Socceroos midfielder Jason Culina is confident he’s made the right decision to prepare for the World Cup by training with Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven rather than playing in Asia or the Middle East.
Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) boss Brendan Schwab says a schedule which has A-League grand final hosts Melbourne Victory leaving the country within hours of the decider is unacceptable.
A-League grand finalists Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC have had their successful seasons reflected in the players’ team of the season.
I can see it now, when the microphones are turned off, perhaps many in the Sydney-based football media will be kicking every ball as it passes from the feet of the likes of Kisel, Bridge and Brosque hoping for a Sydney win.
I can see it now: Karol Kisel finds Mark Bridge in midfield, and the Sydney striker jinks past his marker. Bridge looks up and sees Alex Brosque in space to his left, and lays off an inch-perfect pass that bobbles horribly on the Etihad Stadium surface as the chance is lost.
Socceroos midfielder Jason Culina has won the major award at Gold Coast United’s inaugural player of the year function. World Cup-bound Culina was named player of the year for his efforts in captaining the A-League expansion club to third place in the premiership.
Chris Payne channelled Thierry Henry on Saturday night at the Sydney Football Stadium to help ‘hand’ Sydney FC a berth in the A-League grand final, reigniting the debate over the ethics of an intentional handball.
I doubt many were surprised when news broke last week that Michael Theoklitos had finally parted company with Norwich City after a nightmare stint.
There was a fair bit made by Ricki Herbert about Chris Payne’s hand-ball goal on Saturday night, and how it changed the game. He obviously had a point, but I felt that focus deflected the attention away from some serious errors in the Wellington game-plan.
Sydney FC striker John Aloisi will have to prove he’s 100 per cent fit to play in the grand final against Melbourne, with coach Vitezslav Lavicka not prepared to take any risks in Saturday’s A-League decider.
As much as the grand final clash between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC on Saturday excites me, part of me feels slightly disappointed that the A-League’s biggest match will be held on a ‘cow paddock’.
Sydney FC booked a spot in the A-League grand final with a controversial, but ultimately convincing, 4-2 win over Wellington in the preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday night.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert couldn’t hide his disgust after a handball controversy involving Sydney FC striker Chris Payne in Saturday’s A-League preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Like a swarm of bumblebees, Wellington Phoenix has swept into the A-League finals and is – remarkably – just one kick off from a place in the decider set to be played today against Sydney FC.
Sydney FC aren’t buying into talk of underdogs Wellington Phoenix having nothing to lose in Saturday’s A-League preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka says he wants the A-League club to re-sign former Socceroos striker John Aloisi for next season.
Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka believes Wellington Phoenix hold the edge in morale going into Saturday’s A-League preliminary final.
Wellington Phoenix’s 3-1 extra time win over the Newcastle Jets puts them into the A-League preliminary final against Sydney FC this Saturday night. The winner of that game then plays Melbourne Victory the following weekend for the A-League championship.
Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick had every right to criticise Football Federation Australia and the Asian Football Confederation over the AFC Champions League fixture list.
Adelaide United set themselves up for another fruitful Asian Champions League adventure with a model away performance and a 2-0 victory over Shandong Luneng in China on Wednesday.
