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Got boots, will travel

Got boots, will travel

Our in-demand Oz female footballers will give Matildas' coaches the same headaches as Socceroos 10 May 2012
Matildas set to meet Japan and New Zealand

Matildas set to meet Japan and New Zealand

Australia to play first matches in 10 months | TWG 8 May 2012
J.League Wrap: Sendai Streak Continues

J.League Wrap: Sendai Streak Continues

Vegalta Sendai continued their unbeaten start to the J.League season on Saturday, while Gamba Osaka crashed to a heavy loss. 29 Apr 2012
J.League Wrap: Sendai Keep On Winning

J.League Wrap: Sendai Keep On Winning

Vegalta Sendai extended their unbeaten run in the J.League to seven games with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Tokyo on Saturday. 22 Apr 2012
J.League Wrap: Vegalta Keep Up Fine Form

J.League Wrap: Vegalta Keep Up Fine Form

Vegalta Sendai continued their impressive start to the J.League season today with a 3-2 victory at Kashiwa Reysol. 15 Apr 2012
J.League Wrap: Sendai Continue Excellent Start

J.League Wrap: Sendai Continue Excellent Start

Vegalta Sendai moved to the top of the J.League standings as they continued their 100% start to the new campaign with a 4-1 drubbing of Omiya Ardija. 25 Mar 2012
Socceroos WC Home Games Revealed

Socceroos WC Home Games Revealed

THE SOCCEROOS will take on Japan at Suncorp Stadium in the opening home game of the final stage of qualifying for Brazil 2014,l the FFA confirmed today. 14 Mar 2012
Kennedy Starts Season In Style

Kennedy Starts Season In Style

SOCCEROO Joshua Kennedy opened the new J.League season with a goal to add to his midweek AFC Champions League strike, while Joel Griffiths also netted on his Shanghai Shenhua debut in China. 11 Mar 2012
Sawa, Sasaki take out top awards

Sawa, Sasaki take out top awards

Japanese duo rewarded for a great year | TWG 9 Jan 2012
Where to from here?

Where to from here?

What next for the national team? | TWG 9 Jan 2012
Socceroo North Leaves FC Tokyo

Socceroo North Leaves FC Tokyo

SOCCEROO Jade North has left J2.League champions FC Tokyo to join fellow newly-promoted club Consadole Sapporo after a season short on first-team opportunities. 6 Jan 2012
Kashiwa Claim J.League Crown

Kashiwa Claim J.League Crown

Kashiwa Reysol clinched the J.League Division One title for the first time with a 3-1 win at 15th-placed Urawa Reds on Saturday, the final day of league action. 4 Dec 2011
Antlers Secure Nabisco Cup

Antlers Secure Nabisco Cup

Kashima Antlers won the J.League Nabisco Cup for the first time since 2002 as Yuya Osako's goal in extra time edged out Urawa Reds 1-0 in Tokyo in a game that saw both sides reduced to 10 men. 30 Oct 2011
Milligan Sent Off As Promotion Hopes Slip

Milligan Sent Off As Promotion Hopes Slip

SOCCEROO Mark Milligan was sent off as JEF United Chiba slumped to a 1-0 loss away to struggling Mito Hollyhock in a further dent to their promotion hopes in Japan's J2.League on Wednesday. 20 Oct 2011
Another close loss for Young Matildas

Another close loss for Young Matildas

Disappointment captured | (Credit: AFC.com) 11 Oct 2011
Brosque Finds Form At Right Time

Brosque Finds Form At Right Time

Socceroos striker Alex Brosque made it two goals from as many J.League games with a strike in Shimizu S-Pulse's impressive 2-0 win over Joshua Kennedy's Nagoya Grampus on Sunday. 2 Oct 2011
Kennedy Nets 15th J.League Goal Of Year

Kennedy Nets 15th J.League Goal Of Year

SOCCEROO Joshua Kennedy scored his 15th goal of the Japanese J.League season to help Nagoya Grampus to a 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe on Friday afternoon. 23 Sep 2011
J.League Wrap: Kashiwa Ease to Victory

J.League Wrap: Kashiwa Ease to Victory

Junya Tanaka and Jorge Wagner both scored one and set up another as Kashiwa Reysol won 4-0 at Vissel Kobe to move level on points with J.League leaders Gamba Osaka. 18 Sep 2011
Brosque The Hero For Shimizu

Brosque The Hero For Shimizu

AUSTRALIA'S recent goalscoring hero Alex Brosque hit the winner for Shimizu S-Pulse in their 2-1 victory over Albirex Niigata in the Japanese J.League Cup on Wednesday. 15 Sep 2011
Matildas v Japan 2012 Qualifier

Matildas v Japan 2012 Qualifier

Match action from the Matildas' 1-0 defeat against Japan as their third Olympic qualifier in their series of five in China. Pics by Getty Images. 5 Sep 2011
Matildas Go Down To Japan

Matildas Go Down To Japan

THE MATILDAS face a huge struggle to make it to London 2012 after they went down 1-0 to world champions Japan after being under siege for most of their vital Olympic qualifier. 5 Sep 2011