Local Duo Help Australia Become Asian Under-20 Champions
West Australian duo Daniel Bennie and Jaylan Pearman played their part in the Young Socceroos historic victory at the Under-20 Asian Cup. Australia’s Under-20 side overcame Saudi Arabia 5-4 in a nail-biting penalty shootout in yesterday’s decider in Shenzhen, China, where the teams were deadlocked at 1-1 after extra time. Coach Trevor Morgan’s team, made […]
Arvin Shanmuganathan Promoted to FIFA List
Local Arvin Shanmuganathan has been promoted to FIFA list of match officials for 2025. The likeable 31-year old, a two-time Assistant Referee of the Year, becomes just the ninth West Australian to achieve his FIFA badge since the late Ted Bude (aka Budziszewski) first gained the honour in the late 1960’s. Arvin, who began officiating […]
Footballers at the Front: France and Belgium
Following the withdrawal from Gallipoli in December 1915, the Australia Imperial Forces re-grouped in Egypt. At the sprawling Tel el Kebir camp, located between Cairo and the Suez Canal, soldiers spent long days marching and drilling, cleaning their kits, attending lectures and preparing in general for new deployments in France, Belgium and the Middle East. […]
Cameron Burgess Joins Premier League Elite
Ipswich Town centre-back Cameron Burgess became just the eighth West Australian to play in England’s top flight when handed his Premier League debut on the weekend. Although the 28-year old defender was unable to prevent the Tractor Boys from going down 2-0 at home to Everton, it will be a day he will no doubt […]
Emotional Farewell for Matildas Great Lydia Williams
Matildas veteran Lydia Williams has made an emotional farewell to international football. The 36-year old goalkeeper began her Australia career at 17, debuting in the July 2005 3-0 loss to Korea Republic, and earlier this week stood between the posts for the 104th time as the national team claimed a 2-0 win over China in […]
Going Up! Alessandro Circati Wins Promotion with Parma
Serie A is set to become home to defender Alessandro Circati after Parma secured promotion back to Italy’s top flight. Parma completed their Serie B campaign on the weekend with a 1-1 draw away to Reggiana, a result which saw them finish top of the table by three points over second-placed Como. A championship medal […]
Cameron Burgess helps Ipswich into England’s top flight
Socceroo Cameron Burgess is set to become the eighth West Australian to reach the dizzy heights of the English Premier League. Cameron’s club, Ipswich Town, completed a remarkable return to the world’s biggest football league by securing their second successive promotion on the weekend. After finishing as League One runners-up in 2022/23, Ipswich claimed back-to-back […]
Morgan Aquino Named A-League’s #1
Morgan Aquino’s superb season between the posts for Perth Glory has been rewarded with the A-League Women’s Goalkeeper of the Season award. The 22-year old was named the competitions top shot-stopper only days after being named in Professional Footballers Australia 2023/24 A-League Women’s Team of the Season. Morgan’s position as Glory’s first choice ‘keeper appeared […]
Footballers at the Front: Gallipoli
When Australia entered World War 1, interest in the 1914 football season was at an all-time high. The Division One title race had become a three-way tussle between Training College, Claremont and Thistle with just a handful of games remaining. And beyond the league were the traditional post-season Challenge Cup and Charity Cup knock-out competitions […]
New Socceroo Gethin Jones Readies for Asian Cup
Defender Gethin Jones has thanked coach Graham Arnold after making his international debut for Australia. Four days after joining his first national team camp, the Bolton Wanderers vice-captain became Socceroo #639 when handed a starting spot in the 2-0 friendly win over Bahrain in Abu Dhabi overnight. The last last week has passed in something […]
