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Kewell Out!!

News just in… Hiddink has told SBS sport that Kewell has been ruled out for Australia’s match against Italy due to his groin injury. [Originally posted on worldcupblog.org and recovered from waybackmachine and reposted here with spelling and grammar corrections…

Tough… Not Dirty

The Socceroos have been on the recieving end of the referees whistle just a little too often in the two games played so far, and one feels that this is thanks to a mis-conception that the Aussies are “too physical”……

Will Viduka Quit after the World Cup?

It’s quite possible that Australia’s captain might hang-up his boots, for the national squad at least, after the World Cup. Viduka said that Australia’s performance at the World Cup would influence his decision but the prospect of increased travel as…

Socceroos draw 1-1 with Netherlands

What a great result for the Socceroos… and here is my 2-minute analysis of the match. Top 5 Positives to come out of the game Drawing 1-1 with the #3 side in the world, when they had home advantage Mark…

Australia’s Walking Wounded

After the minor heart attack Australian football (i.e. soccer) fans suffered last week, we’re all very happy to hear the latest reports about our walking wounded… they’re not as wounded as we were led to believe. Who was that masked…

World Cup Blog

I’ve managed to convince the administrators of the World Cup Blog to let me contribute to the Australian section of their site… I guess that didn’t read the links I sent to them as example of my writing ability. Anyway,…

Best Australian Never to Play at a World Cup?

Liverpool great Craig Johnston never played at a World Cup When the squad is finally announced, the Australian team will unarguably contain some of the greatest players to come from these shore. Names like Kewell, Viduka, Bresciano and Aloisi will…