Socceroos

Bruce Lee & Muhammad Ali. Elvis Presley & Wu-Tang Clan. Daniel De Silva's tattoos are anything but ordinary.

Late one evening at Cheek nightclub in Subiaco, a young lady tapped something into Josh Risdon's phone. He got it tattooed on his hip.

Melbourne City winger Dario Vidosic took one key lesson away from his three years in the Bundesliga. Be the player every opponent hates to play against.

Wanderers coach Markus Babbel won the Bundesliga four times and the UEFA Cup twice as a player. But his favourite moment was a relatively obscure play in his one season with Liverpool.

Aleks Susnjar left Perth at the age of 13. This is his remarkable story of growing up alone, on the other side of the world, and learning football's harshest lessons in the leagues of eastern and southern Europe.

I was seven when I moved from Iran to Australia and only 14 when I left home for the AIS… It was a tough time and I needed to rely on close relationships to get through it. I learnt that my mental health is just as important as my physical health, and focused on activities to make sure I’m in a good headspace.

'I was always the nine-year-old when I spoke to him. Even as an adult I had to take his criticism and not talk back. Why couldn’t he just say I did a good job? Because that was his way of making sure I fulfilled my dreams.' This is Ange Postecoglou's stirring tribute to his late father Jim.

Ante Milicic thought his World Cup was over but he just caught a flight back to Moscow with his son for the final. The Socceroos assistant coach explains why players from his beloved Croatia are simply a different breed to the Aussies.

'If you asked most Australians of Croatian upbringing what country they would like to play for, they would say Croatia. I reckon this would apply to Mark Viduka, too.'

'We are exposed and it’s an uncomfortable feeling.' Ange Postecoglou's review of the Socceroos' 2018 World Cup campaign – and the uncertain road ahead – is a must-read for every Australian sporting fan.