As the eyes of the footballing world switch to the glittering international events, no not the friendlies, that are the World Cup Play-offs to see just who will take final spots in the world's biggest football tournament, so we take a look back over some of the finest play-offs in World Cup history.

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Mike Marsh, Barry Venison, Rigobert Song, Abel Xavier, Harry Kewell, Milan Baros ve Graeme Souness. Hepsinin ortak özelliği futbolcu ya da antrenör olarak Galatasaray'da görev yapmaları değil sadece. İlginç olan ortak noktaları kırmızı formalarını Sami Yen'e gelmeden önce Anfield Road'da da giymiş olmaları. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram na cidade de Melbourne, no estádio Etihad Stadium, para um público de 20.595 pessoas, as seleções de Austrália (24º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Omã (79º no ranking da FIFA), pelas eliminatórias da Copa Asiática de 2011.
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções haviam jogado apenas 1 vez: 08-07-2007 - Austrália 1x1 Omã, jogo válido pela Copa da Ásia. Click to continue reading...

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This isn't� just your average,� run-of-the-mill� bitchface, Kickettes.

Harry Kewell has seen David Villa's facial disgracial and raised him with� his "You have angered my laugh lines and forehead wrinkles with your behaviour" look of utter disgust.

Who knew the lovely Harry possessed such a naturally gifted talent for cut-eye?

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This isn't� just your average,� run-of-the-mill� bitchface, Kickettes.

Harry Kewell has seen David Villa's facial disgracial and raised him with� his "You have angered my laugh lines and forehead wrinkles with your behaviour" look of utter disgust.

Who knew the lovely Harry possessed such a naturally gifted talent for cut-eye?

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The premise of Channel 7's new sci-fi series might not lie in the realms of fantasy after all. Last night, watching the Australia v. Netherlands game, I had a vivid premonition of how Pim Verbeek's side will approach games against superior (or even peer) opposition in South Africa next year.
Plenty of shuffling the ball across the back four. Click to continue reading...

The Socceroos are taking advantage of the FIFA double break and have named a strong line-up for this month's two home matches against the Netherlands and Oman. Returning to the squad are Harry Kewell alongside new Everton� clubmates Tim Cahill and Lucas Neill; all three omitted from the last squad that lost . Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez already has his sights set on the Carling Cup final as his team prepare for their opening test against Leeds.
Benitez is eyeing the showpiece at Wembley on February 28, considering it is a competition he has not won and this is his sixth tilt at the trophy. Click to continue reading...

Frank Rijkaard has enjoyed an absolutely brilliant start with Galatasaray. The team has NOT lost one single game since he has been appointed. Won all the 6 games in the Super League and qualified to the group stage in UEFA Europa league. Along with his assistant, Johan Neeskens, he has probably created the best coaching staff in club's history. Click to continue reading...

Australia's remarkable run of results has come crashing to a halt at the Seoul World Cup Stadium as� Korea downed the Socceroos 3-1 � tonight in an International Friendly. With both teams safely through to the World Cup Finals as top of their Asian qualifying groups, this was a chance for both managers to test some new players, and Aussie coach Pim Verbeek rang in the changes in what was a homecoming for him, as he coached South Korea before taking the Australian job.

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I've said elsewhere: there's something about old top flight stalwarts. I'm excited to see Wolves and Burnley up in the top flight again. (Birmingham have come up every other season since I've been watching so that seems too routine to be thrilling.) I'd love to see a club like Nottingham Forest or Crystal Palace or Sheffield Wednesday climb up the Championship table and come back up for old time's sake.

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Liverpool's Ryan Babel has thrown his Anfield future into question by claiming Reds boss Rafa Benitez has broken promises made to the Dutchman about increased first-team involvement.
Babel has not started a match since a poor performance in the opening day defeat at Spurs and his most recent comments indicate his hope for a loan move back to his previous club Ajax in January as well as his belief he has been let down by Benitez, saying "There have been a lot of things promised, but they haven't been followed up. Click to continue reading...

Harry Kewell, David Carney, Luke Wilkshire and Danny Invincibile have withdrawn from the Socceroos squad for Saturday's international friendly against the Korea Republic in Seoul. Australian coach Pim Verbeek explained the changes. "Harry played 30 minutes for Galatasaray last night and scored a goal when he came on as a substitute, but . Click to continue reading...

Australian captain Lucas Neill and star midfielder Tim Cahill have been omitted from next week's friendly against South Korea, while Harry Kewell is also in doubt. Coach Pim Verbeek has named Kewell in a 24-man squad for the September 5 clash in Seoul, but says an ankle injury might keep him ... Click to continue reading...

If it's not Pete FitzSimons writing rubbish about Union and having a dig at football, (why do journos in this country feel the need) in the Sydney Morning Herald every week, we now have Phil Gould trying to tell us that Jarryd Haynes is the greatest footballer in any code in Australia.
Phil wrote this in his article on Rugby League in the Sun Herald today. Click to continue reading...

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Thomond Park hosted Ireland and the Socceroos last night in a game that Ireland should have taken in their stride. Cahill got the Aussies in front after 38 mins. Giovanni Trapattoni had obviously given a good pre match speech because Ireland did give it all they had , but with so many premiership players on the pitch it was definitely a night of "Could have done better".

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Listened to the boys on Fox talking up the quality of the Irish team the other night.
I was thinking do they know anything about the Irish team?
Yes the Irish did a job on Italy recently getting a famous 1-1 win. I know it's a draw but in Ireland 1-1 has become a win.
But none of the Irish play outside of England, or Scotland play at a high or technical level other than maybe Robbie Keane and Aidan McGeady. Click to continue reading...

