We've warmed up

We said we were committed to delivering Australia's finest football website but in reality we're just scratching the surface! If you think au.fourfourtwo.com is good now, you'll be pleased to hear that there is still plenty more to come.

For starters, our long-awaited forums are set to open in just a few days. Stand by on Monday (that's April 23) when we switch 'em on. Be one of the original posters and make sure you log-in and chat to football fans and players everywhere. Players? Yup, we'll have special guests along for you to chat with from time to time. Our forums will be THE forums!

What else? Plenty… but you'll just have to keep you eyes peeled to see what else we have up our sleeves!

Have you made au.fourfourtwo.com your home page yet?

PS : Ever heard of a bloke called Michel Platini? Of course you 'ave. Make sure you check out the May edition of Australian FourFourTwo to see what UEFA's new President has to say about the state of play. It's on sale now.

Four... things you must know about the week in football

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Australia News The Olyroos Trip Up in Saudi Arabia Rob Baan's U-23 side suffer a big blow on the path to Beijing, as Adrian Leijer's send-off costs the side dearly.

 

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asian champions Asian Champions League In Line For Overhaul What's in store for Asia's most prestigious club competition?

 

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Australia News Mariners Dump Duo Speculation continues to swirl surrounding the comings and goings of all the A-League clubs… but the Mariners did confirm some movements from their camp during the week.

 

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Australia News Football Gets Political It's not often that football makes headlines with politicians. Well… not with Australian politicians anyway! But this week - it happened!

Four... things we loved this week

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world News Southgate is no Butcher One guy who didn't go to the same coaching school as Terry Butcher is Boro boss Gareth Southgate. During the week Southgate insisted he does his raise his voice from time to time! For the record, Boro went on to lose 2-0 to Liverpool following this story.

 

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World News Kalac stays at the top Sport is full of stories of redemption and Spider continues to make good after his shocker against Croatia in the World Cup. The big fella is set to line up against Manchester United in Milan's upcoming Champions League match. Goodonim.

 

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world news Ronaldo Love More love for Manchester United's Portuguese star this week. John Terry was the latest to confess his amazement at the fleet-footed trickster.

 

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442 tube Skillz to pay the billz This video of Daniel8 surfaced during the week and everyone seems quite impressed. Keep 'em coming.

Two... things that made us laugh

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bLOGS Need some bling? Beware: someone's still trying to squeeze a buck out of unsuspecting football fans!

 

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World News Boris Becker gets a start with the German national team Boris Becker is not a tennis tour has-been… he's a top footballer and making big news in Germany!