New Melbourne City coach Erick Mombaerts says he will bring an attractive style of play to the club.
The first competitive match of Robbie Fowler’s Brisbane Roar reign will be an FFA Cup clash away at A-League champions Sydney FC.
The Liverpool legend, who is embarking on the first full-time head coaching role of his storied career, will take the Roar to face Steve Corica’s Sky Blues in a round-of-32 clash after the pair were drawn together on Wednesday.
It will be Fowler’s first big challenge at the helm of the new-look Roar who have shipped out 16 players following their disastrous 2018-19 A-League…
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno sifts through the latest transfer rumours, including where Matthijs de Ligt will land in the summer transfer window.
Perth Glory defender Jason Davidson has left the A-League club to make a shock move to South Korean giants Ulsan Hyundai.
A key part of the Glory’s 2018-19 A-League premiership after signing from Croatian club Rijeka last August, Davidson made 28 appearances last season, scoring two goals and notching five assists.
It’s understood the interest from Ulsan developed quickly, with an offer accepted within a week of the K-League team approaching the Glory.
Glory chief executive Tony Pignata said the…
Matthew Spiranovic will be looking to add to his 35 caps when the Socceroos take on South Korea on Friday.
Experienced defender Matthew Spiranovic believes his first Socceroos call-up in two years justifies his decision to reunite with Tony Popovic at Perth Glory.
The 30-year-old played under Popovic at the Western Sydney Wanderers from 2013-15 before an injury-plagued stint in China which led to him losing his place in the national team.
Lured to Perth by his former coach last June, Spiranovic first regained his fitness and then became a mainstay in the Glory’s dominant A-League Premiers Plate-winning…
Sydney FC held their nerve in a penalty shootout to beat Perth Glory in the A-League Grand Final.
Sydney FC are headed to the A-League final in Perth after beating Melbourne Victory 6-1.
Outgoing Bayern Munch winger Franck Ribery leaves the door open to joining former Bayern Munich star Markus Babbel at the Wanderers.
Departing legend Alex Brosque has suggested scrapping the A-League playoffs and Grand Final after Sydney FC’s win on penalties over Perth Glory in this year’s showpiece event.
Last year’s championship failure didn’t sit comfortably with Brosque and neither did this year’s win, even though his team took the title over the regular season’s top performers.
And Brosque has suggested doing away with the A-League finals series — and with it the premiership — while awarding the title of champions to…
Sydney FC held their nerve in a penalty shootout to beat Perth Glory in the A-League Grand Final.
There was a truly evocative sequence in Sunday night’s A-League Grand Final. As penalties loomed in the 99th minute, a series events occurred that underscores the state of the game in Australia both for better and for worse.
Numbers desperately waited in the Sydney FC penalty area, Diego Castro sends in a hopeful cross. Despite not needing to retreat and then head away without the full force of his body, Alex Wilkinson’s intended clearance pops up in the air. Castro quickly anticipates, bursts into…
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Sydney FC upstaged Perth’s party, snatching an A-League title on penalties after a scoreless Grand Final to win their fourth championship.
Andrew Redmayne saved efforts from Andy Keogh and Brendon Santalab in a shootout to deny the Glory in front of a record grand final crowd. Adam Le Fondre, Brandon O’Neill, Rhyan Grant and Reza Ghoochannejhad scored in the 4-1 penalty success.
The win brings Sydney a fourth title, meaning they sit alongside Melbourne Victory as the A-League’s most successful…
Sydney FC are headed to the A-League final in Perth after beating Melbourne Victory 6-1.
Perth goalkeeper Liam Reddy saved four penalties and even scored one as Glory edged out Adelaide United to advance to the A-League grand final.
Wollongong Wolves striker Nikola Djordjevic staked a claim for the goal of the season, with a stunning strike against the Sutherland Sharks in the Australian NPL.
Outgoing Bayern Munch winger Franck Ribery leaves the door open to joining former Bayern Munich star Markus Babbel at the Wanderers.
A-League premiers Perth Glory will take on Sydney FC in Sunday’s A-League Grand Final at Optus Stadium.
Steve Corica’s Sky Blues finished eight points adrift of the Glory on the ladder, but will be full of confidence knowing that they beat the hosts twice in league play.
Can Sydney FC cause an upset, or will Perth Glory lift their first-ever A-League championship trophy? ESPN’s Steph Brantz and Ante Jukic preview the action.
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Steph Brantz: Sydney FC might have failed to retain…
Perth goalkeeper Liam Reddy saved four penalties and even scored one as Glory edged out Adelaide United to advance to the A-League grand final.
Sydney FC are headed to the A-League final in Perth after beating Melbourne Victory 6-1.
Outgoing Bayern Munch winger Franck Ribery leaves the door open to joining former Bayern Munich star Markus Babbel at the Wanderers.
When Perth Glory defender Dino Djulbic steps out for Sunday’s A-League Grand Final against Sydney, his late father Esad will be at the forefront of his mind.
Djulbic was just nine years old when he and his family fled war-torn Bosnia. His father stayed behind to fight in the war.
A few months later, Djulbic was given the devastating news that his father had died. For three long months Djulbic and his family grieved until a phone call changed their lives forever.
“Someone rang up and said that he’s…
Sydney FC are headed to the A-League final in Perth after beating Melbourne Victory 6-1.
Perth goalkeeper Liam Reddy saved four penalties and even scored one as Glory edged out Adelaide United to advance to the A-League grand final.
Wollongong Wolves striker Nikola Djordjevic staked a claim for the goal of the season, with a stunning strike against the Sutherland Sharks in the Australian NPL.
Outgoing Bayern Munch winger Franck Ribery leaves the door open to joining former Bayern Munich star Markus Babbel at the Wanderers.
Goals change games. Football is unpredictable. Moments decide matches. Pithy is just as ubiquitous as permutability in football, but repeated usage doesn’t mean it is any less true.
The game’s fundamental volatility has been on show — both on the park and off, unfortunately — during this A-League finals series, and it will most likely be the same during this Saturday’s Grand Final.
Cause and effect is central to each game’s fluid narrative and as a footballing public, we tend to take for granted…