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The A-League Men’s season came to an exciting end last weekend. With Auckland already crowned Premiers, but ineligible for the Asia Champions League, Melbourne…
For the first time in the A-League men’s 20-year history, there are an unprecedented four young Australians vying for this season’s Golden Boot award.…
At 36 years old, a win would show that Volkanovski is back and could be the start of another long winning streak; a loss could realistically mean retirement.
Legend has it that Marco Polo visited Hangzhou around 750 years ago and described it as “the finest and most splendid city in the…
Thursday night’s Asian Football Confederation World Cup qualifying match against Indonesia at Allianz Stadium is a must-win for the Socceroos, who sit second on…
There have been a seemingly endless number of negative, doom-and-gloom articles about the A-Leagues, most of them related to the APL’s mismanagement. This article…
In a practically dead rubber on a searing hot Melbourne Wednesday evening at Marvel Stadium against an Uzbekistan team ranked 47th in the world,…
The Socceroos went down 2-1 to South Korea in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup, just minutes away from holding on to a slender…
Australians in recent years have greatly enjoyed Ange Postecoglou’s coaching successes with premierships at Brisbane Roar, where they were undefeated for 36 games and…
The sons of some of the Socceroos most successful players are making a name for themselves in the football world.
On Matchday 14 Pep Guardiola’s table-topping Manchester City take on Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur. With an extensive injury list of up to eight first-team…
This Saturday night’s derby between Sydney FC - coming off a 5-1 “new coach bounce” victory over Adelaide United - against the impressive, undefeated…
Football’s National Second Tier came another step closer to life with Football Australia’s announcement of the eight foundation teams that will take part in…
At this Saturday’s UFC 294 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Australia’s current UFC featherweight champion Alexander 'the great' Volkanovski steps up a…
"Everybody has been a unicorn over the last few years, but he's more like an alien. No one has ever seen anyone as tall…
The 2023 Rugby World Cup pool matches are finally over. While there were some exciting, hard-fought, and entertaining games, when looking at the results…
The flying Dutchman Max Verstappen is officially the greatest ever Formula One driver, after winning his 10th straight race at Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix…
The scintillating tiki-taka - short passing and movement - of the Spanish La Roja proved too strong for the excellent English Lionesses in the…
The Matildas, though physically dominated by England in the first half, made a much better showing in the second, but even with a spectacular…
Would be a great addition but unfortunately they don’t have the cash.
Auckland FC are premiers - but is that a good thing for the A-League?
As mentioned in the article: Pearman is going to Queens Park Rangers, Herrington to Colorado Rapids (same ownership as Arsenal) in the MLS, Paulson is on loan at Auckland from sister club Bournemouth. Aberdeen apparently interested in Milanovic. Segecic definitely leaving on a free transfer, which team not known yet. He was in Holland in 2023/24 and did get playing time.
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
Only 3078 people at the Western United v Adelaide United final. How have we got to this place where the team hosting a final are unable to sell out their small 5000 capacity stadium?!
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
Tonight’s final is being played at Tarneit. Western would have to make the Grand Final for the right to host another game at Tarneit and the APL would not hold it there.
A-League Tipping: Elimination Finals - Accidental Adelaide with chance to stun Western
I’m a big admirer of Teague.
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
At first glance I was like €50 million?! What?! But you’re not far off: £15.7 million for qualifying for the Champions League even if you then lose every game go out at the League phase, and £10.95 million for winning the Europa League. Works out to be over AUD$55 million.
'Absolutely immense': Ange makes history 'under most intense pressure you can have' as Spurs advance to Europa League final
I’ve forgotten, remind me again, what did he do to get Roar fans offside? Was it managing Victory?
'Absolutely immense': Ange makes history 'under most intense pressure you can have' as Spurs advance to Europa League final
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
Agree on Klimala. I think he over the whole season in terms of consistency he outperformed Lolley and Costa, and he was in contention for the Golden Boot.
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
Four A-League clubs: Adelaide, Western, City, & CCM all rated in the top 100 clubs worldwide for U-21 players match minutes.
The future is here: Four A-Leagues clubs rank inside top 100 on global list
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
Good comment Grem. Exciting attacking players, embarrassing defence. And yes, crowds should be at least 20,000.
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
Thanks Grem!
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
I suppose it’s a decent start firing Ruben……..
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
They’re saying the right things and making the right noises but will they actually follow through? Will anything actually be done?
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
According to AusFootHQ on X:
“Brisbane Roar’s owners are set to increase funding.
New coach Michael Valkanis is going to oversee a mass overhaul of the playing squad.”
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
You’re on the money as usual Waz!
A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
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A-League Report card: Best young guns, top talents and how your team ranked in the regular season
Great article Hogie. I can understand the tyranny of distance in choosing not to play for Australia if you’re a young pro in Europe, but it is disappointing. There are a number of reasons why so many people want to see Popovic select young talent playing for the Socceroos, as fans we perhaps selfishly want to see that, but another potential issue is the impression it might give a young player in Europe with other options that there aren’t opportunities.
Hands off! A proven strategy to keep the Socceroos' overseas stars in green and gold
Crowd over 9000! Good call Josh. Apart from the good football being played and the on-field results, what is it that makes you feel WSW are slowly heading back in the right direction?
A-League Tipping: Round 29 - Adelaide, Sydney biting fingernails as three sides grapple for second
I know. Was being sarcastic 😊
A-League Tipping: Round 29 - Adelaide, Sydney biting fingernails as three sides grapple for second
Agree Talay should be sacked.
The A-League Men finals are here - and they're missing a huge name
Popovic and King were poor. De Jesus looked average. Shame Grant got injured. Agree that they were light on defensive players.
The A-League Men finals are here - and they're missing a huge name
5-7K is a very big call. It was only a few weeks ago that WSW were getting total crowds of a similar number at Commbank. Fair weather fans much?
A-League Tipping: Round 29 - Adelaide, Sydney biting fingernails as three sides grapple for second
Surprisingly pessimistic crowd estimates from you NoMates!
A-League Tipping: Round 29 - Adelaide, Sydney biting fingernails as three sides grapple for second
The focus has been on a men’s team in Canberra for a couple of years now but the money just isn’t there. The same goes for Tasmania, Wollongong and everywhere else in Australia. There hasn’t been a wealthy individual or group putting their hand up. As for being ineligible for the Asian Champions, Wellington have never been close. This season Auckland managed to do it. I would have no problem with three NZ teams being ineligible, it means the Aussie teams qualify.
Auckland FC are premiers - but is that a good thing for the A-League?