Group A.
Bayern Munich defender Martin Demichelis scored the only goal as Argentina warmed up for their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 friendly win against Australia on Tuesday.
Former Australia international Stan Lazaridis has been banned for 12 months after failing a drugs test, the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) announced on Monday.
Only a few matches into a comeback after 11 months on the sidelines, Harry Kewell claims he is 100 percent fit and ready to fire for Australia in the Asian Cup.
In the same week in late February that the fourth season of Australia's A-League reached its climax with the showpiece Grand Final between the Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United, Football Federation Australia moved offices. The common timing of the two events is not entirely coincidental nor insignificant.
Australia were frustrated in their bid to become the first side to reach next year's World Cup finals in South Africa after beating Uzbekistan 2-0 to regain control of Asian Group A.
Bayern Munich defender Martin Demichelis scored the only goal as Argentina warmed up for their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 friendly win against Australia on Tuesday.
Former Australia international Stan Lazaridis has been banned for 12 months after failing a drugs test, the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) announced on Monday.
Only a few matches into a comeback after 11 months on the sidelines, Harry Kewell claims he is 100 percent fit and ready to fire for Australia in the Asian Cup.
Australian international goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer saved two penalties as Middlesbrough won a shoot-out 5-4 to finally see off the challenge of third flight Bristol City in their FA Cup fourth round replay on Tuesday night.
Australia will host South American heavyweights Argentina and Uruguay in friendly matches in June, to finish off their preparations for this year's Asian Cup.
Harry Kewell continued his battle to feature in Australia's opening World Cup game against Japan next week when he played almost an hour of his team's 3-1 friendly win against Liechtenstein here on Wednesday.
Australia's Harry Kewell looks to be winning his fitness race ahead of the World Cup and is likely to take part in the Socceroos final warmup game against Liechtenstein on June 7.
Australia began their World Cup preparations on Thursday with a 1-0 win over European champions Greece watched by a record soccer crowd of 95,103 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
John Aloisi, whose penalty earned Australia their first place at a World Cup finals for 32 years, will miss the Socceroos' final home warm-up match before the team goes to Germany.
Guus Hiddink believes five-times champions Brazil will have a battle on their hands against World Cup tyros Australia in their group match in Munich next month.
Frank Farina quit Wednesday as coach of Australia's underperforming national side by 'mutual consent', following a disappointing Confederations Cup campaign.
Former Australian national coach Terry Venables is set to renew his association with the country as the technical director of a proposed Australian Premier League team in Newcastle.
Crisis club Leeds could lose Mark Viduka for Saturday's Premier League match with Manchester United after the striker opted out of Australia's friendly in Venezuela.
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