Socceroos

Australia’s ‘golden generation’ from 2006 urges administrators to utilise COVID-19 lockdown to reset country’s football

A group of Australia’s top former football players have called for the national governing body to use the coronavirus shutdown for a reset of the domestic game.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia coach Graham Arnold calls for age rules to be relaxed for football if Games get postponed

Australia coach Graham Arnold has called for the age limit at the Tokyo Olympics football tournament to be raised to ensure that players who helped their country qualify remain eligible if the Games are postponed to 2021.

Australian women's footballers receive equal pay contracts as male counterparts in landmark move

Under a new centralised contract system, Matildas stars such as Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter will be paid an equal amount as big-name Socceroos like Aaron Mooy and Mat Ryan.

Australia men and women football teams to earn the same under gender parity pay deal: Report

Australia’s Matildas launched a campaign to pressure global football governing body FIFA to provide equal prize-money at World Cups ahead of the women’s tournament in France earlier this year.

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Goalkeeper Mat Ryan saves two penalties in shootout as Australia beat Uzbekistan in Round of 16 tie

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan brilliantly saved two penalties as defending champions Australia won a dramatic shoot-out with Uzbekistan to reach the Asian Cup quarter-finals

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Defending champions Australia rescue campaign with dominant victory over Palestine

Defending champions Australia dominated Palestine 3-0 on Friday as they recovered from their shock opening defeat at the Asian Cup and moved within sight of the last 16.

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Defending champions Australia stunned by Jordan to slump to worst ever start in competition

Australia, who had 76 percent of possession but only six shots on target, were undone by Anas Bani-Yaseen's powerful first-half header.

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Tim Cahill-less Australia bank on pace and versatility as they look to clinch back-to-back titles

Australia are banking on pace and versatility up front to win back-to-back Asian Cups as they embark on a new era without stalwarts Tim Cahill and Mile Jedinak.

Socceroos legend Tim Cahill bids emotional farewell as Martin Boyle scores brace in Australia's 3-0 win against Lebanon

Veteran Tim Cahill bid an emotional farewell on Tuesday on his 108th and final appearance for Australia as Scottish striker Martin Boyle scored twice for his newly-adopted country.

Australia coach Graham Arnold names veteran Mark Milligan as successor to retired captain Mile Jedinak ahead of AFC Asian Cup

33-year-old Mark Milligan will lead the Socceroos against South Korea in a friendly in Brisbane later on Saturday before another Asian Cup warmup against Lebanon in Sydney next week.