Australia will not bid for FIFA events until change

A general view inside Commonwealth Stadium the site of the Group A games of the FIFA women's soccer World Cup soccer games. Photograph: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports Australia has shelved its......

'Australia conducted clean bid for 2022 World Cup'

The FIFA logo outside the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images On Friday, Federation Football Australia FFA chief Frank Lowy rejected criticism of Australia's......

Australia pull out of 2018 World Cup bid

Australia has pulled out of bidding to host the 2018 World Cup finals and will instead focus on hosting the 2022 tournament, the country's football federation (FFA) said on Thursday. FFA chairman......

'Australia ran clean 2022 World Cup bid, others did not'

Australia soccer supremo Frank Lowy insists his country ran a clean bid to host the 2022 World Cup while others did not, even if they were sometimes naive and made mistakes. In an open letter......

Asia-Pacific remains firmly behind embattled Blatter

Re-elected FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during news conference after an extraordinary Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Saturday. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters......