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No Danish delight for Socceroos

The Socceroos unbeaten run in London has come to end, after going down to a very classy Denmark side 3-1 this morn. The Danes scored three first half goals, with Australia’s captain for the game Brett Emerton, scoring a late consolation goal.

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Emerton captain

Late News: In line with his captaincy rotation policy, coach Graham Arnold has named Brett Emerton as skipper of the Socceroos for the clash against Denmark that kicks off in just 45 minutes time. Emerton has captained Australia at every level.

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Live Match Update - Australia v Denmark

All the action from the Socceroos clash against Denmark.

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Milligan named captain of Qantas Under 23's

Sydney FC’s Mark Milligan has been announced as captain of the Qantas Under 23s as the team completes final preparations for the opening match of the Olympic qualifying campaign against Chinese Taipei tomorrow at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide.

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Burgess earns narrow win for Qantas Matildas

The Qantas Matildas secured a 1-0 win over a battling New Zealand this evening in their second and final training match in Canberra. Joanne Burgess scored the winner 11 minutes from full time.

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Grella favourite for captaincy in Viduka absence

Midfielder Vince Grella is favourite to lead the Socceroos out against Denmark on Wednesday morning (AEDT), after the Parma captain said that Mark Viduka was ruled out of the match.

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Qantas Matildas put six past New Zealand

The Qantas Matildas defeated New Zealand 6-0 last night in the first of two training matches in Canberra. In extremely warm conditions the Qantas Matildas scored three goals in each half to record a comprehensive victory.

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Seven changes made for Danish match

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has been forced to make at least seven changes to his initial squad for the Denmark clash on Wednesday morning (AEDT), to be played at Loftus Road in London.

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Socceroos to play rematch against Uruguay

The Socceroos will play an historic international rematch against arch rival Uruguay at Telstra Stadium on Saturday 2 June.

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Qantas Matildas to play New Zealand

The Qantas Matildas will commence their World Cup year with a two-match series of international training matches against New Zealand in Canberra next week. A squad of 27 players has been named for the seven-day camp.

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Australia to play Argentina in Melbourne

Victorian Premier, Steve Bracks, and Football Federation Australia Chief Executive Officer Mr Ben Buckley, today announced that the Socceroos will play a blockbuster international game against Argentina in Melbourne on Wednesday 6 June.

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Olympic qualifier tickets on sale

Tickets will go on sale tomorrow for the crucial opening qualification match for the 2008 Olympics between the Qantas U-23s and Chinese Taipei in Adelaide. The match will be played next Wednesday (February 7) at Hindmarsh Stadium.

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Kewell to feature in FOX SPORTS commentary team

FOX SPORTS will start its broadcast deal with the Socceroos by featuring injured star Harry Kewell in its commentary team for the clash with Denmark in London on February 7.

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Salisbury to play in World Stars team

Qantas Matildas captain Cheryl Salisbury has been invited, along with many of the world’s best female players, to play in a FIFA Women’s World Stars v China that will played in conjunction with the FIFA Women’s World Cup draw.

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Qantas Under 23 squad announced

The Qantas Under 23 squad that will open the qualifying campaign for the 2008 Olympic games has today been announced by Football Federation Australia. The 23-strong squad has been selected for the first qualifying match against Chinese Taipei to be played in Adelaide on February