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China Coach Petrovic Leaves Post

China Coach Petrovic Leaves Post

VLADIMIR Petrovic could not hide his disappointment after his 11-month tenure as China coach ended on Friday. 5 Jul 2008
Matildas Squad Named For China Tour

Matildas Squad Named For China Tour

Matildas Coach Tom Sermanni has named an 18-player squad for the Matildas upcoming two match tour of China in July. 26 Jun 2008
Zadko: That Was No Penalty...

Zadko: That Was No Penalty...

SOCCEROO Ruben Zadkovich has defended his debut performance - and insisted China should never have been awarded their controversial penalty. 24 Jun 2008
Schwarzer: It Wasn't All Bad...

Schwarzer: It Wasn't All Bad...

SOCCEROO Mark Schwarzer believes there were plenty of positives to come out of the Socceroos' World Cup qualifying loss to China, despite a second-string Australian side being badly exposed by a technically better opponent. 23 Jun 2008
North Unhappy With Surface

North Unhappy With Surface

EXCLUSIVE: Jade North was just thankful the China qualifier was a dead rubber otherwise having to get a result on the 'horrendous' ANZ surface would've been tough, he said. 23 Jun 2008
China Coach Calls It Quits

China Coach Calls It Quits

CHINA coach Vladimir Petrovic quit his post after his team's win over Australia and took a swipe at the Chinese media as he bowed out.
22 Jun 2008
Pim Still Certain Of Making Finals

Pim Still Certain Of Making Finals

PIM Verbeek is still confident of making the World Cup finals despite a last-game stumble against China in Sunday's final Asian qualifier. 22 Jun 2008
Pim Gives Kids Report Card

Pim Gives Kids Report Card

Pim Verbeek said Australia's 1-0 loss to China game him a valuable insight into some of his players who looked better in training than in Sunday night's game. 22 Jun 2008
Socceroos Crash To China Defeat

Socceroos Crash To China Defeat

AUSTRALIA'S young side crashed to a disappointing 1-0 defeat by China in front of more than 70,000 fans at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. 22 Jun 2008
LIVE: Australia v China

LIVE: Australia v China

THE Socceroos suffered their first home defeat in a World Cup qualifier for 27 years as they were beaten 1-0 by China at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. 22 Jun 2008
Energy Surge From Pim's Kids

Energy Surge From Pim's Kids

THE lines between Olyroo and Socceroo have been blurred even more with a youthful line up named by Australia coach Pim Verbeek for the China clash at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. 21 Jun 2008
Pim Reveals Side To Face China

Pim Reveals Side To Face China

PIM Verbeek has named a youthful Socceroo line-up for tomorrow's match with China and hinted he may give exciting Brondy striker David Williams a run from the bench. 21 Jun 2008
Bruce: Let's Get Them Hooked

Bruce: Let's Get Them Hooked

BRUCE Djite insists Sunday's World Cup qualifier with China is a wonderful chance to hook a whole heap of new converts to the Hyundai A-League. 21 Jun 2008
Spira Hungry For Chinese Chance

Spira Hungry For Chinese Chance

MATTHEW Spiranovic says he has learned so much in the last three weeks and now he's desperate to put it into practice against the Chinese. 21 Jun 2008
Depressed China Suffer Blow

Depressed China Suffer Blow

EXCLUSIVE: China are privately fuming about FIFA's five-match ban for Manchester City's Sun Jihai as they prepare to meet the Socceroos without a second star in Charlton's Zheng Zhi. 20 Jun 2008
Dream Come True For Bruce

Dream Come True For Bruce

BRUCE Djite is starting to feel at home as a Socceroo but admits a starting berth alongside Harry Kewell would be a dream come true on Sunday night. 20 Jun 2008
Beware Of Broken China, Warns Pim

Beware Of Broken China, Warns Pim

PIM Verbeek expects his young guns to be severely tested on Sunday by an extremely dangerous Chinese side no longer weighed down by expectation. 20 Jun 2008
Life's A Pitch For Concerned Pim

Life's A Pitch For Concerned Pim

PIM Verbeek is far from happy with the ANZ Stadium pitch and says lessons need to be learned before it comes to Australia’s next World Cup qualifying matches. 20 Jun 2008
Meet Harry Jr...

Meet Harry Jr...

EXCLUSIVE One pregnant Socceroo fan says she'll name her son Harry after the superstar cheekily autographed her heavily pregnant belly at a Socceroo public appearance in Parramatta, Sydney. 20 Jun 2008
Socceroos' Rock Star Reception

Socceroos' Rock Star Reception

EXCLUSIVE: The popularity of the Socceroos shows no sign of letting up with a large crowd giving the squad a boisterous reception at Parramatta shopping centre ahead of the almost sold out dead rubber against China on Sunday. 20 Jun 2008
Megsy: China Pride Is At Stake

Megsy: China Pride Is At Stake

MICHAEL Beauchamp says Pim Verbeek's selections for the China clash are common sense and rejects any suggestion of a half-hearted approach. 19 Jun 2008