Destiny 06 – 11 Days To Go
We continue the countdown to the World Cup (South American) play-off kick-off of the 1st Leg being played in Montevideo (Saturday 12 November), bringing you up-to-date with all the headline news from around the country surrounding the crucial play-off matches.
We continue the countdown to the World Cup (South American) play-off kick-off of the 1st Leg being played in Montevideo (Saturday 12 November), bringing you up-to-date with all the headline news from around the country surrounding the crucial play-off matches.
GET THEIR GOLD AT FFA ON-LINE SHOP
Support the Socceroos at Telstra Stadium by purchasing National Team gear from the FFA new On-Line store. The shop offers all Official Licensed Product for the Socceroos and all other Australia National Teams including the following:
Nike Official Replicas: (Home/Away Jersey, Team Polo) Nike Transit Range: (Polo, T-shirt, jacket,) Coopers 2nd Tier Apparel: (Polo, Reversible jacket, Spray jacket, women-s t-shirt, etc) Supporter Gear: (Beach Towel, Flags, Beanie Bears, Nursery Ball) Headwear & Scarves: (Caps, Beanies, Scarves)
With the Socceroos wanting to play in front of a sea of Gold it would be great if all Australia-s supporters, especially those at Telstra Stadium "Get their Gold” at www.footballaustralia.com.au/shop
SUPPORT THE Socceroos
Australian sports fans can show their support for the Socceroos for the upcoming matches against Uruguay, by logging onto a new interactive fans site - http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/destiny06/
Some of the features of the site include: a message board, send a photo (by mobile only) and be part of a mosaic plus information on Australia and Uruguay. There will features added as we get closer to the big games.
Socceroos WATCH
Zeljko Kalac remained on the bench, as AC Milan lost 1-0 away at PSV Eindhoven. Jason Culina was not eligible to play for PSV.
Harry Kewell came on in the 79th minute and set up the third goal in the 89th minute, as Liverpool won 3-0 at home against Anderlecht.
Several players will possibly be in action tonight in the Champions League.
Ljubo Milicevic is likely to start for FC Thun when they play Ajax Amsterdam at home.
Tony Popovic who is back in full training with Crystal Palace, is hopeful of place in the squad for tonight-s match against Southampton.
WHAT-S MAKING THE NEWS
LAZARIDIS TO FLY
Despite reports to the contrary, Stan Lazaridis will be available to play for the Socceroos, despite being already ruled out of this weekend-s Birmingham City match.
He is set to fly with his Qantas Socceroo team mates and his injury situation is being closely monitored by the national team physio Les Gelis.
URUGUAY KEEPER TROUBLE
Reports from Montevideo suggest that Uruguay has a goalkeeper crisis with Jorge Fossati-s two first choice keepers both injured. Fabian Carini has an abductor injury, while Sebastian Vieri has a shoulder injury and is likely to miss Villarreal-s Champions League match tonight against Benfica.