Gary Van Egmond is still the best, but Aurelio Vidmar is on the move...and quick.

Van Egmond's side were a goal down to Adelaide and having used their three subs and when Jason Hoffman got injured they were down to ten.

But Van Egmond did what few coaches ever do even when they have a full complement. Click to continue reading...

Adelaide taking their city to Asia, and I ain't talking about the Crows!

Anyone who saw Urawa Reds or Gamba Osaka take on Sydney and Melbourne in previous Asian Champions League encounters will have expected the cashed up Japanese club Kashima Antlers to give Adelaide a good thumping in the home game of the Asian Champions League Quarter Finals. Click to continue reading...

Key Questions and answers this week:
Will Mark Bosnich get caught out again either kicking or coming to clear the lines. Yes and it will be fun to watch, or maybe embarrassing.
Can Perth win at home? Not this week.
Will the Jets turn up? Not unless Van Egmond solves the central midfield woes. Click to continue reading...

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BBC -Flowers not happy despite victory
QPR assistant manager Tim Flowers insists the team still have a lot to work on despite their 4-0 thrashing of Carlisle in the Carling Cup.
Flowers told BBC London 94.9: "Speaking as a defensive player I was not happy with us. Click to continue reading...

Nearpost Host Russ Gibbs asks the question.....

The Olyroos: Where was the Magic?

By Russ Gibbs

So, that's that then. After building it up for several months in advance the Australian Olympic team have bowed out of the Beijing Games with barely a whimper having picked up a solitary point from their three group matches. Click to continue reading...

Australia went out of the Olympics tonight. They lost 1-0 in Tianjin to the Ivory Coast.

And whilst they gave perhaps their best performance of the tournament they never really looked convincing in the the final third, not tonight, or indeed in the whole tournament.

They told us they were a great group of players, battle hardened having qualified through Asia. Click to continue reading...

The first of the A-League previews (thanks to those on the Adelaide United forum who provided feedback and comments): Ins Mark Birighitti, Sasa Ognenovski, Daniel Mullen, Alemão, Scot Jamieson, Cristiano Outs Robert Bajic, Milan Susak, Richie Alagich, Bobby Petta, Shaun Ontong, Dez Giraldi, Bruce Djite, Nathan Burns. Click to continue reading...

The Olympic team was announced today and I must say I am disappointed. Greame Arnold has left out Djite, Burns, Williams, Vidosic. He has bizarrely used age as a reason for the decision not to take Djite or Burns. These are the same players that have played against the likes of Kevin Muscat and Craig Moore week in week out. Click to continue reading...

Bruce Djite out, Nathan Burns out, bu Canberran Nikolai Topor-Stanley is in. The Olyroo squad has been named, and eleven A-League players are in the 18.

Australian Football's Big Chance

The announcement today of the men's football section of the Australian Olympic team was a long-awaited reward for eighteen promising athletes. Click to continue reading...

FourFourTwo are reporting Nicky Carle is being transferred to Crystal Palace for $2 million.

But are the Jets getting a cut?

Nicky will get 10%. That's a cool $200,000 as he didn't ask for a transfer, but what aobut the Jets did they have a sell-on clause.

Say 25%.

Carle earned the club $600,000 when he was transferred to Turkey. Click to continue reading...

The Summer transfer window is not nearly closed yet, so a good bit more will likely happen. I hope so anyway. We still have some serious holes to fill. But things have slowed to such a point that there is little to write about or even link to. Saja is supposed to officially sign today, [...] Click to continue reading...

The Youth of Sydney, and Australia, are on the march.

"There is plenty of talent in Sydney that's for sure," said Sydney FC Coach Steve O'Connor.


"We're trying to put in place pathways so the youth of Sydney know the way to the A-League."

For the first time in many years, a National Youth League will start in September. Click to continue reading...

Nathan Burns has signed for AEK Athens. Thank god it wasn't Norwegian side Brann Bergen and of course his mate Bruce Djite has aready gone to Turkey.

Good moves for our best young talent. They stayed in Australia, impresssed in the A-League, shone at times in the Asian Champions League and played a key role in getting the Olyroos to the Olympics. Click to continue reading...

Nathan Burns, according to AEK's official website has signed for four years with AEK. He said that he is glad that he signed with such a big team that fights regularily in the Championship and UEFA competitions. He is ready to face the challenge of playing alongside Brazilian legend Rivaldo http://www. Click to continue reading...

AEK are reportedly colse to agreeing on a deal with Australian striker Nathan Burns who currently plays with Adelaide United. In 40 appearances with United he has scored 10 goals. This link has more information: http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=1941 as well as this link: http://au. Click to continue reading...

The Weekender is a football article written every week by anyone. Today it's me. It covers Canberra football or football in it's broadest sense. It's aim is to ensure Canberrans can wake up on a Saturday to an article re:football written by one of their own.

With 17,000 players that's the least we deserve! Click to continue reading...

How far can Nathan go?
Nathan Burns set the Asian Champions League alight last night. It was the most stunning individual display by an Australian since the Aussies have entered the tournament.

But how far can he go?

He created three goals in ten minutes changing the game, and more importantly, winning the game single handedly for his team. Click to continue reading...

Matildas, Harry Kewell, Nathan Burns, Fed Cup Scores, Futsalroos and more. Wake up to football in Canberra on a Monday morning!

Matildas squad for America and Young Matildas squads will be announced on Monday. Details here tomorrow.

Fed Cup scores.
Belwest win the Women's Fed Cup 4-2 on penalties over Belconnen United. Click to continue reading...

The Melbourne Victory doesn't seem to be having much luck attracting new players. Nathan Burns has re-signed with Adelaide United; and indications are that Sasa Ognenovski will be heading over there too. The Queensland Roar defender already seems to be burning bridges with his current club: last week, he got in a fight with Roar goalkeeper [. Click to continue reading...

Since I first posted about Lucas Pantelis potentially signing with Melbourne Victory, a few more potential new recruits have been mentioned in the press: Sasa Ognenovski: Simon Hill mentioned this one during the match on Saturday night. Could the Queensland Roar defender be on his way down to Melbourne? Click to continue reading...