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Guanzhou R&F January addition from Asteras Tripolis, Apostolos Giannou, has put himself at disposal to the Australian national team. Despite the fact he appeared in a friendly for Greece last year in a goalless draw against Turkey, Greek Super League top-scorer Giannou would like to play for the Socceroos. Apostolos ...

Australia attacker Tomi Juric suffered a knee injury while training with Eredivisie team Roda JC, and it remains to be seen if he will recover in time to play for the Socceroos in March World Cup qualifiers. Reports in Australia suggest that the 24-year-old striker could be out of contention ...

Experienced defender Matthew Spiranovic has been ruled out of upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers through injury, it has been revealed. Following three consecutive wins over the likes of Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh and Tajikistan, Australia suffered a 2-0 loss to Jordan in their last 2018 World Cup qualifying match. The Socceroos are ...

Australia coach Ange Postecoglu has announced a 23-man squad for the upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifier against Jordan. The Socceroos have been quite convincing at the start of the qualifying campaign, defeating Kyrgyzstan (2-1), Bangladesh (5-0) and Tajikistan (3-0) and they will want the trend to continue. The latest Australia ...

The injury nightmare for Australia winger Robbie Kruse (38/4) continues as the Stuttgart footballer is set for a new spell on the sidelines. The 26-year-old has suffered a muscle tear in his right calf, the Bundesliga side have moved to reveal. And with Kruse expected to miss at least four ...

Melbourne Victory’s latest signing Oliver Bozanic hopes to return to international fold after missing the 2018 World Cup qualifiers vs Bangladesh and Tajikistan. The 26-year-old, who represented Australia at the 2014 World Cup, was overlooked by coach Ange Postecoglu for September matches due to lack of action at club level. ...

Australia have been handed a favourable draw for the AFC Under-23 Championship that will be held in Qatar in January 2016. A total of 16 teams from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will battle for three places at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Australia were drawn in ...

ESPN FC has learned that the likes of Austria and Wales will set new records for highest-ever position when new FIFA World Ranking list is announced on 1 October. Following some excellent results in the Euro 2021 qualifiers, the Dragons climbed to record high ninth position in September, but it ...

Australia coach Ange Postecoglu has made a total of three changes to the squad selected for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan. The Socceroos boss originally named 23 players to the roster, but he was forced to make several alterations due to injury problems. While Mile Jedinak ...

Australia midfielder Mile Jedinak is expected to miss the 2018 World Cup qualifiers vs Bangladesh and Tajikistan through injury. The 31-year-old was named in Ange Postecoglu’s 23-man squad for the September qualifiers, but it looks as though he will be forced to withdraw from the roster. Namely, Jedinak suffered a ...