Texi Smith

Here we go - two new shirts for the World Cup and a beauty of a new scarf courtesy of Socceroos Active Support. Can't wait to be in amongst it in North America in three weeks' time, although it's going to be a very different experience to the last FIFA World Cup in Qatar - instead of jumping on a free train to get to your second game of the day, you're up for thousands of dollars and hours in transit travelling across the continent if you want to see any other games live. Still, it will be an experience! Who else is heading over?

Hey, it's Grand Final day, the A-Leagues's big day out. Get on board, celebrate everything positive about football in Australia and let's enjoy the pinnacle of our sport as The Roar's tips and predictions comes to an exciting end. Read on...

A-League tipping : the Grand finale Welcome to the final A-League tips and predictions for the 2025/26 season. What a season it has been, and based upon the season’s results and form coming into the finals, the least likely of …

Tales of the unexpected. If you'd told me Sydney FC would make the Grand Final just a few short weeks ago I would have laughed in your face. What a transformation! What a thriller in Newcastle, a sold out stadium, raucous fans, superb entertainment. Have a read...

Newcastle Jets

The ultimate fantasy away day Newcastle Jets 1 Sydney FC 1 (2-4 penalties) If football fans could choose a single away day experience as the blueprint for every away game, this would be very close to the top. Sydney FC supporte…

Is this the season where Newcastle Jets win everything? Already proven to be the best this season, is there an historic treble in the making? Sydney FC fans with no room for sentiment while Adelaide United entertain Auckland FC. What a weekend!

A-League tipping – semi-finals second leg : Now or never The A-League is reaching its pinnacle, both semi-final ties poised beautifully for maximum second-leg drama, and it’s down to the away teams to remain steadfast to stop the home crowds carryi…

That was really entertaining last night at Allianz Stadium, the Sky Blues giving the newly-crowned premiers a run for their money. Not sure why Campuzano was penalised right at the end for exactly the same tackle that Wilmering had made on Arslan. But hey!

Sydney FC Newcastle Jets

Perfectly poised after Allianz scrap Sydney FC 1 Newcastle Jets 1 Sydney FC’s reward for their endeavours in Melbourne last weekend was a home first-leg semi-final against newly crowned premiers Newcastle Jets. What followed gav…

A super Saturday awaits as the A-Leagues men's reaches the semi-final stage. Two absolute humdingers in Auckland and Sydney. And The Roar's tips and predictions ladder has our tipsters dead level. You simply have to watch, cancel all other plans!

A-League tipping – semi-finals first leg : all to play for Super Saturday is back again! Last week we had a feast of football as Auckland FC and Sydney FC both squeezed into the semi-final stage, and we now have guaranteed excitement over two weekends as t…

"If you like your play-off games with added spice then this one is the vindaloo of matches." So says Andrew Prentice as he previews the Big Blue and eyes up top spot in the A-Leagues tipsters ladder. Flex those muscles, the finals are here.

The Roar

A-League tipping – Elimination finals : On a knife edge The reward for making the top two of the A-League ladder is a week off, but that can be a poisoned chalice; any momentum built up is gone, although the extra seven days can help get players fit fro…

A different view, but the last-minute equaliser still hurt. Up in the sunshine seats for Sydney FC against Auckland, the new concept The Sydney Arms well worth the upgrade in terms of F&B, maybe at the expense of the proper matchday football experience.

Kiwi giveaway seals Big Blue knockout Sydney FC 2 Auckland FC 2 A late equaliser from Guillermo May saw Sydney FC throw away a home final after Alexandar Popovic had struck what looked like the winner, the result and performance a perf…

Hey superstars,

The FIFA World Cup is coming up in under two months. What can you remember about the last edition in Qatar? Everyone told us not to go to that one too. Here is an incredible account of 26 games in 14 days as an unexpected opportunity to fill my football boots was happily taken. Metro, this way! Have a read and tell me you're not excited for this one in North America. West Coast frolics following the CommBank Socceroos coming up.

Metro, this way!: An Aussie at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar was the world cup that you were not allowed to enjoy. From the moment the tournament was awarded to the tiny oil-rich nation, opposition to the decision was vocal and the fitness of the country to host such a cherished event was questioned right up until kick off....

The start of the holidays for some, but some intense jostling in the top six this weekend as the A-Leagues men's comes to a crescendo. Come and tip with us at The Roar's temporary home and show us your skills. Another dagger in the heart from Corica?

A-League tipping Round 26 : Unfinished business How typical that Newcastle Jets got to celebrate their A-League premiership plate on a day when they didn’t play, and how their arch-rivals the Central Coast Mariners must feel having handed …

Took me so long to get to this as there was so much action to cover at the Sydney FC game on Saturday night. Were you there to see the Sky Blues cling on to third spot in the ladder for a day? At least there was love for Jaiden Kucharski. Welcome home!

Have a read, can't be long as there were no goals, right?

Defence sorted, working on the rest Sydney FC 0 Perth Glory 0 For the third straight game of Patrick Kisnorbo’s tenure, Sydney FC shut out their opposition, but again couldn’t find a way through to get the all-important w…