Australia won hearts and minds with their performances at the 2022 World Cup. Back home, however, and with the afterglow somehow already gone, its football community finds itself in a state of civil ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Australia vs Egypt in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 ...

Before every Women’s World Cup game in Australia and New Zealand, the rhythmic tones of ancient songs rumble across the stadium to give thanks to the lands’ traditional owners. The co-hosts provided a ...

Cash-strapped Football Australia (FA) is set to cut more than 20 per cent of its staff in response to a looming second-straight record financial loss. But chief executive Martin Kugeler is adamant the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Former West Coast Eagles defender Mitch Brown became the first Australian Football League player, past or present, to come out as bisexual on Wednesday, saying he hoped he would ...

The 2026 Australian Rules Football season begins this week with five opening round matches taking place all over Australia. The season opener on March 5 sees the Sydney Swans face off against Carlton ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The story of Mason Cox thrums with a giddy torrent of are-you-kidding-me. It exceeds far-fetched, romps on past farcical and turns up at preposterous. A 6-foot-11 engineering ...

Background Hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) occur frequently in Australian Football. Objective To determine which factors were most predictive of HSIs during different stages of competition.

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