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How Johan Cruyff stole the Cruyff turn from a Socceroo

It is widely celebrated how Dutch legend Johan Cruyff popularised the ‘Cruyff turn’ at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, but according to Australian striker Adrian Alston he was not even the first player to execute the manoeuvre at that tournament.

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'It was my time': The purple patch that lead Holman to FIFA World Cup glory

Tuesday marks the ten year anniversary of Brett Holman’s iconic goal that put the Socceroos 2–0 up against Serbia at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Picking the ball up from deep, Holman drove forward at pace before cracking a thunderbolt from 35 yards to beat Serbia keepe

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‘You can see the relief on my face’: Kewell relives historic FIFA World Cup goal v Croatia

On this day in 2006, Harry Kewell’s late equaliser sent the Socceroos through to the last 16 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup after a thrilling decider against Croatia.   It was the Green and Gold’s first appearance on the world stage for 32 years and their progression in the tourna