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…

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Danny Vukovic’s Racing Genk move an inspiration to Socceroos teammates

Danny Vukovic, 32, won his first A-League championship with Sydney FC last season.
Danny Vukovic’s move to European football at 32 should serve as an inspiration to other aspirational Australians, according to Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou.
The Sydney FC goalkeeper has been released from his tenure at the A-League club and will sign for Belgian club Genk in the coming days.
It’s a case of better late than never for the A-League stalwart, who tried but failed to make the grade on two previous overseas moves to Turkey and Japan.
An incredible 2016-17 season, in which Vukovic won…

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Danny Vukovic credits goalkeeping coach for Victory penalty-taker intel

Sydney FC sealed the A-League title after a dramatic penalty shootout against Melbourne Victory.

Alex Wilkinson says the brotherhood felt between the Sydney FC players makes their Grand Final triumph even more special.

Sydney FC’s Danny Vukovic credits his goalkeeper coach’s studies on Melbourne’s penalties as the key to the grand final victory.

Milos Ninkovic expresses his wishes of staying with newly-crowned A-League Premiers Sydney FC.

Sydney FC boss Graham Arnold was intent on playing the grand final with the same style they flourished with all season.

Danny Vukovic explains his emotions between making the decisive shootout save and the moment Sydney won the Grand Final. His goalkeeper coach showed him the aces, and Sydney FC hero Danny Vukovic revealed them at exactly the right moments in the A-League Grand Final.
Vukovic was on the money with a low save to stop Marco Rojas’ penalty and set Milos Ninkovic up for the winning spot kick against Melbourne Victory at Allianz Stadium on Sunday.
As has been the key to Sydney’s indestructible season, the stroke of genius was in teamwork — on this occasion in tandem with goalkeeping mentor John Crawley.
“With the penalties,…

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Milos Ninkovic leads list of contenders for A-League Player of the Year

Two disallowed goals were overturned by video assistance to help Sydney down Perth and make it to the A-League Grand Final.

Sydney FC had two goals denied before they were judged by the video referee.

Graham Arnold insists his Sydney side are technically good enough to play on any surface. Milos Ninkovic’s biggest barrier to claiming the Johnny Warren Medal could be his A-League premiership-winning teammates.
The Serbian is a deserved favourite to win the award for the A-League’s best performed player at the Dolan Warren Awards ceremony in Sydney on Monday night.
Sydney’s No. 10 has been a sight to see this season, scoring nine goals and laying off 10, displaying equal parts ruthlessness and grace in the Sky Blues midfield.
But in a team full of match-winners, he’s no guarantee to…

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Sydney duo Vukovic and Grant to grab surprise Socceroos chance

Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts look ahead to all the match-ups in Week 23 of the Hyundai A-League.

Danny Vukovic is eager to make an impression after being called up to Australia’s extended squad..
Danny Vukovic thought his Socceroos career was done before it even started seven years ago. But the veteran Sydney FC goalkeeper allowed the smallest sliver of hope to creep in, reasoning that if his time was ever to come, it would be now.
Vukovic has been rewarded for his career-best A-League form with a call-up to Australia’s extended 30-man squad for March’s crunch World Cup qualifiers against Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.
11 goals conceded in 22 appearances reads the 31-year-old’s resume…

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