How whirlwind rise of Matildas star blew the world away

How whirlwind rise of Matildas star blew the world away

Clare Hunt had hardly left Australia at the start of the year. Now she’s a regular for the national team and plays in Europe for one of the world’s biggest clubs.

  • byEmma Kemp

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‘Soccer Ashes’ go missing again as Socceroos down Kiwis in London
Australia 2 New Zealand 0
Australian soccer

‘Soccer Ashes’ go missing again as Socceroos down Kiwis in London

The flood of goals Graham Arnold hoped for in the Socceroos’ final friendly didn’t eventuate,but Jackson Irvine and Harry Souttar ensured they did enough.

  • byVince Rugari
Soccer Ashes as it happened:Australia win 2-0 after goals for Souttar and Irvine

Soccer Ashes as it happened:Australia win 2-0 after goals for Souttar and Irvine

The Soccer Ashes were first contested a century ago,then went missing for seven decades. Now they’re back in Australian hands after a comfortable 2-0 victory in west London.

  • byBillie Eder
‘It’s football heritage,innit’:Past,present and future collide in Soccer Ashes

‘It’s football heritage,innit’:Past,present and future collide in Soccer Ashes

A famous old trophy that went missing for almost 70 years is up for grabs again when the Socceroos face New Zealand in London this week.

  • byVince Rugari
‘There’s lessons to be learned’:Socceroos rue missed chances as they let big opportunity slip
England 1 Australia 0
Socceroos

‘There’s lessons to be learned’:Socceroos rue missed chances as they let big opportunity slip

For almost an hour,the Socceroos had England on the ropes – only for a momentary lapse in defence to cost them a shot at a big scalp in London.

  • byVince Rugari
‘Look who I found’:Ange,Guus and Arnie join forces for Socceroos’ England showdown

‘Look who I found’:Ange,Guus and Arnie join forces for Socceroos’ England showdown

The Tottenham Hotspur boss made a surprise visit to the team’s hotel - along with another Socceroos coaching great,Guus Hiddink - on the eve of their glamour friendly at Wembley Stadium.

  • byVince Rugari
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From the shadows to Ed Sheeran singalongs:Socceroo’s long road back to the top

From the shadows to Ed Sheeran singalongs:Socceroo’s long road back to the top

Massimo Luongo thought his international career was over. But a move to a third-tier English team sponsored by a global pop music icon has changed everything.

  • byVince Rugari
Forgotten Socceroo on cusp of call-up to face England at Wembley

Forgotten Socceroo on cusp of call-up to face England at Wembley

Coach Graham Arnold has been keeping a close eye on Massimo Luongo,who has been in irresistible form for Championship leaders Ipswich Town.

  • byEmma Kemp
Lionel Messi could be coming to Australia – but there’s a catch

Lionel Messi could be coming to Australia – but there’s a catch

Promoters are trying to bring Messi’s Inter Miami Down Under for a friendly,but the World Cup winner’s on-field genius could prove an insurmountable hurdle.

  • byVince Rugari
Socceroos star to rub shoulders with Ronaldo,Benzema in Saudi Arabia

Socceroos star to rub shoulders with Ronaldo,Benzema in Saudi Arabia

One of Australia’s stars at the World Cup,Craig Goodwin,is set to join the cavalcade of big names heading to Saudi Arabia – but another key Socceroo is facing a spell on the sideline.

  • byVince Rugari
The new Socceroos defender whose fractured face was ‘like a jigsaw puzzle’

The new Socceroos defender whose fractured face was ‘like a jigsaw puzzle’

Cameron Burgess has joined the growing Scottish cohort by being named in the Socceroos squad for Sunday’s friendly against Mexico.

  • byEmma Kemp