The Socceroos have been officially farewelled in Melbourne this afternoon.

South made history as the four-time National Champions and FIFA’s Oceania Club of the Century embarked on an Asian odyssey.

South Melbourne FC was awarded the highly prestigious award of Club of the Century for the Oceania Confederation.

Greece will have plenty of work to do defensively after Otto Rehhagel’s side squandered two leads against North Korea in a friendly match in Austria.

Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has taken the axe to his 31-man squad, cutting it back to 28 ahead of the squad’s departure on Wednesday.

Construction began last week to transform Albert Park’s historic Lakeside Oval into the state’s premier sports centre for elite athletes as part of a major $50 million redevelop

With all to play for AEK condemned Olympiakos to bottom place on the playoff table. PAOK, meanwhile, learned of its potential opponents in the qualifying stage of the Champions

The league finals between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos was postponed to Saturday evening.

Greek giants Olympiakos came up well short in the Final of the 2010 Euroleague Final Four, against Regal Barcelona

South Melbourne FC has drawn leading Singapore football club Gombak United in the first round of the 2010 RHB Singapore Cup.