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Socceroos Podcast | Trent Sainsbury: Unforgettable football & mateship experiences across the world

In the newest edition of The Socceroos Podcast, we chat with Socceroo cap #574, Trent Sainsbury. It has been an eventful few years for the Socceroos defender. From the World Cup to the Netherlands to Israel to Belgium, Trent and his family have enjoyed experiences that al

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Socceroos at Home: Maclaren scores brace as City win Grand Final rematch

Socceroos striker Jamie Maclaren registered a brace as Melbourne City staved off a late charge from Sydney FC to end their three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win in the Grand Final rematch at AAMI Park on Tuesday night. City went three goals ahead early in the second half tha

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Football Australia confirms Socceroos’ withdrawal from Copa America

Football Australia today confirmed that the Socceroos have withdrawn from the CONMEBOL Copa America 2021. Regrettably, significant changes to Australia’s senior men’s national football team’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualification schedule, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hav

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'I was in tears for a couple of days': Jamie Maclaren opens up on Olyroos heartbreak

As preparations ramp up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Football Tournament, Socceroos striker Jamie Maclaren can't help but remember the heartbreak he suffered four years ago. While Australia's third-placed finish at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championships in Thailand sparked scenes of j

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Graham Arnold welcomes Olyroos selection headaches after youth talent boom

With 150 days until the Tokyo 2020 Men's Football Tournament kicks off, Graham Arnold is more than pleased to be faced with some tough decisions around squad selection. As the countdown to Tokyo continues, it has been widely discussed how the Australian U-23's coach is faced

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Socceroos at Home: Duke's Western Sydney Wanderers homecoming & Grant's unfortunate time in front of goal

Mitchell Duke emerged from quarantine to pull on a Western Sydney Wanderers shirt while Rhyan Grant so nearly snatched the headlines in his first mullet-less public appearance during another entertaining matchweek of A-League action. Here is a wrap of some of the highlights in

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Aussies Abroad: Sainsbury shines for Kortrijk as Boyle scores again

Martin Boyle entered double digits in the goals department in the Scottish Premiership as Trent Sainsbury led his Kortrijk to victory against Anderlecht. Both Boyle and Jackson Irvine put in full shifts for Hibernian as they overcame Hamilton Academical 2-0 in the Scottish Pre

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'It's very heartbreaking': Rhyan Grant's ACL advice to Sydney FC teammate Zuvela

In the wake of his rapid rise to a Socceroos shirt in recent times, many are quick to forget the difficult position Rhyan Grant found himself in just three years ago. Flashback to 2018, and the Sydney FC fullback was still on the comeback trail from a second serious knee inju

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Aussies Abroad Preview: Hrustic to face friend Sane, Jeggo prepares for top of table clash

Ajdin Hrustic will be going head to head with good friend Leroy Sane as his Eintracht Frankfurt take on Bayern Munich while James Jeggo’s Aris gear up for a showdown with Olympiacos. There will be a reunion of sorts in the Bundesliga on Saturday as Hrustic goes head to head wi

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Milos Degenek and Mat Ryan set for 'massive' Europa League match-ups

Socceroos duo Milos Degenek and Mat Ryan are preparing to test themselves on the continental stage in a couple of huge Europa League Round of 32 clashes on Friday morning (AEDT). Degenek's Red Star Belgrade will host AC Milan, while Ryan is in strong contention for his second

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Rhyan Grant cuts mullet and raises over $25,000 for World's Greatest Shave

Socceroos defender Rhyan Grant has taken the clippers to his world-famous mullet, raising over $25,000 for charity in the process. Grant's haircut has gained cult-hero status since he first rocked it back in 2018 and after a few months of weighing up his options, the Sydney F

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Aussies Abroad: Harry Souttar sets up Stoke's late winner

Socceroos defender Harry Souttar received high praise from his club manager Michael O'Neill as he set up a late winner in Stoke City's 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday this morning. With less than ten minutes remaining and the deadlock still unbroken, Souttar advanced up

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Socceroos Podcast | Rhyan Grant: Cutting the iconic mullet for a great cause

On the latest episode of The Socceroos Podcast we chat with Socceroo cap #600, Rhyan Grant. To mark the week that he farewells his iconic mullet, the Sydney FC fullback discusses the origins of the haircut, the not-so-original banter he has received as a result and his teammat

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The fundraising effort behind Rhyan Grant's decision to farewell his mullet

To all of the Rhyan Grant mullet admirers out there, it's time to say goodbye. During the week he is set to chop his locks for charity, Grant joined The Socceroos Podcast to tell some entertaining stories of how fans, teammates and opposition players have reacted to the infam

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The Arsenal legend that inspired Mat Ryan to support the Gunners

It has been well shared over the last few weeks how Mat Ryan's move to his boyhood club Arsenal is a dream come true. However in an interesting chat with Arsenal.com, the Socceroos goalkeeper recalled the story of the moment that converted him into a Gunners fan for life.