Relentless rise of VAR, new red card offences and more: those new World Cup rules in full
2026 tournament will be the biggest, longest and most expensive – and the most intricately refereed – ever seen The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest, longest and most expensive. It will also feature a hefty number of rule changes. New responsibilities for video assistant referees, new red card offences and a numbe…
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- Guardian — FootballTue, 29 Sept · 14:31
Australia go down fighting to Brazil in fiery 4-2 friendly defeat
Socceroos led 2-1 with goals from Metcalfe and Circati Two late goals sealed win for five-times world champions His first touch taking the ball goalward, Vanderson felt the pressure from Australian defenders closing in and laced a shot goalward, burying it in the top corner of Patrick Beach’s net and putting Brazil…
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- Guardian — FootballTue, 29 Sept · 11:59
Australia v Brazil: men’s international football friendly – live
Follow updates as Socceroos face Seleção in Brisbane Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email The lights of Lang Park have gone down, the flamethrowers are roaring, and the music is pumping as the stadium announcer reads the two line-ups. Irankunda, unsurprisingly, gets the biggest roar from the almost sell-out crow…
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- Guardian — FootballFri, 25 Sept · 16:50
Socceroos denied famous win as late Brazil goal cancels out Irankunda stunner
Australia 1-1 Brazil in international friendly in Townsville Irankunda hits free kick before Rayan equalises deep in added time It was a Friday night in which the stars descended on Townsville. There was Bruno Guimarães, Raphinha and Vinícius Júnior in the Brazilian XI, with Endrick leading the line and Estêvão out…
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- Guardian — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 03:19
Socceroos captain Maty Ryan axed for Brazil friendlies
Goalkeeper dropped despite strong start to La Liga season Seven uncapped players called into 26-man Australia squad Captain Maty Ryan has been left out of the Socceroos squad altogether for upcoming games against Brazil, while coach Tony Popovic has called up seven uncapped players for Australia’s first matches sinc…
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- Guardian — FootballMon, 03 Aug · 09:10
Football Weekly’s summer mailbag: AI, how transfer gossip works and more – part two
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , John Brewin , Seb Hutchinson and Jonathan Wilson to answer your questions from the Football Weekly mailbag Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email . On the podcast today: the panel discuss AI in football, their specialist subject in Master…
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- Guardian — FootballMon, 03 Aug · 05:33
Socceroos on the move: Herrington headlines post-World Cup transfers
The defender is set to become one of Australia’s most expensive players with a Premier League deal nearly done while some international teammates have already made moves Lucas Herrington, fresh off becoming the youngest Australian to start a game at a men’s World Cup, is set to become the second-most expensive footb…
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