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‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

Everyone thought this occasion would swallow Tottenham Hotspur whole. Instead, they ate.

18.04.2025 8

WA Today

Vince Rugari

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

Everyone thought this occasion would swallow Tottenham Hotspur whole. Instead, they ate.

18.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

Everyone thought this occasion would swallow Tottenham Hotspur whole. Instead, they ate.

18.04.2025 8

The Age

Vince Rugari

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

Everyone thought this occasion would swallow Tottenham Hotspur whole. Instead, they ate.

18.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

A ‘noble death’ seems inevitable for Postecoglou at Tottenham

It speaks to the dark, oppressive cloud of negativity that has settled over Spurs that most people seem to have totally discounted any possibility...

17.04.2025 10

WA Today

Vince Rugari

A ‘noble death’ seems inevitable for Postecoglou at Tottenham

It speaks to the dark, oppressive cloud of negativity that has settled over Spurs that most people seem to have totally discounted any possibility...

17.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

A ‘noble death’ seems inevitable for Postecoglou at Tottenham

It speaks to the dark, oppressive cloud of negativity that has settled over Spurs that most people seem to have totally discounted any possibility...

17.04.2025 10

The Age

Vince Rugari

A ‘noble death’ seems inevitable for Postecoglou at Tottenham

It speaks to the dark, oppressive cloud of negativity that has settled over Spurs that most people seem to have totally discounted any possibility...

17.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

Mary Fowler may have hurt her knee … badly. That would be an utter disaster for the Matildas

Australian soccer is cursed. How else to explain the acute misfortune that continues to befall our most beloved national team, particularly on the eve...

14.04.2025 8

WA Today

Vince Rugari

Mary Fowler may have hurt her knee … badly. That would be an utter disaster for the Matildas

Australian soccer is cursed. How else to explain the acute misfortune that continues to befall our most beloved national team, particularly on the eve...

14.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

Mary Fowler may have hurt her knee … badly. That would be an utter disaster for the Matildas

Australian soccer is cursed. How else to explain the acute misfortune that continues to befall our most beloved national team, particularly on the eve...

14.04.2025 9

The Age

Vince Rugari

Mary Fowler may have hurt her knee … badly. That would be an utter disaster for the Matildas

Australian soccer is cursed. How else to explain the acute misfortune that continues to befall our most beloved national team, particularly on the eve...

14.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

Ange says the ‘football gods’ won’t save him, but he still has a pulse at Spurs

Angeball is not dead. Not yet. Worst-case scenario, this project has exactly one week to live, assuming we believe the talk that Ange Postecoglou’s...

11.04.2025 8

WA Today

Vince Rugari

Ange says the ‘football gods’ won’t save him, but he still has a pulse at Spurs

Angeball is not dead. Not yet. Worst-case scenario, this project has exactly one week to live, assuming we believe the talk that Ange Postecoglou’s...

11.04.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

Ange says the ‘football gods’ won’t save him, but he still has a pulse at Spurs

Angeball is not dead. Not yet. Worst-case scenario, this project has exactly one week to live, assuming we believe the talk that Ange Postecoglou’s...

11.04.2025 10

The Age

Vince Rugari

Ange says the ‘football gods’ won’t save him, but he still has a pulse at Spurs

Angeball is not dead. Not yet. Worst-case scenario, this project has exactly one week to live, assuming we believe the talk that Ange Postecoglou’s...

11.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

How an Arsenal Champions League loss could benefit the Matildas

Australian duo Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley will be desperate to progress to the UEFA Champions League final when they face coach Joe Montemurro’s...

08.04.2025 10

WA Today

Vince Rugari

How an Arsenal Champions League loss could benefit the Matildas

How an Arsenal Champions League loss could benefit the Matildas

Australian duo Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley will be desperate to progress to the UEFA Champions League final when they face coach Joe Montemurro’s...

08.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

How an Arsenal Champions League loss could benefit the Matildas

Australian duo Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley will be desperate to progress to the UEFA Champions League final when they face coach Joe Montemurro’s...

08.04.2025 5

The Age

Vince Rugari

How an Arsenal Champions League loss could benefit the Matildas

Australian duo Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley will be desperate to progress to the UEFA Champions League final when they face coach Joe Montemurro’s...

08.04.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

Players fear Matildas are ‘wasting time’ as coach search drags on

They’d rather be planning for the future and a home Asian Cup, but all Caitlin Foord and her Matildas teammates can do is their best.

03.04.2025 8

WA Today

Vince Rugari

Players fear Matildas are ‘wasting time’ as coach search drags on

They’d rather be planning for the future and a home Asian Cup, but all Caitlin Foord and her Matildas teammates can do is their best.

03.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

Players fear Matildas are ‘wasting time’ as coach search drags on

They’d rather be planning for the future and a home Asian Cup, but all Caitlin Foord and her Matildas teammates can do is their best.

03.04.2025 8

The Age

Vince Rugari

Players fear Matildas are ‘wasting time’ as coach search drags on

They’d rather be planning for the future and a home Asian Cup, but all Caitlin Foord and her Matildas teammates can do is their best.

03.04.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

Why Football Australia made the right call in keeping Sam Kerr as captain

As a train-on player only, she won’t wear the captain’s armband on Friday night at Allianz Stadium in the first of two friendlies between the...

31.03.2025 4

WA Today

Vince Rugari

Why Football Australia made the right call in keeping Sam Kerr as captain

As a train-on player only, she won’t wear the captain’s armband on Friday night at Allianz Stadium in the first of two friendlies between the...

