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Kobie Dee aims for the stars with A-League Grand Final performance
Gomeroi rapper and storyteller Kobie Dee has been announced as the live entertai...
Joseph Guenzler 5 May 2026
John Moriarty Football to host first 'life-changing' showcase on eve of World Cup
Some of Australia's best young Indigenous football talent will put their skills...
Jarred Cross 6 Feb 2026
New Oceania professional football league future proofs the world game
Five Pasifika sides recently entered the ranks of professional football for the...
Andrew Mathieson 19 Jan 2026
Mary Fowler, a champion on and off the field
Mary Boio Fowler took to the field in Australia's top soccer league as a 16-year...
Phoebe Blogg 25 Nov 2025
Borroloola Strikers women’s soccer team sets sights on First Nations Football Festival
Borroloola's first women's soccer team in many years, the Borroloola Strikers, i...
Giovanni Torre 13 Oct 2025
Marshall Islands make soccer history

The Marshall Islands have lost their first ever international football match 4-0 to the US Virgin Islands on a high school gridiron pitch in Arkansas -- but not before making history as the world's ne...

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Michael Brock Aug 16, 2025
Artistic mentor and young football talent collaborate to put culture in spotlight at Women's Asian Cup

Just two years ago the Matildas captivated Australia on their way to a semi-final at a home World Cup. When the next major international football tournament arrives next year, First Nations artists Sh...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 23, 2025
The Polynesian island beach soccer powerhouse

France's starting line-up from the 2022 FIFA men's World Cup final earns $175 million a year. Tahiti's team preparing for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, a tournament they have made the final of twic...

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Sebastian Tan Apr 21, 2025
Football Australia debut first playing kits designed by Indigenous artist

Football Australia's visual throwback to the 1990s is just as much a step forward, with all national sides donning playing strips designed by a First Nations artist for the first time.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 21, 2025
Australia poised to join new Pacific soccer league

An Australian club could be squaring off against Tahitian, Fijian, PNG and New Zealand opposition as a new FIFA-backed Pacific soccer competition nears reality.

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Ben McKay Feb 14, 2025
Oceania Football Confederation set to launch the Pacific Football League within next two years

The Oceania Football Confederation is set to establish a professional Pacific Football League within the next two years. The concept for the domestic competition played across multiple island-nations...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 29, 2024
Fiji, Tahiti book final places in next year's Oceania Football Confederation finals

Metropolitan France may be around 16,000 kilometres from the middle of the Pacific, but its telling influence extends to the Oceania Football Confederation.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 20, 2024
Oceania nations scramble to remain in World Cup contention while New Zealand and New Caledonian wins provide more certainty

Aotearoa/New Zealand has joined New Caledonia in the last four Oceania teams for a direct route through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 18, 2024
Oceania qualifiers see Pacific nations clash for spot at 2026 FIFA World Cup

Four of the eight nations competing in Oceania's first full round of qualification have taken a great stride in the draw towards the FIFA 2026 World Cup finals.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2024
Organisation inspired and co-founded by the first Aboriginal Socceroo celebrates Indigenous Football Week

Indigenous Football Week's 2024 theme 'Breaking Barriers' is intrinsic to John Moriarty and the foundation which carries his name, for Brisbane Roar golden boot winner and organisation scholarships co...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 20, 2024
Tataya Curry-Jones kicking goals on and off the field

Tataya Curry-Jones has a bright future ahead, with her recent win of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award at the NSW Training Awards and her passions for work and soccer

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Aug 20, 2024
NAIDOC soccer star feeling Shipp-shape for the future

There is a routine that for all intents and purposes defines Miley Shipp's busy teenage life. Every week the Wiradjuri girl packs the playing kit that contains her team shirt, shorts, socks and boots...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 17, 2024
Indigenous soccer hopefuls aim to stand out during growing NAIDOC Cup tournament

Multiple state football (soccer) bodies in recent years have recognised past failures to entice Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands people into the sport that has not held the same appeal as Australi...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 3, 2024
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