The 55th Ordinary FIFA Congress announced the admission of Comoros and East Timor on Monday 12 September 2005. One year after New Caledonia, who joined at the Paris Congress in 2004, two new islands Comoros and East Timor now enter into the family of world football. And in terms of geography,...

Competition in the Australian A-League is heating up with several interesting results from the latest round of action. Click the links below for the match reports courtesy of the FFA.Adelaide United vs. Melbourne VictoryPerth Glory vs. Queensland RoarCentral Coast Mariners vs. NZ...

Opening of first ever FIFA Congress in AfricaThe 55th Ordinary FIFA Congress was opened in the Palais des Congrès, Marrakesh, today - Sunday, 11 September 2005 - with a truly spectacular ceremony. It is the first Congress to be held on the African continent in the 101-year history of FIFA. In...

Intercontinental play-off schedule confirmedThe draw to determine the schedule for the playoff matches for the remaining places at the 2006 FIFA World Cup GermanyTM was made on Saturday at the 55th FIFA Congress in Marrakesh. The first of the intercontinental play-offs pairs the fifth-placed...

AUSTRALIA FAREWELLS OCEANIA AND SETS UP SOUTH AMERICAN DATEAustralia has won its last ever competitive match in the Oceania Football Confederation with a 2-1 win over the Solomon Islands to set up a date with an as-yet unknown opponent from South America for a place in the FIFA World Cup Germany...

Passion for football brings Walker to HoniaraEnglishman Keith Walker's passion for football has brought him around the globe to Honiara for the matches between the Solomon Islands and Australia.Walker, 66, is not new to the nation having graced the shores of the happy isles when the Solomon...

Oceania Football ConfederationIt will take a miracle for the Solomon Islands to overturn a 0-7 scoreline, (Hiddink in seventh heaven) so we take the opportunity to see how some of the other Confederations are faring after qualifying matches from September 3 - 4, 2005.CONEMBOL (South America)With...

IDC champs Ba draw tough poolDefending Inter District Competition soccer champion Ba has been drawn in a tough IDC pool next month. The men in black lead pool one or the pool of death, with Battle of the Giants champion Navua, BOG finalist Rewa, Labasa and Tavua. The host city Lautoka leads Pool...

A huge weekend for football in Australia with the 1st leg of the World Cup Playoff and another full round of A-League action.Click the links below for the match reports courtesy of the FFAAdelaide United vs. Queensland RoarNZ Knights vs. Sydney FCCentral Coast Mariners vs. Newcastle JetsMelbourne...

Mark Viduka capped his first game as captain of the Socceroos with a two-goal haul, including a spectacular overhead kick, as Australia takes a commanding 7-0 lead into the second leg of their World Cup Playoff matches against the Solomon Islands. It was a match that Australia completely...