I think most Reds fans hoped/expected (delete as appropriate) Harry Kewell's Turkish adventure to be a big expensive failure, but he's done pretty well and started this season with a bang scoring in this Europa Cup Qualifier. Milan Baros also put away a very Baros type goal. Proof that there is life after Anfield, just not a very enjoyable one!

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While� Florentino Pérez has been busy� attempting to� revenge his fantasy football frustrations� ("why won't� The Sun let me have Cristiano Ronaldo,� Kaká and Karim Benzema!?") on� Real Madrid, another of Europe's less glamorous elite clubs has been undoing a "sporting project" of their own.

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Galatasary's Harry Kewell is heading into his prime. No question.

Oh, we don't mean on the pitch. We mean with his appearance.

He seems to have hit his physical sweet spot, no?

Doesn't hurt to see him in these ovary-busting photos taken in May with his daughter, Matilda, either.

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Galatasary's Harry Kewell is heading into his prime. No question.

Oh, we don't mean on the pitch. We mean with his appearance.

He seems to have hit his physical sweet spot, no?

Doesn't hurt to see him in these ovary-busting photos taken in May with his daughter, Matilda, either.

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Ever wondered why so many rich people and wannabees get involved in football. Clearly Reading the book by Tom Bower, Broken Dreams, about the amazing corruption of Brian Clough, Socceroos Boss Terry Venables, Arsenal supremo George Graham and former Leicester player come $25 million dollar income player agent Dennis Roach football is a great way to pocket the odd $200,000 in cash for doing sod all. Click to continue reading...

Harry Kewell says he rejected the chance to join Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona, as he prepares to play under the new Galatasaray manager this season.
Kewell joined Liverpool from Leeds United in 2003, and he has now told Galatasaray TV that he not only turned down Rijkaard's approach but a number of others in order to play for the English giants. Click to continue reading...

As Darius Vassell mulls over a move to Turkey, we look at those who have blazed the trail for him. 1. Colin Kazim Richards CKR - the Coca Cola Kid - not only made himself at home in Turkey, he bagged a Champions League goal for Fenerbahce against Chelsea and broke into the Turkish national team. He [. Click to continue reading...

Hope everyone had a great weekend - we have a lot to catch up on and are in transit today so bear with us. All news will be updated, even if it is via a typewriter and a sketchpad.

Let's start our week off right with a look at Harry Kewell shooting the Politix Winter Leather campaign on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Hope everyone had a great weekend - we have a lot to catch up on and are in transit today so bear with us. All news will be updated, even if it is via a typewriter and a sketchpad.

Let's start our week off right with a look at Harry Kewell shooting the Politix Winter Leather campaign on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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World Cup fever grabs another Aussie Sports Journalist.
Stathi Paxinos, chief rugby league correspondent, The Age, wrote this...ha ha he really did

There are valid reasons for withdrawing Harry Kewell from Australia's game against Japan tonight at the MCG.

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Melbourne Heart is in for 2010-11.
Then the FFA could go with 11 teams. Or one more from:
- Canberra - active campaign for some years. Canberra Arrows is Frank Farina's former team.
- western Sydney - possibly one of the heartlands of football in Australia. Stretching from Blacktown to the Blue Mountains, and stretching from 7 hills to Richmond - a massive potential fan base. Click to continue reading...

I'm really excited by the propsect of Australia hosting a World Cup. It's one of those things you wonder about as a kid, never actually thinking that your country will be in the running to host one day. Well, I guess the time is now and it's important everyone get's behind this bid. Click to continue reading...

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The Aussie boys were out in full force last night at the Australian Football Awards. Winners included Socceroo keeper Mark Schwarzer, Tim Cahill, and Kickette-fav Nikita Rukayvytsa (as the best Under 23 player.) No word on why Harry Kewell has aged 40 years or which retail outlet hates Tim Cahill.

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The Aussie boys were out in full force last night at the Australian Football Awards. Winners included Socceroo keeper Mark Schwarzer, Tim Cahill, and Kickette-fav Nikita Rukayvytsa (as the best Under 23 player.) No word on why Harry Kewell has aged 40 years or which retail outlet hates Tim Cahill.

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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
WHILE it may have not been pretty, Perth Glory marquee target Mile Sterjovski scored in the Socceroos' 2-0 victory over Bahrain at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Sterjovski scored in the 55th minute after capitalising on a mistake from Bahrain defender Aaish. Click to continue reading...

AFL, Rugby Union and the relatively poor Rugby League stars can only dream of the sort of reward footballers get for playing their game.
Harry Kewell, Lucas Neill, Tim Cahill and Mark Schwarzer, can expect up to $2 million in sponsorships prior to the World Cup, according to the World Game website today. Click to continue reading...

We have qualified for our 3rd world cup!
This game was outstanding for a number of reasons.
1. Harry Kewell was superb and only the man-of-the- match (official award) by the new Qatar keeper stopped him scoring. He now has superman's body. And he is back to making dashing runs on the left, and the right. Click to continue reading...

In recent years, Turkish Superleague teams have signed numerous players from Australia. Especially, Genclerbirligi (located in the country's capital Ankara) has signed threes Australian youngsters, who have been doing quite well in the league: Bruce Djite (from Adelaide United, James Troisi (Newcastle United), and Mile Jedinak (Central Coast Mariners). Click to continue reading...