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Joleon Lescott completes surprise move abroad

Aston Villa defender Joleon Lescott has completed his move to Greece, joining AEK Athens, the club has confirmed. The 34-year-old has joined his new club on...

Iceland fairy tale proves European football still miles ahead of Asia

The Socceroos recently played two friendlies with Greece, who were coming off a dismal Euro 2016 qualifying series. The matches ended 1-0 in favour of Ange Postecoglou's...

Euro 2016 was the tournament that belonged to the underdog

Portugal’s incredible 1-0 victory over France has ended the latest instalment of Europe’s immensely popular football competition. Was the UEFA Euro 2016 the home of...

Portugal out to avenge heartache of 2004 final defeat

As outsiders Portugal take on favourites and hosts France at the Stade de France in Paris, they will hope to banish the memories of...

Five lessons we learned from the Socceroos friendlies

Australia rounded out their three post-season friendlies with a 2-1 loss to Greece last Tuesday night, in a game where the Socceroos looked a...

Mathew Leckie: Socceroos need a Plan B

It was one of those nights when the usual plan of attack simply did not work. The 2-1 scoreline was an accurate reflection of the...

Cahill, Sainsbury: Socceroos must learn to keep composed

Socceroos stars Tim Cahill and Trent Sainsbury say their team mates must learn to deal with timewasting tactics. Beaten 2-1 by Greece at Etihad Stadium...

Ange Postecoglou takes Federici fall after Greek tragedy

Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou has leapt to the defence of goalkeeper Adam Federici after the gloveman's positioning in Tuesday night's friendly against Greece was called...

What We Learned – Socceroos 1 Greece 2

The Socceroos went down to Greece 2-1 in the second game of the Dodoni series. It was the last game of the European calendar...

How Twitter reacted to Greece’s 2-1 win over the Socceroos

The final instalment of the Dodoni series saw the Socceroos go down 2-1 to a classy Greek outfit in front of 33,622 spectators at Etihad...