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Sydney FC said on Monday it had mutually agreed with two-time Australian World Cup midfielder Jason Culina to terminate his playing contract, days after his reported bust-up with coach Frank Farina.

2013-02-11T08:41:35ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/11/Former_Socceroo_Culina_joins_Sydney_fac4

Two-time Australian World Cup midfielder Jason Culina has signed with Sydney FC for the remainder of the A-League season, the club said on Friday.

2012-10-12T00:21:35ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/06/FFA_Jets_Culina_settle_dispute_750e

Football Federation Australia, the Newcastle Jets and Jason Culina have ended a long-running dispute triggered by the Jets' dumping of the former Socceroo, the players' union said Wednesday.

2012-06-06T10:18:49ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/01/26/Australian_coach_Osieck_praises_talent_50ee

Australian coach Holger Osieck believes he has a new talent in young striker Robbie Kruse, but has warned he still has work to do.

2011-01-26T08:27:44ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/01/22/Australias_Culina_with_knee_injury_bc99

Australia midfielder Jason Culina will miss the Asian Cup semi-final against Uzbekistan after being pulled out of the squad for treatment for a knee injury, according to the team.

2011-01-23T02:46:06ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/01/18/Jedinak_sends_Australia_into_Asian_e8aa

Mile Jedinak was the toast of Australia again on Tuesday as his goal sent the Socceroos into the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over a dogged Bahrain.

2011-01-18T16:26:34ZAFP Asian Editionby Martin Parrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/01/15/Socceroos_fate_their_hands_after_21f9

Australia's failure to take three points off South Korea at the Asian Cup has left them with a crunch test against Bahrain, but coach Holger Osieck and captain Lucas Neill remain confident.

2011-01-15T07:57:01ZAFP Global Editionby Martin Parrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/08/15/Three-way_lead_Australias_A-League_5511

Robbie Fowler's Perth Glory celebrated their first win in Melbourne to be one of three teams leading Australia's A-League after two rounds this weekend.

2010-08-15T13:04:04ZAFP Asian EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/23/Australia_beats_Serbia_Group_7653

Cahill, Holman score as Australia beats Serbia 2-1 in Group D at World Cup. After a match that wound up meaning very little, both Australia and Serbia reflected on what might have been.

2010-06-23T21:21:46ZAP NewsMARK WALSHtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/23/Serbia_make_changes_against_Aussies_1904

Defenders Neven Subotic and Aleksandar Kolarov were left out of the Serbia team for their decisive World Cup Group D match with Australia at the Mbombela Stadium here on Wednesday.

2010-06-23T17:49:11ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/19/Result_Ghana_Australia_5916

Result in a World Cup Group D match between Ghana and Australia on Saturday:

2010-06-19T15:58:02ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/14/Aussie_coach_Verbeek_defends_tactics_9532

Under-fire coach Pim Verbeek on Monday defended his selection and tactics in the wake of Australia's humiliating 4-0 opening loss to Germany at the World Cup.

2010-06-14T18:40:44ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/05/Buddle_double_gives_victory_over_6552

Edson Buddle?s first two international goals helped United States beat Australia 3-1 in both teams? final World Cup warm-up match here on Saturday.

2010-06-05T16:52:59ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/05/Buddle_double_gives_victory_over_6555

Edson Buddle?s first two international goals helped United States beat Australia 3-1 in both teams? final World Cup warm-up match here on Saturday.

2010-06-05T15:39:40ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/05/Findley_Buddle_start_forward_against_9965

Robbie Findley, Edson Buddle get starts at forward against Australia in last warmup. Robbie Findley and Edson Buddle started at forward against Australia on Saturday in the last warmup match for the United States ahead of the Americans' World Cup opener against England.

2010-06-05T12:40:27ZAP NewsStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/24/Verbeek_lashes_Grella_Cahill_over_3998

Australia coach Pim Verbeek lashed stars Vince Grella and Tim Cahill for reckless tackles after his side snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win over rivals New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up Monday.

2010-05-24T20:25:35ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/24/Australia_snatch_World_warm-up_over_8070

Australia snatched a last-minute 2-1 win over New Zealand in their World Cup warm up match on Monday.

2010-05-24T12:07:59ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/10/Injured_Kewell_Australias_preliminary_roster_6258

Injured forward Harry Kewell included in Australia's preliminary World Cup roster. Forward Harry Kewell, fighting a persistent groin injury, has been picked for Australia's preliminary World Cup roster.

2010-05-11T04:15:07ZAP NewsStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/03/03/Australia_Japan_last_Asian_qualifiers_8236

Australia qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup finals with a 1-0 defeat of Indonesia while Japan finished top in their group with a face-saving 2-0 against Bahrain on Wednesday.

2010-03-03T17:12:53ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/03/03/Australia_down_Indonesia_reach_Asian_8233

Australia qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup finals with 1-0 win over plucky Indonesia Wednesday.

2010-03-03T12:10:20ZAFP Global EditionAFP