Australia

Up until the 2002 World Cup in South Korea/Japan, Asian football didn’t exactly get a great deal of attention. But, following South Korea’s run to the semifinals and Japan’s appearance in the final 16, the respect level for football in …

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Australia’s U23 team (often referred to as the Olyroos, a variation of the senior team’s title “Socceroos”) has had mixed fortunes at the Olympic Games since the U23 format was introduced for the Barcelona games in 1992. Prior to Barcelona, …

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The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games kick off in a month, with the 2008 Olympic football tournament from 6th to 24th August.

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Olympic Football squads for the 16 teams participating at the 2008 Olympics:

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Australia’s Olympic Football squad for Beijing 2008:

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Until the 2010 qualifying series, Australia’s road to the World Cup was a twisted, teasing and torturous one. Stuck in a Confederation with only one credible opponent and too far away for anyone else to fly out for friendlies, Australia …

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Over the past three seasons, Australia’s marquee player system has quickly settled into two clear classes — the overseas marquee players and local players (usually, but not necessarily, returning from stints in one of the many European leagues).

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As I have written previously, the Australian A-League introduced the marquee player system as a way of attracting quality players while preventing expensive bidding wars that risked placing clubs in financial danger before the season was even underway. A well …

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Australia’s A-League was born out of the ashes of the old National Soccer League (NSL). The NSL was plagued by poor management, ethnic rivalries and a low profile compared to the ‘traditional’ football codes of rugby league, rugby union and …

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