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Keogh frozen out of Perth Glory, set for Saudi Arabia move

The A-League champions were outclassed by the French heavyweights, going down 3-0 in China.

Sydney FC players Adam Le Fondre, Rhyan Grant and Ryan McGowan played against 30 school children ahead of the Sky Blue’s friendly against PSG.

Adelaide Olympic player Fausto Erba scored a sensational goal to give his side the lead against Floreat Athena before receiving a second yellow card for his celebration.
Perth Glory’s record goalscorer Andy Keogh is poised to exit the A-League for a spell in Saudi Arabia after being deemed surplus to requirements.
The offseason arrival of striker Bruno Fornaroli has pushed Irishman Keogh out of the club, despite 15 goals last season as the Glory sealed their maiden piece of silverware — the Premiers’ Plate.
– WSW breathe sigh of relief with Duke cleared of ACL damage
– Nabbout joins Kruse as Victory strengthen for new season
Keogh, 33, signed a contract extension…

Socceroos rocked by Vukovic, Boyle injuries

Sydney FC players Adam Le Fondre, Rhyan Grant and Ryan McGowan played against 30 school children ahead of the Sky Blue’s friendly against PSG.

Adelaide Olympic player Fausto Erba scored a sensational goal to give his side the lead against Floreat Athena before receiving a second yellow card for his celebration.

Western United FC show a glimpse of the preparations going into their debut season in the A-League.
Goalkeeper Danny Vukovic will miss the start of the Socceroos’ World Cup qualifying campaign, and most likely the majority of the European football season, after he ruptured his achilles.
In more bad news for Australian national team coach Graham Arnold, winger Martin Boyle will have surgery on a knee injury suffered playing for Hibernian and is not expected to play again this year.
Vukovic posted a photo of himself in his hospital bed after surgery on his left leg, which could rule the 34-year-old…

Sydney FC ready for ‘world class’ challenge vs. PSG

With rumours of Neymar’s return to Barcelona refusing to go away, Santi Solari believes if it does happen one or two players may have to leave the Nou Camp.
Sydney FC have flown out to China for Tuesday’s preseason clash with Paris Saint-Germain, but it remains to be seen if they will face Neymar — the world’s most expensive player.
The two teams clash in at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre on Tuesday night.
PSG will have already played three preseason games before meeting the Sky Blues, who have had two wins over NPL NSW lower division teams.
Sydney’s strong 20-man squad includes a smattering of Socceroos, the core of their 2018-19 A-League winning…

Wanderers breathe sigh of relief with Duke cleared of ACL damage

Adelaide Olympic player Fausto Erba scored a sensational goal to give his side the lead against Floreat Athena before receiving a second yellow card for his celebration.

Western United FC show a glimpse of the preparations going into their debut season in the A-League.

New Melbourne City coach Erick Mombaerts says he will bring an attractive style of play to the club.
Mitchell Duke has been cleared of ACL damage, but a knee injury will sideline the Western Sydney Wanderers forward for up to two months.
Duke was injured in a preseason game on the Gold Coast on Thursday.
The damage to his left knee occurred during the Wanderers’ friendly against Gold Coast Knights and he was taken off in the 40th minute.
– Taylor named new Wellington Phoenix captain
– Nabbout joins Kruse as Victory strengthen for new season
– Suwon Bluewings sign Antonis from Melbourne Victory
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Taylor named new Wellington Phoenix captain

Western United FC show a glimpse of the preparations going into their debut season in the A-League.

New Melbourne City coach Erick Mombaerts says he will bring an attractive style of play to the club.
Former Premier League defender Steven Taylor has been handed the Wellington Phoenix captain’s armband after 11 seasons in the care of Andrew Durante.
Coach Ufuk Talay confirmed Taylor will lead a new-look Phoenix in the 2019-20 A-League, after Durante was one of 14 players to depart from last season.
– Suwon Bluewings sign Antonis from Melbourne Victory
– Cassio’s son picked for Australian Joeys squad
The 33-year-old Taylor played more than 200 games for Newcastle United and impressed in his maiden…

Nabbout joins Kruse as Victory strengthen for new season

Ian Darke and Stewart Robson discuss the impact Dani Ceballos could have at Arsenal and the threat he poses to Mesut Ozil.

