Socceroos grouped with Germany
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The Australian soccer team will play host nation Germany in the first round of next year&#39;s Confederations Cup. Australia has been drawn in Group A alongside Germany, Tunisia and Argentina.
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YOKOHAMA, Japan : World Cup heroes Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack scored the goals on Thursday as Germany overwhelmed Asian champions Japan 3-0 in the opener of their three-game Asian tour.
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Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann named uncapped Fulham defender Moritz Volz in his squad for the friendly against Cameroon on November 17.
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BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters Life!) - German hospitals are braced for a surge in births nine months after the host country of soccer's World Cup 2006 enjoyed an uncharacteristic wave of feel-good patriotism and parties, doctors say.
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Kevin Kuranyi and Lukas Podolski scored two goals each Tuesday to lead Germany to a 5-1 win over Thailand in an international friendly.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The Netherlands and Australia both won semifinal contests in men&#39;s field hockey Wednesday and will meet on Friday in the gold medal match.
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Socceroo forward Harry Kewell loosens up by tossing around a ball at Bondi beach yesterday. Photo: Craig Golding. There were half a dozen Socceroos standing on a raised platform in Sydney&#39;s
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Australia coach John Buchanan backs his team to come good in time for the World Cup.
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AUSTRALIA has been drawn against Germany and Argentina in what looms as the last FIFA Confederations Cup. Socceroos coach Frank Farina, who was at yesterday&#39;s draw in Frankfurt, expressed mixed emotions about being drawn in the tougher of the two groups.
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Cristiane scored in the 75th minute to give Brazil a 3-2 victory against Australia on Sunday. Brazil advanced to its first berth in the semifinals of the womenâs World Cup.
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The Socceroos were tough on Italy. The referee was tougher on Australia. Another questionable call in this World Cup showed Italy the way to the quarterfinal Monday, giving the Italians a penalty kick that Francesco Totti converted for the 1-0 win as time expired.
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The Bundesliga returns to action with smaller group battles beginning to materialize within the league. While the top teams try to keep up with the pace setters, teams near the bottom fight for their futures.
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World champions Australia are champing at the bit to take on USA in the ICC Champions Trophy in what could be one of the most one-sided matches ever.
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Arsenal top Champions League Group G after beating 10-man Hamburg in Germany.
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Italian club Lazio, England&#39;s Newcastle United and Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart are among the top group of seeds for Tuesday&#39;s UEFA Cup group draw.
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Soccer will officially become football in Australia next year after the Australian Soccer Association announced Thursday it will change its name to Football Federation Australia.
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Bayern Munich cruised into the quarter-finals of the German Cup on Wednesday by crushing Stuttgart 3-0 on goals from Calgary-born Owen Hargreaves, Michael Ballack and Roy Makaay.