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Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens as South Melbourne defeat Preston Lions 2-1 in the Australia Cup quarterfinals to take on Lions FC who defeated the North Sunshine Eagles 4-0 on Tuesday night.Photo: Australia Cup.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens as Lucas Herrington makes his Premier League debut in a remarkable 2-0 victory for newly promoted Hull City against Manchester United! Patrick Beach and Nestory Irankunda make their club debuts, Sasa Ognenovski is announced as Macarthur's new A-League coach, and plenty of ongoings at state level as the Australian Championship lineup is set and some massive Australia Cup quarterfinals await.

Join Lachie Avil, Matt Olsen and Polleti as Alessandro gets the 'Here We Go' for a move to Portugal for over A$30m, Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC get their wins in the quarterfinals of the Australia Cup, Mile Sterjovski leaves Macarthur by mutual consent and the Champions League fixtures are drawn.Photos: F.Romano, Sporting CP.

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as Nestory Irankunda is officially revealed as a Sporting CP player, we prep for the Asian Champions League draws on Tuesday afternoon, the quarter-finals in the Australia Cup are set and we check in on the Australian Championship.Photos: Sporting CP

Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan as the Australia Cup Round of 16 has determined that a member federation club will play in the Final, with just Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory remaining as the two A-League clubs on the same side of the bracket. Elsewhere, Lucas Herrington is revealed officially as a Hull City player, and the most expensive Australian of all time and Adelaide United lose their Champions League Elite playoff to Cong An Hanoi.

Join Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan for an emergency episode of the Round Ball Australia podcast, as South Melbourne announce their intent to engage with the APL over a place in the A-League, after reports broke of Western United's licence being permanently terminated.

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens after three thoroughly entertaining Round of 16 Australia Cup ties. South Melbourne recover to win on penalties, as do Melbourne Victory after Nicholas Milanovic's extraordinary free kick, whilst Sydney FC get the job done in regular time against Brisbane.

Join Jacob Stevens, Will Booth and Christian Montegan as they discuss the upcoming Australia Cup fixtures, Herrington's record-setting transfer to Hull, and the APL's latest proposal in their ongoing negotiations with the PFA.Photos: Football360, Australia Cup - X

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan & Jacob Stevens as Lucas Herrington joins the ever growing list of Australians with the potential to break the all time Aussie transfer record in this off season as a move to Hull beckons. Meanwhile, the Round of 16 draw in the Australia Cup draw provides intrigue after South Melbourne become the 4th member federation team to knock out A-League opposition this season.Photos: Socceroos, Marcus Robertson.

Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan as Gianni Infantino announces FIFA's plan to sell off a stake of the World Cup to private investment...Photo: FIFA

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens as Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory get their wins into the Round of 16 of the Australia Cup as Cristian Volpato finds himself in trouble with the law.Photos: Melbourne City, Socceroos

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens as Nestory Irankunda appears set to become the most expensive player in Australian football history as he edges closer to a reported A$30m transfer from Watford to Sporting Lisbon, as the Australia Cup dishes up some sensational ties in the Round of 32.Photo: Talking Sporting.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens as Spain win the World Cup Final 1-0 against Argentina, we give our final thoughts on the Socceroos' campaign and what might come next, there's updates on Canberra United front as a timeline for a men's A-League team is confirmed and the Australia Cup Round of 32 continues.Photo: Socceroos

Join Lachie Avil, Matt Olsen and Will Booth as the A-League drop their 2026/27 fixtures with plenty of massive marquee games in the first four rounds - but is it the right move?The Australia Cup Round of 32 kicked off this week, the transfer mill is in full production as Spain and Argentina advance to the World Cup Final.Photo: Western Sydney Wanderers

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens to recap the eight biggest stories in Australian Football that we were too busy to talk about during the World Cup!Photos: Central Coast Mariners, Auckland FC, Melbourne Victory.

Join Jacob Stevens and Declan Archer as they dissect Australia's Round of 32 exit from the 2026 World Cup, asking what this means for the future of football in Australia and what is needed to ensure future success.Photo: Socceroos - X

Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan after the Socceroos exit the World Cup at the Round of 32 to Egypt, on penaltiesA tough morning...Photo: Socceroos

Join Jacob Stevens, Matt Olsen and Will Booth as they go in-depth previewing Australia's Round of 32 clash with Egypt.Photos: Socceroos, Egypt National Team - x

Join Jacob Stevens and Declan Archer as they discuss Mo Salah's return to training and how the Socceroos might deal with him in their Ro32 clash.Photo: Egyptian FA - X

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens as they asses every individuals performance so far for Australia at the World Cup, ahead of the Socceroos Round of 32 match against Egypt on Saturday morning.Photos: Socceroos

Join Lachie Avil, Will Booth and Matt Olsen as they ponder what may come next for the Socceroos after this World Cup campaign. Transfers, 2027 Asian Cup, 2030 World Cup and beyond...Photos: Socceroos.

