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North Eagerly Awaiting Turkey Matches

When the National League came to a close last month, Perth Glory defender Jade North went out a winner. On Friday night, the dread locked defender will cap of a huge year when he fronts for the Socceroos at Aussie Stadium.

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Turkish Trio Forced To Withdraw

Turkey has been dealt a blow in the lead up to Friday’s first match against the Socceroos, with the withdrawal of three players from the squad that was announced last week.

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Turkey Profile - The New Soccer Power

When the Socceroos host Turkey at Aussie Stadium on May 21 and the Telstra Dome on May 24, they will be taking on one of the more prominent nations in world soccer today.

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Unlikely Pair Keep Qualifying Hopes Alive

New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea have given themselves every opportunity of qualifying for Stage 2 of the Oceania Nations Cup/World Cup Qualifiers at the end of the month after victories in their respective group games.

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Palace Wins Through To Play-off Final

A ten-men Crystal Palace secured their place in the First Division play-off final in dramatic circumstances, after scoring deep in injury time to send the game into extra time and win a tense penalty shoot-out 5-4 over Sunderland.

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Mixed Fortunes For Socceroos In Italy

There was mixed fortunes for our Aussies in Italy with Socceroo keeper Zeljko Kalac and his Perugia team keeping their hopes of staying in the Serie A alive, but it was a different story for Empoli’s Vince Grella who are now relegated to the Serie B.

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Sterjovski Joins Fc Basel

Socceroo Mile Sterjovski has signed a three-year deal with Swiss Champions FC Basel as from next season.

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Solomons Through To Next Stage

The Solomon Islands has confirmed its place in Stage 2 of the Oceania Nations Cup/World Cup qualifying later this month, after a solid 2-0 win over New Caledonia.

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Emerton Happy To Be Home Again

When Frank Farina’s 20 man Socceroo squad assemble in Sydney this week, Australia’s soccer punditry will be thrilled to learn that Brett Emerton is one of them.

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Palace Takes Slender Lead Into Second Leg

A late goal from Crystal Palace’s very inform striker Andrew Johnson has secured his team a first leg edge in its Nationwide First Division play-off semi final against Sunderland.

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Turkey At Full Strength For Socceroo Matches

Turkey today announced their squad to take on the Socceroos in Sydney and Melbourne this month and showed they will be tough opposition by confirming superstars such as Hakan ªükür and Rüºtü Reçber will be part of the team.

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South Africa To Host 2010 World Up

South Africa will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, the first in the history of world football’s governing body to be held in Africa. With 14 votes, South Africa were declared as winners after the first round of voting. Morocco received 10 votes, while Egypt did not tally any.

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Fiji Survive Tough Challenge By Png

Vanuatu ran away with a convincing 9-1 win over American Samoa while Fiji survived a fierce challenge from the improving Papua New Guinea to win their first up match 4-2 in round 2 action of the Stage 1 (Group 2) Oceania Nations Cup/World Cup preliminaries in Apia, Samoa today.

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Solomons March On With Another Big Win

Host nation Solomon Islands made it two from two with a big win over the Cook Islands, while Tahiti and New Caledonia could not be separated in the second round of the OFC Nations Cup/FIFA World Cup Stage 1-Group 1 preliminaries in Honiara.

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Farina Names Squad For Two-match Against Turkey

Socceroos coach Frank Farina today named the Australian team to play Turkey, including four players from the recently completed NSL season, and said it was a major opportunity for players to secure a more regular place in the national team.