Soccer
The death of former Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek, at the age of 63, comes after a difficult decade for the team which has resulted in increasingly positive recognition of his tenure.
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The State Government did not contact the Crows, Port Adelaide or the AFL before ruling out Adelaide Oval as a venue for Australia’s FIFA Women’s World Cup bid, instead relying on “representations” from the Stadium Management Authority that staging the event in the city would be a commercial “disaster” for the SMA.
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Defender Bailey Wright and in-form Hibernian hitman Jamie Maclaren are the biggest names to be culled from Bert van Marwijk’s Socceroos squad for the World Cup.
Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk has stamped talisman Tim Cahill and uncapped teenage gun Daniel Arzani as players who can “make a difference” at the World Cup.
The Socceroos will play world No.13 Colombia in a London friendly on March 27 as part of World Cup preparations.
Will the new year bring new hope for Australian soccer? Paul Marcuccitti isn’t convinced it will – but hope springs eternal!
