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'I'm not here to please anyone': The story that sums up Pim Verbeek's legacy

The Socceroos top job has drawn a plethora of top Australian and foreign coaches in a century of ups and downs for the national team. Most of them - like Rale Rasic, Guus Hiddink and Ange Postecoglou - left an indelible mark on our game.

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'What an introduction!': Ray Gatt's special Frank Arok experience

They were different days in Australia, both football and media-wise - times when the two almost walked hand in hand. There was no trying to control the narrative or trying to keep players away from the media….no  trying to sanitise things.  It was raw but it was fun. Sta

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Micallef: How the 1974 Socceroos raised eyebrows worldwide

The 1974 World Cup group match between Australia and East Germany was eagerly awaited by a group of friends as we waited for kickoff in a social club in Floriana, Malta. We all knew about the mean machines from the DDR that had taken mechanical football to the next level. What pi