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Socceroos Public Appearance

With this Saturday’s FIFA World Cup qualifying game against the Solomon Islands only days away (known as the Powerade series), Qantas and Football Federation Australia (FFA) are staging an exclusive public appearance of the best footballers Australia has to offer.

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Neill Hints At New Role In Defence

Qantas Socceroo defender Lucas Neill gave a slight hint as to how the defence might line-up against the Solomon Islands, with a more central role a possibility for him personally.

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Players Are Desperate To Qualify - Arnold

Socceroos assistant coach Graham Arnold believes the players are desperate to end the 32-year absence of Australia from football’s biggest tournament, the FIFA World Cup, as for some, its make it now or miss the chance.

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Action Abroad - 30-08-05

It has been a busy week for our players abroad, with a host of players getting on the scoreboard, including Socceroos Mark Viduka, Jason Culina, Tony Popovic and Mark Bresciano. Click here to see how all the players fared over the week.

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Action Abroad - 23-08-05

Strikers Scott McDonald and Paul Agostino continued their impressive early season form with goals on the weekend, to keep their names in the mind of new Socceroos coach Guus Hiddink. Click here to see how Scott and Paul and the rest of the Aussies abroad fared over the past week.

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Hiddink Names Squad For World Cup Qualifier

Socceroos Head Coach Guus Hiddink has named a full-strength squad for Australia's Powerade Series matches against the Solomon Islands in early September.

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Hiddink To Focus On Now, Not The Past

The Socceroos will very quickly learn that reputations will count for nothing with new national team coach Guus Hiddink, who is focusing on the present, rather than the past when he names his squads for the upcoming matches against the Solomon Islands.

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2005 Could Be Watershed Year For Milicevic

While they say 2005 is perhaps the watershed year for football in this country, it’s also perhaps the year that has made Ljubo Milicevic as a footballer.

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Nothing Too Risky For Socceroos

Qantas Socceroo captain Craig Moore doesn’t believe that new national team boss Guus Hiddink will take too many risks with the forthcoming games against the Solomon Islands and then the 5th place South American play-off in November.

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Keep Writing Us Off Says National Team Favourite

Australian national team favourite Stan Lazaridis believes the more people keep writing off the Socceroos hopes of qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the better it will actually be for the team.

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Action Abroad - 16-08-05

The English Premier League got underway at the weekend, but it wasn't the start most had been looking for, with not one of our contingent tasting victory. Click through here to see how all our overseas-based Aussies fared over the week.

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Skoko Confirms Wigan Athletic Deal

Josip Skoko confirmed that he has signed a two-year deal for English Premier League side Wigan Athletic and is hoping to be available to play for his new side next weekend, following the Socceroos training camp.

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Beauchamp Still Coming To Terms With Call Up

Central Coast Mariners defender Michael Beauchamp has arrived in the Netherlands, still not quite believing his sudden elevation to the Socceroos squad for the forthcoming came under new coach Guus Hiddink.

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Action Abroad - 09-08-05

Qantas Socceroo Mile Sterjovski put the disappointment of not being selected in Guus Hiddink's first camp squad, by scoring twice for FC Basel on the weekend. Click through here to see how Mile and the increasing number of Aussies Abroad fared over the past week.