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Aloisi out of championship decider

Posted: 15 Mar 10 | Sydney FC's marquee striker John Aloisi will miss the 2009/10 Hyundai A-League grand final. |

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C'mon Ricky, how about a dose of reality?

Posted: 15 Mar 10 | Wellington coach Ricky Herbert needs to take a cold shower after matches before speaking to the media. |

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Jet setting with the Socceroos

Posted: 02 Mar 10 | Fancy being on the same flight as Tim Cahill to the World Cup in South Africa? |

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Squad for crucial Asian Cup qualifier

Posted: 18 Feb 10 | Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has selected an extended squad of 25 players for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifier against Indonesia at Suncorp Stadium on March 3. |

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Hernandez wins Johnny Warren Medal

Posted: 16 Feb 10 | Melbourne Victory's Costa Rican playmaker Carlos Hernandez has taken out the Hyundai A-League's highest individual accolade, the Johnny Warren Medal, at the Hyundai A-League 2009/10 Awards ceremony held at The Ivy in Sydney last night. |

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Sour Victory plot revenge

Posted: 15 Feb 10 | A short turnaround and a controversial incident late in the Premiership decider at the SFS on Sunday will ensure a simmering start to the A-League semi-finals when Sydney FC meets Melbourne Victory on Thursday night. |

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Corica calls it quits on a stellar career

Posted: 10 Feb 10 | Sydney FC midfield supremo Steve Corica has announced he will retire at the conclusion of the A-League season. |

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No love in the air for Valentine's Day blockbuster

Posted: 08 Feb 10 | If Sydney FC can't pull a near sell-out crowd to Sunday's blockbuster against Melbourne Victory then football fans in the Harbour City should hang their heads in shame. |

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Kewell's latest injury crisis

Posted: 26 Jan 10 | Socceroo Harry Kewell could be sidelined for several weeks by injury. |

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Melbourne's Heart will be pumping come derby day

Posted: 13 Jan 10 | Melbourne Heart Syndicate have not yet kicked a ball in the A-League but already the new club is keenly anticipating its cross-city rivalry with Melbourne Victory. |

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Football terrorist attack bodes poorly for World Cup

Posted: 11 Jan 10 | The machine-gun attack on Togo's team bus at the African Cup of Nations last Friday has left the football world with a most nightmarish vision of what could happen in the future. |

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Best football commentary ever

Posted: 09 Dec 09 | Now here is a commentator who REALLY loves his football. |

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Asian Champions League draw

Posted: 08 Dec 09 | The 2010 AFC Asian Champions League draw was held in Kuala Lumpur yeasterday. |

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World Cup draw reactions

Posted: 07 Dec 09 | Reactions to the Socceroos' World Cup draw |

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No favours for Socceroos in World Cup draw

Posted: 07 Dec 09 | AUSTRALIA can be happy it avoided the fate of fellow Asian qualifier North Korea, which faces Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast in the World Cup group stage, but in reality the Socceroos have been done few favours by the draw. |

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Socceroos choose Kloofzicht Lodge as base camp

Posted: 04 Dec 09 | A secluded wildlife and fishing lodge in rural Johannesburg will be the base camp for the Socceroos during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. |

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Australia's World Cup pitch in South Africa

Posted: 02 Dec 09 | Australia offered the world the 'no worries' World Cup in 2018 or 2022 when Football Federation Australia (FFA) presented its credentials in a new film and book package in Cape Town last night. |

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Hand of Henry: Irish demand a replay

Posted: 20 Nov 09 | FIFA says it has received a letter from the Irish Football Association (FAI) requesting a replay of their controversial World Cup qualifying play-off against France. |

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Milicic and Olsen joined at the Heart

Posted: 18 Nov 09 | The Melbourne Heart Syndicate has continued its preparations for the 2010/11 A-League season by signing ex-Socceroo Ante Milicic and former Denmark and Manchester United star Jesper Olsen as its inaugural assistant coaches. |

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Brosque recalled to the Socceroos

Posted: 10 Nov 09 | Sydney FC’s Alex Brosque is on his way to Oman after being added to the Socceroos squad in a great reward for his brilliant form this season. |

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