Posts Tagged ‘Soccer’
Socceroos Exit World Cup In Penalty Shootout
The Socceroos’ World Cup campaign has come to a heartbreaking end after being eliminated in a penalty shootout in Saturday’s match against Egypt. Two missed penalties from Socceroos captain Harry Souttar and young gun Lucas Herrington handed Egypt the win in Dallas. Australia had levelled the score 1-1 in the second half after conceding a…
Read MoreAustralian Media Overkill On Sam Kerr Court Case
The darling of Australian women’s soccer, Matildas striker Sam Kerr has again been making headlines but this time for all the wrong reasons. Kerr is currently facing charges in a London court relating to an incident that occurred last year in which she allegedly used a racial slur against a police officer. Kerr has pleaded…
Read MoreAustralia’s World Cup Dream Edges Closer To Reality
Australia has defeated Denmark 1-0 to move into Round 16 of the World Cup. It was a thrilling victory for Australia at Al Janoub with a game-changing 60th minute goal from Matthew Leckie putting the pinch on the Danes. Australia displayed exemplary form against Denmark, silencing the critics who had called the team “timid” in…
Read MoreWorld Cup: Wales v Iran
Welsh football fans are gearing up ahead of tonight’s World Cup second Group B match, which sees Wales face-off against Iran. Wales advanced through to the second round after an 82nd minute penalty kick from Gareth Bale in a drawn qualifying opener against USA, breaking a 64-year World Cup drought for Wales. It’s only the…
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