by The Roar, 24 May 2013
Football will continue its free-to-air expansion after the FFA announced this morning that the A-League All Stars’ clash with Manchester United and Melbourne Victory’s game against Liverpool in July will both be broadcast on Channel Seven. The matches, which will be played on July 20 and July 24 respectively, have attracted a massive level of [...]
by kellett_1992, 24 May 2013
Eagerly awaiting the announcement of the A-League 2013-2014 draw, we were left to ponder which teams would be favoured upon the commencement of Friday night live free-to-air football. On Wednesday, Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop revealed the A-League 2013-2014 draw and I believe it is fair to say many were surprised as to the [...]
by Rob Forsaith, 24 May 2013
A return to the Socceroos becomes less likely with every passing squad announcement, but still coach Holger Osieck says there is hope for Harry Kewell. Almost a year after quitting A-League side Melbourne Victory for family reasons, Kewell finally returned to competitive soccer with Qatar club Al-Gharafa in April. The short stint, which is now [...]
by Daniel Colasimone, 23 May 2013
The A-League finals series should be scrapped and replaced with an end-of-season State of Origin-style tournament. This tournament’s purpose would be threefold: to create heightened interest in football by galvanising fans along State lines, to generate profits for the FFA as a result of that interest and to give players a chance to stake their [...]
by NUFCMVFC, 23 May 2013
So, the much anticipated draw for the A-League 2013/2014 season has been released. While there are always going to be positives and negatives to the draw given there are so many factors, overall as a Melburnian in particular I personally am left with a sense of disappointment. There was some added excitement to next seasons [...]
by Rob Forsaith, 23 May 2013
Time supposedly heals all wounds, but one month on from the A-League grand final and Western Sydney captain Michael Beauchamp is still hurting. The Wanderers enjoyed a 10-game winning streak in their inaugural campaign en route to the premiers’ plate, but fell 2-0 to Central Coast in the 2012/13 decider. “Obviously, it’s still painful to [...]
by The Roar, 22 May 2013
Football Federation Australia has pushed the end of the A-League season back even further, with the 2013/14 grand final to be contested on May 4 – the latest finish ever. FFA chief David Gallop announced the draw on Wednesday in Sydney, with the biggest change being an end date that further incurs on the AFL [...]
by Chris Pike, 22 May 2013
Football Federation Australia (FFA) boss David Gallop does not believe it would be a “disaster” for the Socceroos to not qualify for the 2014 World Cup. With the Socceroos facing World Cup qualifiers in Japan on June 4, followed by hosting Jordan in Melbourne on June 11 and Iraq in Sydney on June 18, Gallop [...]
by dinoweb, 22 May 2013
It’s a question we all have an opinion on, fans and detractors alike. A much-publicised survey came out a few weeks ago, ranking Australia in the top 20 leagues of the world, but is this reasonable? How does the A-League really stack up against the rest of the world? It’s a question I have asked [...]
by Joe Gorman, 22 May 2013
Last Friday, Newcastle Jets announced the winning design for its 2013-2014 away kit. There were three kits to choose from but, by popular demand, the winning design was hardly new. In fact, the emerald green and cinnamon jersey is a deliberate reference to the colours worn by Newcastle KB United, an iconic club that played [...]
The A-League is Australia’s premier national football competition, having replaced the defunct NSL in 2004. Kicking off its inaugural season in 2005-06, the A-League currently features nine teams from Australia and one from New Zealand.
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