Cameron Burgess Wins First Socceroos Cap
Ipswich Town centre-back Cameron Burgess made his full international debut as Australia drew 2-2 with Mexico in a friendly in Dallas overnight. The 27-year old played the full 90 minutes against the world’s No.12-ranked side, starting alongside Harry Souttar in front of a 50,000 strong-crowd in Dallas, Texas. “It was a special occasion. I’m really […]
Tanya Oxtoby Appointed Coach of Northern Ireland
West Australian Tanya Oxtoby has been appointed manager of Northern Ireland women’s team. The 41-year old, who captained Perth Glory in the Liberty A-League before also working as an assistant with the team, has signed a four-year deal to lead the European nation who’ve made qualification for their first Women’s World Cup their goal. Born […]
Lizzy Claydons’ Unique Place in Matilda’s History
Lizzy Claydon will forever hold a special place in Australian football history as a member of the Matilda’s first ever Women’s World Cup final squad. Lizzy and fellow West Australian Tracey Wheeler took on the world’s best when the Matilda’s lined up at the 1995 Women’s World Cup tournament in Sweden. “Playing at the World […]
Superstars of Yesteryear: David Jones
David Jones is the perfect example of local talent shining at the highest levels of Australian football. The imposing central defender played with great distinction on the local, national and international stages throughout his 15-year senior career. Born in Fremantle on 1st April 1955, David gained State representative honours as a junior for Kwinana United, […]
Pele and a World Tour That Was ‘Better than Playing with Elvis’
By the end of his career, John Coyne was a Socceroo who played in the UK, US and Australia – but for a few glorious weeks in 1975 he was teammates with Pele, who dubbed him ‘Crazy John’. Tom Smithies reports for keepup.com.au Even now you can hear the slight disbelief in John Coyne’s voice, […]
Collette Gardiner Inducted into Football Australia Hall of Fame
Matildas great Collette Gardiner (nee McCallum) has been recognised for her standout contribution to Australian football as one of six inductees into Football Australia’s Hall of Fame. Gardiner was a Matildas midfield mainstay for 11 years and is regarded as one of Australia’s finest footballers of all-time. Gardiner was inducted prior to the Matilda’s 4-0 […]
2012: Teenager Dylan Tombides Makes His West Ham Debut
Talented young striker Dylan Tombides’ made his senior debut for English Premier League club West Ham United ten years ago today. It was the culmination of years of hard work and dedication for the teenager who, sadly, less than two years later would lose his life to testicular cancer at the age of 20. Dylan’s […]
1928: Syd Hinton and Australia’s First Tour of Asia
Sydney ‘Syd’ Hinton is very much an Australian football pioneer. The left-sided defender gained the unique honour of being part of Australia’s first ever foray into Asia when selected for the national teams’ ground-breaking visit to the Dutch East Indies and Singapore in mid-1928. Across eight weeks in July and August of that year Australia […]
Lydia Williams Joins the Century Club
Katanning-born goalkeeper Lydia Williams has notched her 100th appearance for Australia. The 34-year old joined fellow West Australians Lisa De Vanna and Samantha Kerr in achieving the milestone by captaining the Matildas into the overnight 1-1 friendly draw with Portugal in Estoril. Lydia began her journey with the Matildas at the age of 17, debuting […]
Mark Birighitti Named the A-Leagues’ Top Goalkeeper
For the second year in succession, Central Coast Mariners’ Mark Birighitti has been named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year. The 31-year old shared the award last season with Andrew Redmayne, but this year he stands alone as the best in the competition. Mark was further honoured with a place in the Professional Footballers Australia […]