Join Jacob Stevens and Antonis Pagonis as they try to predict not just the Round of 32, but the entire knockout bracket of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Photos: Selección Española, England, Equipe de France, Seleccion Argentina - X

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens as they discuss Australia's first knockout stage opponents Egypt and look at Saturday's group stage games.Photos: Socceroos, FIFA World Cup

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Will Booth as the Socceroos draw 0-0 with Paraguay, securing second in the group and advancing to the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Photos: Socceroos

Join Lachie Avil and Matt Olsen on the ground in the USA on the night before the Socceroos match against Paraguay at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Photos: Socceroos - X

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens as they break down Australia v Paraguay, kicking off at 12pm AEDT on Friday afternoon for a guaranteed spot in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Photos: Socceroos, Paraguay Football

Join Jacob Stevens and Antonis Pagonis as they run the fool's errand of trying to predict Popa's potential picks in the Starting XI for Australia's final group game against Paraguay.Photo: Socceroos - X

Join Lachie Avil and Matt Olsen as four of the Socceroos most likely Round of 32 opponents in the 2026 FIFA World Cup hit the track to mixed results.Photos: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Matt Olsen on the ground in Oakland, as Australia are handed a massive gift in their question for automatic progression to the knockout stage of the World Cup as Paraguay hold on against Turkiye after Miguel Almiron was sent off for covering his mouth.Photo: FIFA, Socceroos

Join Lachie Avil, Will Booth and Jacob Stevens after a tiring and disappointing morning as Australia lose 2-0 to the United States of America in the second match day of Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Join Lachie Avil, Will Booth, Jacob Stevens and on the ground Matthew Olsen, on the eve of what could be the greatest day in Socceroos history.Sorry for the rubbish audio...Photo: Socceroos.

Join Lachie Avil and special guest Tyler Bischoff to preview the MASSIVE match between Australia and USA on Saturday morning at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Photo: Socceroos, USMNT.

Join Lachie Avil and Declan Archer as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all make their mark on their opening match day of the FIFA World Cup, leaving Cristiano Ronaldo waiting in the wings...Photos: FIFA

Join Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as we discuss Australia's opportunity to secure top spot in Group D and the AFC's incredible unbeaten run so far in the World Cup.Photos: Socceroos, USMNT, Saudi NT, FIFA World Cup

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan, Declan Archer and pod debutant Adam Palombi as we trade stories about Australia's seminal victory over Türkiye at the World Cup.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens (plus a brief cameo from Matt Olsen) as the Socceroos DEFEAT Türkiye 2-0 in Vancouver, Canada, and claim the 3 points in their first match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.COME ON YOU ROOS!!!Photo: Socceroos.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Jacob Stevens, Matt Olsen and Christian Montegan as the USA earn a statement 4-1 win over Paraguay and Canada edge out a 1-1 draw with Bosnia & Herzegovina on day two of the 2026 World Cup!Meanwhile, Barcelona have formal bid REJECTED by the Colorado Rapids for young Aussie Lucas Herrington!Photo: Socceroos, USMNTMusic: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan fresh off the first day of action at the 2026 FIFA World Cup! Tony Popovic has signed on as Socceroos coach until the end of the Asian Cup, Mo Toure mysteriously misses training and Mexico, South Africa, South Korea and Czechia get stuck into the action on day one!Photo: Socceroos, South Korea, FIFAMusic: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan for a full look at Australia v Turkey in the opening round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Sunday afternoon! Before all that, there's Mexico kicking off the tournament against South Africa, 16 years to the day from the reverse fixture that kicked off the 2010 World Cup. South Korea take on Czechia and the USA get their first taste of World Cup action against Paraguay in Group D.Photo: Socceroos, Turkey.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as they take an holistic look at the World Cup: Who are the favourites? Who are the dark horses? And who does Round Ball think will come away with the spoils?Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Matt Olsen fresh of the Socceroos' final World Cup preparation match against Switzerland, in San Diego.Photo: Socceroos - X.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Matt Olsen and Christian Montegan as the Socceroos gear up for their final World Cup warmup match v Switzerland on Sunday morning.Photos: Socceroos - X, SwitzerlandFA Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens for an in depth look at Group D in the World Cup, a prediction for how deep the Socceroos will go and a dive into IFAB's 10 law changes for the tournament.Photo: USMNT, Paraguay Football, Turkiye FootballMusic: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens as Tony Popovic confirms the 26 man squad that will represent Australia at the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup.Photo: Socceroos - X.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Matt Olsen and Christian Montegan as Australia go down to Mexico in their first World Cup warm up match ahead of Tony Popovic naming his final 26 man squad on Monday.Photo: Socceroos - X.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Matt Olsen for an EMERGENCY PODCAST as Football Australia announce just three days out from the World Cup squad selection, that Cristian Volpato has changed international allegiances from Italy to Australia.Photo: Sassuolo - X.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens as eight names are cut from the Socceroos' World Cup training camp squad days out from the team's first friendly against Mexico.Photo: Socceroos - X.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Poletti as they break down Auckland's Grand Final victory, the end of season awards, and Paramount's new broadcast deal.Photo: Auckland FC - XMusic: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan ahead of the 2025/26 A-League Men's Grand Final between Auckland FC and Sydney FC.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.Photos: Sydney FC - X, Auckland FC - X.

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens as they break down a chaotic news day in Australian football.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.