Adam le Fondre scored seven goals for Bolton in his last 11 games of the 2017-18 season.
Sydney FC have signed English striker Adam le Fondre on a multi-year deal to replace the departed Bobo.
Le Fondre, 31, was released by Bolton Wanderers earlier this week and has signed a contract with the Sky Blues that reportedly runs until 2021.
Brazilian star Bobo, who won the A-League’s golden boot last season, has left for Turkish club Alanyaspor.
Nicknamed “Alfie,” Le Fondre scored 41 goals in 110 appearances for Reading across three seasons in the English Premier League and second-tier Championship.
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A wasteful Sydney FC are out of the AFC Champions League after a fiery 0-0 stalemate with a second-string Shanghai Shenhua.
Sitting third in Group H, the Sky Blues needed to beat last-placed Shanghai on Tuesday night and hope second-placed Suwon Bluewings failed to beat leaders Kashima Antlers at the same time to make the round of 16.
But the concurrent match in Japan didn’t run to script as Suwon won 1-0 on matchday six.
In truth, neither did Sydney’s final group match at Allianz Stadium, where…
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There is life in Sydney FC’s Asian Champions League campaign yet after the A-League champions produced a much-improved performance to hold Shanghai Shenhua to a thrilling 2-2 away draw.
Four first-half goals in 13 minutes highlighted a gripping contest and although the Sky Blues were forced to settle for a point — their first from the opening two matches — the display was full of positives for coach Graham Arnold.
However, the match may have come at a cost, with left-back Michael Zullo sustaining…
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For all the talk of Sydney FC being a shot at lifting the Asian Champions League trophy, they will have to do better than their 2-0 humbling by Suwon Bluewings.
In the Sky Blues’ first continental litmus test over their one-and-a-half seasons of A-League dominance, the reigning champions suffered a first home defeat in almost two years.
They were silenced by a South Korean team still in preseason, thanks to a wonder strike and penalty from former Montenegro international Dejan Damjanovic.
Perhaps…
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Rhys Williams 54th minute equaliser secured a point for Melbourne Victory in the AFC Champions League group stage against Ulsan.
Melbourne Victory have shown their resilience amid trying times by coming from behind three times in a 3-3 draw with Ulsan Hyundai in the Asian Champions League.
Leroy George’s double and Rhys Williams’ header earned Victory a point against the South Korean visitors in their ACL opener in Melbourne, snapping a three-game losing streak for Kevin Muscat’s team. Just 5,127 attended the A-League’s first continental clash of the season.
And while the result won’t help Victory progress out of their imposing…
FFA chairman Steven Lowy has been on a collision course with A-League clubs for some time.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has shut down talks on a new A-League operating model in retaliation to the clubs’ threats of legal action to force the governing body to reveal its finances.
Clubs were to set meet the FFA on Thursday to discuss the suggested new framework against the backdrop of a bitter fight over power and finances.
However, it’s reported FFA chairman Steven Lowy pulled the plug on Wednesday and suspended correspondence indefinitely.
It came after the 10 clubs, acting collectively…
Australia manager Ange Postecoglou believes their second-half display saved them as they scraped past Saudi Arabia in Adelaide.
Jackson Irvine insists the Socceroos’ inferiority complex is consigned to the past as Australia prepare to face world No.1 Brazil, before tackling more of the world’s top teams at the Confederations Cup.
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At the Confederations Cup in Russia, Australia will face formidable opposition in world No. 3 Germany, No….
Adelaide won only their fourth match of the A-League season in bizarre fashion with an injury-time penalty.
Adelaide won only their fourth match of the A-League season in bizarre fashion with an injury-time penalty.
Brisbane Roar assistant coach Ross Aloisi faces investigation for allegedly assaulting an Adelaide United assistant in a bitter aftermath to Sunday’s A-League game.
Aloisi allegedly struck Adelaide assistant coach Jacobo Ramallo after the Reds’ dramatic 2-1 win against the Roar.
An Adelaide United spokesman says there was a physical clash between two assistant coaches of the respective clubs, but didn’t name the individuals. He added that an Adelaide assistant had been struck in the back in an unprovoked…