Overview
Football in Australia is growing. Fast. In recent years, we have seen the Socceroos qualify for the World Cup (not once, but twice), the formation of a successful domestic competition, as well as Australia join the Asian confederation, and launch a bid to host the world’s biggest sporting tournament. Such has been the growth in the sport that qualification for the World Cup is no longer a distant hope; it’s expected. Perhaps the biggest indication of the rise of football in this country came in 2009 when Socceroos star Jason Culina returned home from Europe to play in the A-League – the first Australian international to do so in the prime of his career. In an exclusive interview in issue 14 of The Socceroo, Culina revealed his motives behind his move to the Gold Coast as the Australian game goes from strength to strength. The Socceroo is the match-day magazine for all Australia’s home internationals. With interviews, features, news from home and abroad, and in-depth coverage of the Socceroos and their opponents, it will follow Australia’s journey to the World Cup, Asian Cup and beyond.
About the editor
John Murray
John Murray is a senior editor at The Slattery Media Group. After moving to Melbourne from England in 2003, with a backpack and little else, he began writing for the AFL Record after a crash course in Australian Football. He edited children’s magazine, JSquad, for four years and is the editor of The Socceroo, the match-day publication for Australian internationals. He has edited many books, both fiction and non-fiction, including titles on cricket, football and Australian Football.
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