With the summer transfer window coming to an end, Sid Lowe says Barcelona will probably have to overpay to get Neymar to Camp Nou.

Paul Mariner sifts through the latest transfer rumours, including a potential key loss for Manchester City and Keylor Navas’ future at Real Madrid.
Andrew Nabbout has signed for Melbourne Victory, rounding out what has been an impressive week on the transfers front for Marco Kurz’s side.
Former Newcastle Jets flyer Nabbout, who last played for the Victory in 2015, is back in the A-League after a 16-month with Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan. He joins fellow Socceroos mainstay Robbie Kruse, who signed for the Victory on Tuesday.
Kruse, 30, said as soon as he heard Victory were interested in him, the feeling was mutual.
“Once my agent spoke to me…

Suwon Bluewings sign Antonis from Melbourne Victory

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop remains pessimistic that Arsenal can manage any big name transfers, despite Unai Emery’s comments that they might.

Lothar Matthaus speaks exclusively to ESPN FC about the potential transfer of Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich, who he feels could be a huge get for the German giants.

Julien Laurens believes Juventus got a “good deal” for Matthijs de Ligt when compared with the fees touted for other defenders this transfer window.
Terry Antonis is leaving A-League club Melbourne Victory for South Korea.
Antonis has signed with K-League team Suwon Bluewings, after spending the past 18 months with Victory.
The 25-year-old, who has three Socceroos caps, had previous overseas stints in Greece and the Netherlands after starting his career at Sydney FC.
- Cassio’s son picked for Australian Joeys squad
– David Gallop set to stand down as FFA boss
– Kurz planning squad overhaul at Melbourne Victory
“Terry accomplished a lot…

Victory lure Kruse back to Melbourne

With the summer transfer window coming to an end, Sid Lowe says Barcelona will probably have to overpay to get Neymar to Camp Nou.

Paul Mariner sifts through the latest transfer rumours, including a potential key loss for Manchester City and Keylor Navas’ future at Real Madrid.

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop remains pessimistic that Arsenal can manage any big name transfers, despite Unai Emery’s comments that they might.
Robbie Kruse is returning to the A-League and Melbourne Victory.
The 30-year-old Socceroos attacker has signed a two-year contract with Victory, the club he played for from 2009-2011.
Kruse has spent the past eight years playing in Germany’s first and second divisions, with a Chinese sojourn in 2017.
“To have the opportunity to come back to the A-League and represent Victory again is really special,” Kruse said in a statement on Tuesday.
– Cassio’s son picked for Australian Joeys squad
– Kurz planning…

Degenek on the brink of Red Star return

Paul Mariner sifts through the latest transfer rumours, including a potential key loss for Manchester City and Keylor Navas’ future at Real Madrid.

Paul Mariner rates the latest transfer rumours surrounding Neymar, Mauro Icardi, Leroy Sane, Mesut Ozil and David Neres.
Milos Degenek’s Saudi Arabian adventure is coming to an end with the Socceroos defender poised to return to Serbian team Red Star Belgrade.
Degenek signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Middle East giants Al Hilal in January during Australia’s Asian Cup campaign in the United Arab Emirates.
The move came shortly before Degenek made a crucial error which led to the only goal in the host nation’s shock 1-0 quarterfinal victory over the Socceroos in Al Ain. Degenek endeared himself to Al Hilal fans…

Kerr inspires Red Stars past Courage

A pair of saves by Alyssa Naeher and an incredible goal from Sam Kerr helped Chicago beat NC Courage in front of a club record crowd of 17,388.

NWSL: Sam Kerr (58′) Chicago Red Stars 2-1 NC Courage

Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means.

On the eve of her third World Cup, Sam Kerr has her eyes firmly set on glory, taking down the US and what success would mean for women’s sport back home.
Sam Kerr has returned to the scoring ranks in the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League with a brilliantly-taken goal that secured her Chicago Red Stars a home victory over the competition’s defending champions.
Matildas captain Kerr was played in on 58 minutes and expertly nutmegged North Carolina Courage defender Abby Erceg on the edge of the box before slotting the ball through the legs of goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe to give Chicago a 2-1 win.
The Golden Boot winner in the NSWL and in the W-League…

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