With the country in the midst of a crippling recession triggered by weak oil prices, funding for its men’s national football team has suffered to the point that it risks World Cup disqualification.

something the football directors at Santos laughed off. “Are you mad?” they asked. “You’ve just won the World Cup. The whole country knows you are a shining example of health. If you weren ...

as Lionel Scaloni's Argentina team beat France to lift the World Cup in Qatar. Back in 2016, though, he had retired from international football with the expectation of never winning a trophy with ...

So, a day on, and with Australia’s 2016 World Cup qualifying games over, where are the Socceroos at in the cold, light of day, halfway through the Group B campaign to make it to Russia 2018?