Matildas to host Spain, Czech Republic, Jamaica in February Cup Of Nations tournament
With just over six months to go until the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, the Matildas will begin their…
Good, bad and ugly — as Australian football turns into 2023, what should its New Year Resolutions be?
The start of a new year always prompts reflections and meditations on the past 12 months, and if there’s any…
Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar among stars paying tribute to ‘king’ Pelé
Tributes are pouring in from around the world after the death of Brazilian soccer star Pelé. The three-time World Cup…
No single word carries greater connotations of the beautiful game than Pelé
No single word carries greater connotations of the beautiful game than Pelé. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but known around…
Lionel Messi has completed football. Now he’s won Instagram
Lionel Messi now holds the record for the most-liked post on Instagram following Argentina’s World Cup win. Key points: Lionel…
Socceroos to climb to decade-high ranking after best World Cup performance
The Socceroos, whose World Cup heroics gave Australian football an injection of hope before the violence at AAMI Park knocked…
The nine photos that capture Argentina’s joy and France’s misery in the World Cup final
With all the eyes and camera lenses of the world pointed at one moment in Qatar, you can bet some…
A record-breaking hat-trick and Messi’s GOAT status confirmed: Five talking points from the World Cup final
In a game that is already being touted as one of the greatest World Cup finals in history, Lionel Messi…
Messi’s coronation is complete and who’s to argue he’s not the GOAT? Probably somebody
The 2022 FIFA World Cup just became a coronation. Football almost never delivers perfect narratives, so when it happens it’s…
Argentina and France might be playing in the final but Qatar is the real winner of the FIFA World Cup
Here we are — the final, the decider, the big dance in the dystopian desert dreamscape that is the Qatar…