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Melbourne brothers head to Brazil for Neymar Jr Five tournament
On the day that the World Cup reaches its climax this Monday morning, with the eyes of the world fixed on Russia, a group of young Melbourne-based footballers will fly …
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Why the Socceroos need to be like the old school Greek Australian footballers
While the Socceroos received plaudits for the fighting spirit and discipline for their performances at the 2018 World Cup, there was one ingredient missing – an attacking edge. While the …
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Juventus seals €105 mil deal for Cristiano Ronaldo in Greece
The biggest news of the transfer season was announced late on Tuesday night in Greece, when Real Madrid announced the sale of their top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo to Italian champions Juventus for …
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Green sleeve surprise awaits Bergers in Dockerty Cup final
For the Bentleigh Greens and their coach John Anastasiadis, the Dockerty Cup final has become something of an annual calendar event for the Cheltenham-based club. Tuesday night’s final at Jack …
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Captain Kane leads English charge in Russia
Each of the four teams in Sunday morning’s World Cup quarterfinals draw: England, Sweden, Russia, and Croatia, will believe their side of the draw is the more open and gives …
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Why South Melbourne’s A-League bid is beyond football
In 2005, the inaugural CEO of the A-League John O’Neill, called the fledgling competition ‘new football’ and referred to the axed National Soccer League as ‘old soccer’. In doing so, …
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Socceroos’ poor World Cup performance leads to raises in fees
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has decided to increase registration fees for youngsters and amateurs, as the governing body of the sport deals with financial issues following the Socceroos’ poor performance …
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Sokratis Papastathopoulos joins Gunners’ defence
There’s a good chance that Arsenal’s central defence this season could have a ‘Made in Greece’ tag on it, after the club announced the signing of experienced Greek international defender, …
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Lazaridis on the problem with Australian football
The fallout from the Socceroos exiting the 2018 World Cup at the group stage with only a point, has many former players, fans and pundits questioning the state of Australian …
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South Melbourne bid for A-League advances to next stage
South Melbourne’s hopes for participating in next season’s Hyundai A-League remain intact, as the FFA announced that the club will be progressing to the next round of teams to be …