Pele visited Australia in 1990 and the late,great,Herald football writer Michael Cockerill was on the scene.
Police made at least 20 arrests when spectators invaded the field at the end of the England-Qatar World Youth Soccer championship semi-final and attacked Qatar players.
Australia had hoped for a historic success in the deciding play-off against Argentina,but an own goal brought the curtain down on their World Cup dreams.
There had been many false dawns for football in Australia. But the game's new keepers predicted a bright future with the start of the A-League.
Melbourne City midfielder Anthony Caceres is set to sign with UAE side Al Wasl after deciding the possibility of regular game time in the A-League this season is likely to be limited.
Apparently you still need a Sherrin to sell the Socceroos to Victorians.
Guess what? The ethnics haven't gone anywhere. They're still driving the game.
We all have our favourites. For the best part of a decade,mine has been Nathan Burns.
Socceroos great-in-waiting was missed by the'system'- highlighting the need to improve development paths in football.
Socceroos coach looks to Rogic as wildcard forward choice to fill Cahill's boots up front.
If you're Liverpool FC,one of the most iconic brands in world football — especially among the 40-plus generation — why wouldn't you keep coming back to Australia to squeeze the lemon. The question is how much juice is there left to squeeze?