Jacob Italiano Handed Socceroo’s Debut
Socceroo cap #653 belongs to Jacob Italiano after the Grazer AK defender made his full international debut in Australia’s 1-0 friendly defeat of Canada overnight. The 24-year old played the opening 57 minutes against the 2026 World Cup co-hosts, starting alongside fellow West Australians Alessandro Circati and Cameron Burgess in Montreal. “It’s every footballers dream […]
Alessandro Circati Grateful to Captain Socceroos
New Socceroos captain Alessandro Circati has expressed his gratitude over becoming the youngest national team captain in more than 40 years after helping his side to victory over New Zealand. The rising centre-back is the fourth West Australian to captain the Socceroos – after Ron Adair, Gary Marocchi and Trent Sainsbury – during the team’s […]
The Socceroos in Perth
The Socceroos are back in Perth for the second time in twelve months and seeking to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Australia’s men’s national team take on Japan on Thursday night, June 4, when victory can move them a step closer to a sixth successive appearance at the world’s biggest single-sport event. Local […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alessandro Circati Becomes Socceroo #637
Alessandro Circati put in an assurred performance on his international debut by helping Australia to a 2-0 win over New Zealand in London overnight. The 20-year old centre-back played a role at both ends of the pitch, key in keeping a clean sheet while also contributing to the Socceroos’ first goal. A ball lofted in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our Socceroos
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Australia’s first game of international football. The venue was Carisbrook Park, Dunedin, and the opposition New Zealand on Saturday June 17, 1922, when the host nation claimed a 3-1 victory over their Trans-Tasman rivals. Western Australia wasn’t represented in that first international outing, however, in the intervening years no […]
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 […]