Saturday, June 4, 2016

Poor pitches hurting Australia's World Cup hopes: Postecoglou (Reuters)

Britain Football Soccer - England v Australia - International Friendly - Stadium of Light, Sunderland - 27/5/16 Australia coach Ange Postecoglou before the game Action Images via Reuters / Ed Sykes Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Substandard Australian soccer pitches are "cheating" local fans and could derail the country's World Cup ambitions, according to Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou. Postecoglou and his players lamented the playing surface at Sydney's Olympic Stadium on Saturday night after Australia defeated Greece 1-0 in a friendly courtesy of a late Mathew Leckie strike. Greece-born Postecoglou said he felt "embarrassed" about the conditions.


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