Australia commenced their World Cup qualification campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win over Kuwait on Tuesday.
Aaron Mooy put an emphatic punctuation mark on Mathew Leckie’s first-half brace to give the Socceroos the ideal start on the road to Qatar 2022.
Positives
With the opponent and sweltering conditions in Kuwait City taken into consideration, it was an unspectacular but ultimately satisfactory performance from the Socceroos. As a starting point in this qualification phase and whatever the scenario,…

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino tells Gab Marcotti about his hopes that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups change negative perceptions of Russia and Qatar.

Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means.
Like football, the essence of what makes a story great is its openness to human interpretation. With Australia to open their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign against Kuwait on Tuesday, I have to make an admission. (Bear with me, here.)
2001: A Space Odyssey is my favourite film. Aside from the astounding visual experience, why Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece has stood the test of time is that very aspect of interpretation.
Now, aside from Nietzsche’s theories on the Ubermensch, the existence of…

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Socceroos Aziz Behich says the Australian squad are ready for an exciting journey towards World Cup qualification.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino tells Gab Marcotti about his hopes that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups change negative perceptions of Russia and Qatar.

Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means.
Like football, the essence of what makes a story great is its openness to human interpretation. With Australia to open their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign against Kuwait on Tuesday, I have to make an admission. (Bear with me, here.)
2001: A Space Odyssey is my favourite film. Aside from the astounding visual experience, why Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece has stood the test of time is that very aspect of interpretation.
Now, aside from Nietzsche’s theories on the Ubermensch, the existence of…

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Steve Nicol delves into just how much Man City will rue the loss of Aymeric Laporte who was stretchered off vs. Brighton.

Shaka Hislop evaluates the first Saturday of the Premier League season, praising Manchester City and Brighton while rigorously defending VAR.

Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means.
Mathew Ryan is excited to see how teaming up with Aaron Mooy at club level will benefit Australia’s World Cup qualifying campaign.
Mooy has joined Ryan at Premier League club Brighton on a season-long loan, reuniting the pair for the first time since their days at Westfields Sport High School in Sydney.
While Mooy is yet to start a league match for the Seagulls, Ryan is hopeful the pair will go on to emulate successful Socceroo pairings at English clubs such as Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka at Leeds,…

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino tells Gab Marcotti about his hopes that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups change negative perceptions of Russia and Qatar.

Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means.
Awer Mabil says that he is nervous about kicking off his maiden World Cup campaign, but feels he’s at the stage to deliver for Australia.
The speedster, who has scored four goals in 10 appearances for the Socceroos, has joined the quest for a berth in Qatar in 2022, which starts against Kuwait on Tuesday.
Mabil will take a lot of confidence from a strong campaign with his Danish Superliga side Midtjylland, who are undefeated and top of the table after winning seven of their eight matches since July.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino tells Gab Marcotti about his hopes that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups change negative perceptions of Russia and Qatar.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said it makes sense to hold the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the winter months, but admitted it will have an impact on European league schedules.
“In my mindset, I believe at the end of this, we will be the greatest Socceroos team ever,” Australia head coach Graham Arnold told the media during a teleconference on Friday.
Speaking after naming his first Socceroos squad ahead of what looks set to be a long and arduous qualification phase for the 2022 World Cup, it’s a statement so grandiose and on brand for the Expectant One, it’s one that simply can’t be ignored.
Amid the markers set and Language of Belief, though, there was also a slight…

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Uncapped Harry Souttar is part of a new generation of Australia stars hoping to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.  
Australia’s next generation of football talent has been given the nod to start the Socceroos’ path to the 2022 World Cup.
Coach Graham Arnold has picked 12 players with 10 caps or fewer to their name in his 23-man squad for the opening qualifier against Kuwait on Sept. 10.
Scottish-born Stoke City defender Harry Souttar, on loan at Fleetwood Town in England’s League One, is the only uncapped player in the squad, with Brandon Borrello, Ajdin Hrustic and goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne all…

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Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means.
Sacked Matildas coach Alen Stajcic will not be allowed to be interviewed or make submissions to an independent review of FFA national team management, Australia’s football coaches union has argued.
FFA announced on Aug. 19 that a three-person panel chaired by businesswoman Diane Smith-Gander along with ex-Australia netball captain Liz Ellis and Sydney Olympics bid mastermind Rod McGeoch will undertake the review.
The panel will investigate decision-making processes and the way in which items are…

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