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Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has selected 12 Australian-based players to participate in a training camp ahead of next month’s crucial 2014 World Cup Qualifiers.
They’re shouting it from the rooftops now – four-time national champions South Melbourne want in the A-League. Make no mistake, this is a huge moment in Australian football.
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One day A-League fans will know the pain of relegation, which seems to be a curious obsession of the oft-bewildering Asian Football Confederation.
Glory sign young guns and A-League veteran
By Justin Chadwick, 3 May 2013Glory midfielder Steven McGarry has re-signed with Perth for another season, while the son of new coach Alistair Edwards has also penned a deal with the A-League club.
Mariners not fearful of ACL opponents
By AAP, 3 May 2013Guangzhou Evergrande’s highest-paid player earns more in two months than Central Coast pay their entire team for a whole year.
Heart say no to South Melbourne offer
By Guy Hand, 2 May 2013Melbourne Heart have rejected a takeover offer from former NSL heavyweights South Melbourne, with the current owners not prepared to sell a controlling share of the A-League club.
Wanderers release four A-League players
By AAP, 1 May 2013Western Sydney Wanderers have released three players from their losing grand final side as they look ahead to next season’s A-League and Asian Champions League campaigns.
Gombau appointed as new Adelaide Utd coach
By AAP, 1 May 2013Former Barcelona academy mentor Josep Gombau has been appointed Adelaide United coach for the next two seasons, the A-League club announced on Tuesday.
Mariners scrape through in ACL
By AAP, 1 May 2013The Central Coast Mariners prolonged their historic season by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday, scraping into the knock-out stages of the Asian Champions League for the first time despite a 3-0 defeat against Kashiwa Reysol.
It’s been largely ignored or forgotten about, but this month marks ten years since the publication of the Crawford Report, which set football in this country in a fundamentally new direction.
Kruse to join Bayer Leverkusen: report
By AAP, 30 Apr 2013Socceroos star Robbie Kruse is reportedly set for a switch to Champions League-bound German heavyweights Bayer Leverkusen.
Rogic praised in Celtic loss
By AFP, 30 Apr 2013Celtic manager Neil Lennon has singled out Australian import Tom Rogic for praise, despite the champion Scottish side’s 3-1 loss to Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday.
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Your sports opinion. Write your own articleCould Brockie’s MLS loan be the start of something good?
By Michael Orr, 10 May 2013Why are there not more transfers between Major League Soccer and Australia’s A-League? That question has reverberated across the Pacific Ocean in recent years, as the two leagues have increasingly been compared in favourable terms.
Don’t be fooled: FFA Cup is too big a risk
By Peter Wilson, 9 May 2013
The new CEO of the FFA, David Gallop, proudly announced earlier this year that FFA staff and officials were working out the details of an FFA Cup, scheduled to begin in just 12 months.
Fergie’s Man Utd exit ends Scot’s EPL domination
By Matt Watson, 9 May 2013
The decade of speculation is over. Sir Alex Ferguson will retire after 1500 games in charge at Manchester United at the end of the 2012/13 English Premier season, and he will go down in sporting legend as not only the most successful manager ever involved in British football, but as the greatest coach in history.
Manchester United: Reliving the 1998-99 treble
By Harsh Sinha, 9 May 2013“This is the greatest moment of my life and I’m struggling to take it all in. I haven’t said anything to my players yet. I’ve just hugged and kissed them. I’ve slobbered all over them.” – Sir Alex Ferguson after the treble winning season of 1999.
Chelsea vs Tottenham: EPL live scores, blog
By Matt Bungard, 9 May 2013It’s arguably the last ‘big’ game of the season in the English Premier League as Chelsea host Tottenham in a game with massive implications – join us from 4.45am AEST for live scores and commentary of all the action.
Will the FA Cup save Mancini?
By West, 9 May 2013Roberto Mancini’s position as Manchester City manager will be reviewed at the end of this season, even if the club wins the FA Cup final this weekend.
Melbourne football facing its demons
By NUFCMVFC, 9 May 2013Unless you’ve been living under a rock, any followers of the A-League will not have failed to notice the controversial issue of the day – the concept of a consortium representing former NSL powerhouse South Melbourne FC making a $3.5 million bid to at least buy into (if not all of) Melbourne Hearts’ shares, with [...]
NSL lessons vital for A-League’s future
By apaway, 8 May 2013
Joe Gorman’s excellent article on South Melbourne’s attempts to buy into the A-League via the Melbourne Heart have raised some fascinating and spirited discussion on the legacy the National Soccer League (NSL).
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The A-League’s long-term records part II
By dinoweb, 8 May 2013Last week I gave an analysis of the long-term stats of A-League teams and, based on comments, figured it was worth providing a few more numbers and figures on our association code.
A-League All Stars top 35 announced
By kellett_1992, 7 May 2013
The top 35 players have now been selected for the inaugural A-League All Stars match. Over 30,000 votes were cast by fans who were able to choose from all 10 A-League teams in picking a squad of 15.
Road to Brazil littered with potholes for Socceroos
By Sleemo, 7 May 2013
Only one month to go until June’s three vital World Cup qualifiers for the Socceroos and already my fingernails are down to stubs.
The rise of German football
By Justin Gracia, 7 May 2013
Barcelona was dealt a crushing 7-0 aggregate defeat in the semi-finals in the UEFA Champions League, after being thoroughly outplayed by a disciplined Bayern Munich outfit last week.
RIP Grimsby Town and Southampton defender Kevin Moore (1958-2013)
By David V., 3 May 2013
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Aaron Lee says: It wouldn't certainly compete with the English Premier League, most of their games will be on a late Saturday or Sunday/Monday morning. In some ways, I find that the A-league is competing with European football....
NUFCMVFC says: Should be very interesting when the draw comes out tomorrowAs far as my thoughts now are,It is important for the image to have good looking fixtures, MVFC at Etihad (apart from home derbies and any SFC games), Heart at home at all (show them...
Aaron Lee says: My only concern of featuring 90% of the games with Melbourne Victory would be the possibility that fans will build a liking towards the club. We may see a trend of having Melbourne Victory supporters within non-Victorian states. However, I canno...
Wat Le Fark says: Hadn't heard that PF and would be interested in more details....
Wat Le Fark says: Barneybuck the game was called Melbourne Rules for its first 50 years and then Victorian Rules for the next 50.They changed the name to Australian Rules to try and get national appeal and then Australian Football League to try and get wider app...
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Quade Cooper misses Wallaby squad selection
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