The first man to take the Socceroos to the FIFA World Cup finals,Rale Rasic did more than anyone to raise the profile of the game in Australia - to the point where he had the VFL running scared.
Whether it is keeping French superstar Kylian Mbappe’s World Cup jersey in a box or refusing to reveal a grand final eve illness before last year’s decider,Mathew Leckie is not one to make a fuss.
According to a new edition of the Michaelis dictionary,there’s a new synonym for “best”.
Melbourne Victory star goalkeeper Casey Dumont looms as a potential dark horse for World Cup Matildas squad selection,bolstered by her performance in the A-League Women’s finals series.
Central Java leader Ganjar Pranowo has been endorsed to succeed Joko Widodo as president by Indonesia’s biggest ruling party.
After years building a football revolution,the expensive recruits are gone,top teams have disappeared and top officials have been detained,accused of corruption.
Jakarta has been stripped of FIFA’s Under-20 World Cup amid a row over the involvement of Israel.
Football-mad Indonesia was scheduled to stage the Under-20 World Cup in May and June,but FIFA has withdrawn the majority-Muslim nation’s hosting rights.
Football-mad Indonesia is preparing to stage its first major tournament in the sport,but the qualification of the Israeli team is causing problems.
Australia will have more chances to qualify for an expanded 48-team World Cup which will feature more than 100 matches played across the US,Canada and Mexico.
Amputee Marcin Oleksy wins FIFA's coveted best goal award for his overhead goal for Warta Poznan.