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Socceroos players remain hesitant to travel to Jordan due to security concerns and Football Australia is searching for answers.

John Aloisi has paid the price for Chengdu Rongcheng's catastrophic title choke, with the Chinese club sacking the Socceroos great.

Australia coach Tony Popovic insists Socceroos players who are reluctant to play Jordan due to security concerns will not be blacklisted from the national team set-up if they elect to withdraw from his squad. 

Needing just one point from its final four games to claim the CSL crown, coach Aloisi's Chengdu Rongcheng loses every game and blows a 14-point lead in the run home.

Notts County earned a penalty shootout victory over non-league side Altrincham, but even among those present at Moss Lane, few saw it as fog made a mockery of the conclusion.

The Socceroos have named an under-strength squad for upcoming friendlies against Qatar and Jordan, with Football Australia to monitor security in Jordanian capital Amman.

For many gay men, sport has been a place of isolation but queer sporting clubs are now giving them a sense of belonging.

Socceroos players who competed at this year's World Cup are yet to be paid their match fees, three months after the tournament's conclusion.

Cristiano Ronaldo announces his retirement from international soccer after a falling out with Portugal coach Jorge Jesus.

An under-20s soccer match in Brazil is making headlines for all the wrong reasons, with more than 50 red cards handed out after a mass brawl.