To mark the 20-year anniversary of the night that ended the Socceroos’ 32-year World Cup drought, we look at five famous Australian penalty shootout wins - and ponder the alternate reality that awaited had they gone the other way. Read...

It was minus 8 degrees. The goalkeepers had shovels to clear the lines, and when extra time was needed, snowploughs cleared the pitch. There was a lot going on in the Canadian Premier League soccer finals. Read...

Laura Harvey, the head coach at NWSL club Seattle Reign, admitted she turned to the AI chatbot with questions on strategy and tactics, then implemented the advice it provided. Read...

The Liverpool and England legend, who suspects Sir Alex Ferguson signed him for his knowledge of thoroughbreds, will send out Seagulls Eleven in Saturday’s Golden Eagle at Randwick. Read...

Israel visits Norway on Saturday before travelling to Italy, where an estimated 10,000 people were planning to protest the match. Read...

It’s been 20 years since the A-League started – now it’s back to the future with the Australian Championship, one of the most fascinating ventures in Australian sport in recent memory. Is this genius, or rose-tinted madness? Read...

Heidelberg United are the fairytale team in this year’s Australia Cup final. The last time they made it this far on the national stage, they were in bed with Collingwood – and at war with the AFL. Read...

Want to know where Michael Maguire’s relentless drive comes from? You need to go back to the day in 1994 he was standing in goals during a social soccer match. Read...

In Europe, the idea of “selling” home games is a red line to never be crossed. In Australia, we crisscross it every other weekend. Read...

Australia’s young attackers showed their class as they claimed the Soccer Ashes trophy. Read...