Iraq may not have a blog on this website, but I’m going in to bat for them (even though they beat Australia in the Asian Cup, dammit).
Why the hell was Nashat Akram refused a work permit required for his impending signing to Manchester City? Apparently Iraq isn’t in the top 70 ranked teams in the [...]

Who remembers who won the Women’s 100m at the Sydney Olympics? Many of you may know that it was Marion Jones, but can any of you tell me who came second in that race? Didn’t think so. The person that came second was just as good as her, but for only a few hundredths of [...]

After a week from hell, we are finally through to the quarter finals with a quite flattering 4-0 victory over hosts Thailand. Although we played better, the 4-0 scoreline is a bit misleading. After leading 1-0 at halftime, Thailand dominated the early periods of the second half. Viduka then showed his class, scoring against [...]

Strange huh? It’s the last thing you’d ever expect in the war in Iraq, that, some of the coalition forces themselves, would be suicide bombers. Apparently there is something similar, and its called the Australian football team. I thought the Oman game was bad, this was much worse. Poor attack, poor defence, and poor discipline. [...]

What the hell was that? By the time the final whistle arrived I was so happy that we got one point. 90 minutes before, I was absolutely sure we’d come back with three.
Our defence was dreadful, I can’t believe how naive we were on the counter. Not only this, but our ability to defend [...]

Thailand and Iraq played a scrappy 1-all draw in Bangkok last night. I really thought Iraq were the better side in the first half, and were surprised they didn’t finish it off in the second half. They sort of fell away a bit, and Thailand were actually decent on the counter. Judging by this I [...]

I always feared that the hot and humid conditions at the Asia Cup could spell danger for us, and on Saturday, my fears were realised. Singapore, ranked 136 in the world should have been up 3-0 at half time. Instead it was us with an unconvincing 3-0 win. Playing Luke Wilkshire at [...]

Steve Waugh is best known for being one of Australia’s most successful cricket captains. His attitude, mental strength and leadership ability were what made the Australian team such a dominant force, which it continues to be today. It’s these qualities that Graham Arnold wants to invest in. He wants Waugh to mentor the senior [...]

Its been the worst kept secret in world football. Ever since King Hiddink took Australian football to new heights at last year’s World Cup, Australia have been desperate to find a foriegn coach. It has finally been revealed today, that Australia will indeed have a “big name” coach at the end of the Asia [...]

The coach and our playmaker have their say about the upcoming Asia Cup:
Harry Kewell:

Graham Arnold: