SIPG’s Hulk converted twice from the penalty spot vs. Urawa Red Diamonds to secure a 2-2 draw in the Asian Champions League.
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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…
Tom Rogic’s injury-time winner over Syria confirmed Australia’s place in the Asia Cup knockout rounds.
After an opening Asia Cup defeat to Jordan, Australia looked much more comfortable in a 3-0 win against Palestine.
Jordan beat holders Australia in the opening match of the Asian Cup.
Son-Heung min set up both goals as South Korea overcame China 2-0, with both teams still booking their place in the Round of 16.
After failing to find the all-important winning goal against Jordan, Palestine must wait to find out their Asia Cup fate.
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold remains hopeful attacker Andrew Nabbout will still feature in Australia’s Asian Cup campaign.
The 26-year-old Nabbout is yet to feature in the United Arab Emirates after he suffered a groin injury in the final training session before Australia’s opener against Jordan on Jan. 6.
He was expected to return to action in Tuesday’s final Group B clash with Syria but aggravated the injury in the final training session before the match.
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Andrew Nabbout plans to show Graham Arnold he has fully recovered from a shoulder injury as he returns to Socceroos camp for the first time since his World Cup campaign was cut short.
The 25-year-old attacker had reconstructive surgery to mend the shoulder he dislocated in Russia but has cut his projected six-month absence in half to be a chance of featuring in Saturday’s friendly against South Korea in Brisbane.
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As Bert van Marwijk revealed Australia’s 23-man World Cup squad on Sunday, the astonishing rise of striker Andrew Nabbout was made complete.
Just three years ago, after struggling to find another contract in Australia’s A-League, Nabbout made the unlikely switch to the Malaysian second division with unheralded outfit Negeri Sembilan in an attempt to resurrect his fledgling career.
Though the move took him completely out of view from those in his homeland, he worked tirelessly on his game, netting…
Newcastle Jets produced a stubborn performance to take a 2 – 1 victory in the top of the table clash with FC Sydney. Newcastle Jets attacker Andrew Nabbout says leaving the A-League club for Japan is bittersweet but it’s an opportunity he can’t pass up.
Nabbout is joining J-League powerhouse Urawa Red Diamonds, who tabled an offer moments after his match-winning goal against Sydney FC on Saturday night.
“It’s a bittersweet moment to be leaving,” Nabbout said in statement on Monday.
“We have got a great group of lads here and I’m loving my football but this is an opportunity I can’t pass up, something I’ve worked…
Urawa Red Diamonds lift the Asian Champions League.
Rafael Silva’s late goal secured Urawa Red Diamonds’ first Asian Champions League crown in a decade as the J-League side sealed a 2-1 aggregate win over Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal at Saitama Stadium on Saturday.
Silva scored with just two minutes remaining as Urawa followed up their 2007 success with victory in front of almost 58,000 fans as the title returned to Japan for the first time since Gamba Osaka’s 2008 victory.
After a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Riyadh last week, Al Hilal needed to score…
Rafael Da Silva celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal for Urawa Red Diamonds in the AFC Champions League.
Rafael Da Silva earned Urawa Red Diamonds the narrowest of advantages ahead of the second leg of the AFC Champions League final after the Brazilian’s early strike secured a 1-1 draw with Al Hilal at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on Saturday evening.
Da Silva’s seventh minute effort was cancelled out eight minutes from half-time by Syrian striker Omar Khribin to leave Urawa with the upper hand going into the return at Saitama Stadium next week.
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Rafael Silva’s strike helped Urawa Reds defeat Shanghai SIPG to make the AFC Champions League final.
Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson preview Shanghai SIPG’s second-leg clash against Urawa Reds in the AFC Champions League semifinals.
Urawa Red Diamonds will hope to take a huge stride towards ending their 10-year continental title drought when Takafumi Hori’s side prepare to face off against Al Hilal in the first leg of their AFC Champions League (ACL) final in Riyadh on Saturday evening.
Urawa became the first Japanese side to win the competition since the beginning of the ACL era in 2002, and following in the footsteps of Jubilo Iwata in becoming only the second J-League side to be crowned Asia’s champion club.
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Rafael Silva’s strike helped Urawa Reds defeat Shanghai SIPG to make the AFC Champions League final.