Though Britain is credited as the founder of structured, organised football, the game extends thousands of years back in its most primitive form
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Mark Bosnich may look back on his career and wish he’d not let it slip so easily – partly because, at his best, he was a goalkeeper of outstanding quality
Onice a PE teacher in Perth, a near-fatal accident would transform Mirko Jeličić’s life and lead him to glory and fame in central Asia
Long before they became regulars at the World Cup, Australia had to struggle for their place, demonating their neighbours while succumbing to rivals
At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, David Beckham was captain of England. The squad he led – though painfully restricted by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson’s abhorrence of creativity and his subsequent insistence…
IN APRIL 2012 IN ENGLAND, Manchester City and Manchester United were gearing up for one of the best finales to a Premier League season, with Sergio Agüero’s famous last-minute goal eventually securing…
AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL MADE A SEISMIC SHIFT in 2006, moving to a different continent as the country left the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It wasn’t the…
Illustration by Federico Manasse The abiding memory of Mark Viduka in the Premier League is that of a brooding bulldog forward, lazily monikered with the ‘good touch for a big man’ tag. The…
Illustration by Federico Manasse. Check out more of his work here Passion often brings out the rawest of human emotions. It’s what drives us, and in many senses, what defines us. In…
“We should be trying to win the World Cup, not just qualify for the finals.” The date was 13 February 2003, and Australia had just beaten England 3-1 at Upton Park. In…
For most football fans, following the fortunes of their nations in World Cup qualification is quite simple, with the prospect of direct qualification or the nervousness of a potential playoff the only options…
THROUGHOUT ITS GLORIOUS HISTORY, many of the beautiful game’s most revered talents have cemented their sacred status by transcending the limits of domestic football, discovering an altogether more elusive form of heroism…
This feature is part of A Tale of One City You don’t have to journey very far back to encounter the last thrilling Melbourne derby. Just last week, in fact, as Victory overcame City…
The odyssey of Rudi Gutendorf, the German who saw genocide, corruption and coached 18 national teams
NOT MANY COACHES in the history of professional football can provide first-hand accounts of genocide, tell stories of a close connection to a South American president, or put manager of 18 different…