You couldn’t be blamed for being sceptical of the claim that the next “best goalie in the world” is playing for mid-table Scottish Premiership side Ross County. However, that is the opinion held by veteran Premier League shot-stopper Rob Elliot,…
Reagan Ogle: New South Wales to Victoria Park
The life of a footballer is littered with risk-taking and sacrifice. Reagan Ogle is no different. Forging a life for himself in the northeast of England with League Two outfit Hartlepool United, the Wollongong-born fullback and his family took a huge…
Zak Gilsenan: Barcelona, Blackburn, between and beyond
Moving from Western Australia to to the gloomy Lancastrian mill town of Blackburn via stints in Barcelona and Liverpool is not exactly a well-travelled path. For Zak Gilsenan however, it has been a journey that has moulded him into one…
McGree shining for Birmingham, but MLS move seems inevitable
After a fairly uneventful first year at Birmingham City, Riley McGree has finally cemented a spot in the Blues starting XI. McGree, who is currently in his second loan spell at Birmingham, joined the team at the start of the 20/21…
Adam Federici – The “frustrated centre-forward” that became a legend in Berkshire
weekend, bringing an end to a remarkable story of one of Australian football’s most underrated exports.
FA Cup 2021-22: Aussies in the hat for first round proper
A number of Australians plying their trade in the lower leagues of England are in the hat for the first round proper of the FA Cup. Earlier this month, Sydney-born Callum Kealy scored a decisive goal in the third qualifying…
Aussies Abroad TOTW Weekend of 10/09: Mitchell Langerak breaks own J-League record
Mitchell Langerak kept his 18th clean sheet of the season in Nagoya Grampus’ win in the J-League to surpass his own record for a season that he set in 2020. The form of the ex-Borussia Dortmund ‘keeper has helped Nagoya…
Aussies Abroad: Wins for Postecoglou and Muscat; Armenakas, Boyle and Rogic all on target
Both Ange Postecoglou and Kevin Muscat earned their first league wins as head coach of their new clubs. Postecoglou appears to have unlocked the best of Celtic’s free-flowing attacking football, building on a 4-2 win in the Europa League against…
“Hungry for more”: New Socceroo Riley McGree ready to embrace frantic off-season
It’s set to be a busy off-season for new Socceroos star Riley McGree. Fresh from making his debut in Australia’s dominant 3-0 win over Kuwait on Friday, he’s gearing up to be a key figure in Australia’s qualification journey and…
