Socceroos News

Aussies Abroad Preview: Several players return to action this weekend

There will be plenty more Aussies in action this weekend as the Danish Superligaen, Israeli Premier League and Serbian SuperLiga all resume their respective campaigns. Mustafa Amini, Alex Gersbach and Zach Duncan are all primed to return to the pitch for AGF Aarhus as they res

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How Wade tried to 'freak out' Maradona before marking him in FIFA World Cup play-off

Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade has recalled what it was like to mark Diego Maradona and the ordeal he went through to obtain his shirt.

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Socceroos encourage you to get Onside with AsOne FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 bid

The Socceroos are encouraging supporters to get Onside and support the joint FIFA Women's World Cup bid between Australia and New Zealand.

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Australian national team celebrates 98th anniversary

Wednesday marks the 98th anniversary since the Australian national team were formed as their first match took place on May 27, 1922 against Wanganui (New Zealand) at Cooks Gardens. Australia's first football match arrived on this day in 1922 as players from across New South Wa

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The emotional moment that saw Maclaren choose Australia over another nation

Wednesday marks the anniversary of Jamie Maclaren's debut for the Socceroos against England in 2016, but it turns out the striker's international debut could've eventuated for a different nation. After a strong season in the Hyundai A-League where he scored 20 goals for the Br

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Freak moment in Sainsbury's European debut that almost ended his career

Socceroos defender Trent Sainsbury shared his gut wrenching story about his first experience moving abroad to play in Europe in an Instagram Live video with fellow Australian defender Aziz Behich. A 22-year-old Sainsbury got his first taste of European football when he departe

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Aussies Abroad: Taggart secures first win of K League campaign

Adam Taggart's Suwon Bluewings registered their first victory of the season after they edged out Incheon United 1-0 on Saturday night. Taggart was back in the starting line-up for his side's clash against Incheon and was on the park for just over 80 minutes.

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Top 5 highest attendances for Socceroos home matches

Monday marks the 14th anniversary since the attendance record for a Socceroos match in Australia was set when Josip Skoko scored the winning goal against Greece in the farewell match when before the FIFA World Cup 2006. To mark the date, we take a trip down memory lane as we r

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Reliving Federici's best Socceroos moments on anniversary of debut

Saturday is the anniversary of Adam Federici's Socceroos debut and to mark the occasion we taken a look back at some of his best moments in the green and gold. Federici made the first of his 16 appearances in a 2010 friendly against New Zealand prior to the FIFA World Cup - a

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AGF Aarhus to debut world's first virtual grandstand

AGF Aarhus' Australian trio - Mustafa Amini, Alex Gersbach and Zach Duncan - will have an opportunity to play in front of the world's first virtual grandstand next week, with the Danish Superliga club announcing a collaboration with digital video platform Zoom. When the leagu

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Watch: Full game of Socceroos v Honduras in FIFA World Cup 2018 play-off

Watch the Socceroos v Honduras in the second leg of the intercontinental play-off for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the YouTube player below! The Socceroos returned to home soil to play the second leg after a tense encounter in Honduras saw them hold on for a 0-0 draw. All eye

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How Schwarzer's Socceroos career could've ended just after it started

A peculiar comment made to Mark Schwarzer at the start of his international career helped ignite the most decorated goalkeeping career Australia has ever seen. A mistake from Schwarzer on his starting debut lead to Canada's opening goal in a crunch play-off for the FIFA World

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Langerak opens up on professional football journey so far

Nagoya Grampus goalkeeper Mitch Langerak is eagerly awaiting a round two return to the J.League since COVID-19 restrictions forced a stop to world sport. It's been a turbulent but exciting journey to the J.League for Langerak, who started his career at Melbourne Victory in

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Aussies Abroad Preview: Duo clash, perfect K League record aim

Another blockbuster weekend awaits with a number of Aussies set to feature across the Bundesliga and K League. The first of our Aussie stars will be in action on Friday night at 8:30pm* as Brandon O'Neill's Pohang Steelers welcome FC Seoul to the Steelyard Stadium. The Stee

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Leckie: How Arnold is making Socceroos culture 'that much better'

Like many footballers across Australia, Mat Leckie dreamed of playing for the Socceroos growing up. Since making his senior debut in 2012, the Hertha Berlin winger has loved his time with the national team so far, which his seen him represent the Socceroos 63 times. However