The 2015 AFC Asian Cup kicks off Friday when host Australia plays Kuwait. The 16-team tournament will air on One World Sports. (Click here for information on the availability of One World Sports in your area.) All times ET. Jan. 9 AUSTRALIA-KUWAIT (live), 4 am. Jan. 10 SOUTH KOREA-OMAN (live) midnight. SAUDI ARABIA-CHINA (live), 3 […]
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David Villa scores in Australian league debut
[VIDEO PICK: Down Under] Spanish great David Villa is warming up for his MLS debut in 2015 with expansion club NewYork City FC by spending the fall in Australia with sister club Melbourne City. He scored in his A-league debut, firing a shot from the edge of the area after being set up by former Irishinternational […]
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Americans claim NTC Invitational on goal difference
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] The USA won the 2014 Men’s National Invitational Tournament when its 0-0 tie with Australia was enough to claim the title over the youngSocceroos on goal difference. USA-Chile: 2-1 USA-Bermuda: 4-0 LyndenGooch of Sunderland’s under-21 team hit the woodwork three times for the USA, which edged Australia by one goal with a […]
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Attacking Spain this time proved to be secret to burying champs
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Here are a trio of impressions in the wake of Spain crashing from itspedestal and the Netherlands rebounding from a dismal showing two years ago in the European Championships: THE DUTCH ARE A TREAT. Finalists in 2010but first-round victims at the Euros two years ago, the Dutch came into the 2014 […]
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'Outstanding' Australia Earns Respect
Australia coach Ange Postecoglu praised his “outstanding” Socceroos for testing Louis van Gaal’s Dutch squad to the limit on Wednesday, but theGreek tactician admitted that the 3-2 loss, which meant early elimination from the World Cup, was hard to take. For long stretches, it looked as though the Aussies could actually beat the Netherlands,until Robin […]
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De Vanna moves to Spirit, 12th club in her career
[NWSL] The Washington Spirit today acquired Australian forward Lisa De Vanna from the Boston Breakers in exchange forMexican defender Bianca Sierra and its third- and fourth-round picks in the 2015 NWSL College Draft to the Breakers. The Spirit is the 29-year-old De Vanna’s fourth club in less thana year and her 12th in her career. […]
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World Cup Today: Wednesday
[BRAZIL 2014] Adios, campeones. Spain, the greatest team of our era, crashed out of the World Cup after just six days as itfell to Chile, 2-0, on Wednesday at the Maracana Stadium. The result sent Chile and the Netherlands, a 3-2 winner over Australia, through to the round of 16. Croatia-Cameroon Croatia stayed alive with […]
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Group B Preview: Challengers take aim at the reign of Spain
By Ridge Mahoney Defending World Cup champion Spain heads to Brazil aiming to repeat and continue an historic run of titles; it also won theEuropean Championships in 2008 and 2012, and produced both finalists in the Champions League competition won last month by Real Madrid against Atletico Madrid. Prediction Group play starts off with a […]
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Australia's Wilkshire misses out on third trip to finals
[WORLD CUP 2014] Coach Ange Postecoglou reduced Australia’s squad for the World Cup to 23 players when he dropped Luke Wilkshire, who played at both the 2006 and 2010 tournaments, did not figure in Postecoglou’s plans since the new coach replaced Holger Osieck in November, and three other players.
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Australia drops three players
[WORLD CUP 2014] Australia coach Ange Postecoglou made his first three cuts, dropping Curtis Good, Josh Brillante and Adam Sarota from his preliminary squad on Tuesday. Both Good and Sarotahad been injured. “It wasn’t easy decisions because obviously players being so close to getting on the plane to the World Cup,” Postecoglou said. “It was […]