31.03.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

Why Football Australia made the right call in keeping Sam Kerr as captain

As a train-on player only, she won’t wear the captain’s armband on Friday night at Allianz Stadium in the first of two friendlies between the...

31.03.2025 20

The Age

Vince Rugari

Why Football Australia made the right call in keeping Sam Kerr as captain

As a train-on player only, she won’t wear the captain’s armband on Friday night at Allianz Stadium in the first of two friendlies between the...

31.03.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

Abusing your team is one thing. But filming it? You’re the embarrassment

Social media has unleashed a lot of bad stuff on modern sport, but this might be the worst development yet.

27.03.2025 10

WA Today

Vince Rugari

Abusing your team is one thing. But filming it? You’re the embarrassment

Social media has unleashed a lot of bad stuff on modern sport, but this might be the worst development yet.

27.03.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

Abusing your team is one thing. But filming it? You’re the embarrassment

Social media has unleashed a lot of bad stuff on modern sport, but this might be the worst development yet.

27.03.2025 7

The Age

Vince Rugari

Abusing your team is one thing. But filming it? You’re the embarrassment

Social media has unleashed a lot of bad stuff on modern sport, but this might be the worst development yet.

27.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

One last push, and the Socceroos can book their spot at the 2026 World Cup

The equation is simple for Australia after their 2-0 victory in China: win their next match and they’ll seal qualification for next year’s tournament.

25.03.2025 6

WA Today

Vince Rugari

One last push, and the Socceroos can book their spot at the 2026 World Cup

The equation is simple for Australia after their 2-0 victory in China: win their next match and they’ll seal qualification for next year’s tournament.

25.03.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

One last push, and the Socceroos can book their spot at the 2026 World Cup

The equation is simple for Australia after their 2-0 victory in China: win their next match and they’ll seal qualification for next year’s tournament.

25.03.2025 9

The Age

Vince Rugari

One last push, and the Socceroos can book their spot at the 2026 World Cup

The equation is simple for Australia after their 2-0 victory in China: win their next match and they’ll seal qualification for next year’s tournament.

25.03.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

Xi’s plan to make China a football power is failing. Australia can deliver the killer blow

FIFA expanded the World Cup to 48 teams partly to give China a better chance to qualify. But unless they beat the Socceroos on Tuesday, they will...

24.03.2025 2

WA Today

Vince Rugari

Xi’s plan to make China a football power is failing. Australia can deliver the killer blow

FIFA expanded the World Cup to 48 teams partly to give China a better chance to qualify. But unless they beat the Socceroos on Tuesday, they will...

24.03.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

Xi’s plan to make China a football power is failing. Australia can deliver the killer blow

FIFA expanded the World Cup to 48 teams partly to give China a better chance to qualify. But unless they beat the Socceroos on Tuesday, they will...

24.03.2025 5

The Age

Vince Rugari

Xi’s plan to make China a football power is failing. Australia can deliver the killer blow

FIFA expanded the World Cup to 48 teams partly to give China a better chance to qualify. But unless they beat the Socceroos on Tuesday, they will...

24.03.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

It’s early days, but Socceroos believe they can become ‘unstoppable’ under Popovic

Tony Popovic’s Socceroos are clearly a work in progress, as their first 15 minutes against Indonesia showed. But there is clear progress being made.

21.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

It’s early days, but Socceroos believe they can become ‘unstoppable’ under Popovic

Tony Popovic’s Socceroos are clearly a work in progress, as their first 15 minutes against Indonesia showed. But there is clear progress being made.

20.03.2025 5

WA Today

Vince Rugari

It’s early days, but Socceroos believe they can become ‘unstoppable’ under Popovic

Tony Popovic’s Socceroos are clearly a work in progress, as their first 15 minutes against Indonesia showed. But there is clear progress being made.

20.03.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

It’s early days, but Socceroos believe they can become ‘unstoppable’ under Popovic

Tony Popovic’s Socceroos are clearly a work in progress, as their first 15 minutes against Indonesia showed. But there is clear progress being made.

20.03.2025 6

The Age

Vince Rugari

The Barcelona legend, the billionaire politician and the Indonesian plot to usurp the Socceroos

The appointment of Patrick Kluivert as Indonesia’s national team coach is the latest sign that Australia’s northern neighbours are finally getting...

19.03.2025 10

WA Today

Vince Rugari

The Barcelona legend, the billionaire politician and the Indonesian plot to usurp the Socceroos

The appointment of Patrick Kluivert as Indonesia’s national team coach is the latest sign that Australia’s northern neighbours are finally getting...

19.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari

The Barcelona legend, the billionaire politician and the Indonesian plot to usurp the Socceroos

The appointment of Patrick Kluivert as Indonesia’s national team coach is the latest sign that Australia’s northern neighbours are finally getting...

19.03.2025 10

The Age

Vince Rugari

The Barcelona legend, the billionaire politician and the Indonesian plot to usurp the Socceroos

The appointment of Patrick Kluivert as Indonesia’s national team coach is the latest sign that Australia’s northern neighbours are finally getting...

19.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Vince Rugari

Popovic backs age over youth - and a player he blasted - for World Cup tilt

Tony Popovic has given Daniel Arzani an international reprieve - one of many intriguing decisions in his squad for this month’s World Cup qualifiers.

14.03.2025 10

WA Today

Vince Rugari

Popovic backs age over youth - and a player he blasted - for World Cup tilt

Tony Popovic has given Daniel Arzani an international reprieve - one of many intriguing decisions in his squad for this month’s World Cup qualifiers.

14.03.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vince Rugari