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‘We were scoring goals for fun’: Arnold reflects on first Caltex Socceroos training camp

It was just over a week together but coach Graham Arnold says he can already feel “a great connection” with his Caltex Socceroos squad after their training camp in Turkey. Arnold left Antalya on Tuesday after eight solid days on the training park content with what he had seen

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‘It’s amazing to see how big the fan base is’: Jurman opens up on his Saudi adventure

It hasn’t taken long for Matt Jurman to grasp the enormity of the challenge and expectation at new club Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. Jurman joined the Tigers soon after the Caltex Socceroos’ campaign at the FIFA World Cup came to an end, making the move from K-League side Suwon

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Caltex Socceroos set to entertain under Arnie: Jackson Irvine

Jackson Irvine says the Caltex Socceroos' attacking jigsaw is being pieced together impressively. The Hull City midfielder arrived in Antalya a few days ago and is currently nursing a thigh injury that will limit his participation in Turkey. But he’s certainly seen enough t

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The stuff of dreams: Sainsbury pumped for PSV’s Champions League tilt

It was a no-brainer for Trent Sainsbury to join PSV Eindhoven when ex-Caltex Socceroos assistant (and now PSV boss) Mark van Bommel came calling after the FIFA World Cup. Having had a taste of Dutch football during a stint with PEC Zwolle between 2014 and ’16, Sainsbury jumped

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Iredale making the most of Caltex Socceroos chance

It was a text message John Iredale will never forget. While many Caltex Socceroos fans were surprised when the teenage striker earned a call-up to Graham Arnold’s first squad for the training camp in Turkey, for Iredale it was a dream come true. READ MORE: Re-cap of first w

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Caltex Socceroos training camp: Re-cap of the first week in Turkey

Graham Arnold has had his squad hard at work in the first week of the Caltex Socceroos’ training camp in Antayla in Turkey. In Arnold’s first camp in the build-up to January’s AFC Asian Cup, the 30-man squad – which has a mix of new faces and established stars - have been work

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The man Vukovic credits for turning his career around

A couple of years ago Danny Vukovic could only dream of playing in one of Europe’s big club competitions. But after a sensational first season abroad with Belgian club RKC Genk, the Caltex Socceroos gloveman will get that chance in this season’s Europa League. HUMBLED AND H

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‘Humbled and honoured’: Genreau taking Caltex Socceroos chance in his stride

The last thing Denis Genreau expected when he made the move to PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie at the start of the season was for it to lead to a call-up to the Caltex Socceroos. But that’s exactly what happened for the 19-year-old playmaker, who has been relishing every minute o

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Caltex Socceroos great inspiring Langerak's Japanese journey

Mitch Langerak might have anticipated a partial release in pressure upon leaving the cauldron of European football in January but, in Japan, he has lofty expectations to meet. The eight-cap Caltex Socceroo has spent the past eight months establishing himself as Nagoya Grampus'

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Arnold impressed with intensity in Caltex Socceroos training camp

Caltex Socceroos boss Graham Arnold has been delighted with the "togetherness" and competitive spirit on show amid a keenly contested week-long training camp in Turkey. Arnold is overseeing a 31-man squad in Antalya – the site of Australia's pre-FIFA World Cup™ base – includin

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Oar becomes free agent after being released by APOEL

Tommy Oar has terminated his contract with Cypriot First Division club APOEL. The 28-cap Caltex Socceroo had been plying his trade in Cyprus since June 2017, following previous stints for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands and Ipswich Town in England. After starting out at Brisb

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Back in Antalya: the best pictures from Graham Arnold's first training camp

It's been a big week so far for the Caltex Socceroos. The team returned their 2018 FIFA World Cup base in Antalya at the start of the week to commence the Graham Arnold era. READ: Aussie boys taking Scotland by storm READ: Degenek on a 'dream come true' READ: Dougall carr

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‘I learnt that I can mix myself with the best’: how FIFA World Cup transformed Josh Risdon

Josh Risdon was watching on at home when the Caltex Socceroos won the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Three years on, he was one of Australia's brightest performers at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Risdon cut his teeth against the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Christian Eriksen in Russia a

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Arnie will go 'above and beyond' to help young Caltex Socceroos talent: Ryan

Graham Arnold is the perfect mentor for an emerging cluster of young Caltex Socceroos players, according to Mathew Ryan. The Caltex Socceroos boss famously handed a teenage Ryan his first professional football chance for Central Coast Mariners eight years ago. Now a stalwar

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Kewell reveals reasons behind Notts County switch

An ambitious Harry Kewell is relishing the challenge of rejuvenating Notts County after signing on as the ailing League Two club's new head coach last week. The Caltex Socceroos great left Crawley Town to replace Kevin Nolan following the Magpies' slow start to the campaign,