Adelaide United has defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2 in a thoroughly entertaining affair that featured four goals off set pieces a red card, and an absorbing overall battle between the two sides. The Wanderers were strong off the blocks, and…
Sky Blues’ discards come back to bite as Wanderers seal derby demolition
Western Sydney Wanderers embarrassed rivals Sydney FC 4-0 at Allianz Stadium in the third Sydney Derby of 2022-23, giving them season bragging rights after the 1-0 victory at the same venue back in November. First-half strikes from Kusini Yengi and…
Lolley primed for Sydney Derby as he enjoys fruitful campaign in Sky Blue
When Joe Lolley arrived down under in the off-season, expectations were high for the ex-Nottingham Forest winger. Coming into the league at 30 years old, it seemed like he still had a lot to offer as a senior player perhaps…
Melbourne to host IFCPF Para Asian Cups for 2023
The Men’s and Women’s IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championships (Para Asian Cup) will be held in Melbourne later this year, Football Australia and the Australian Government have announced today. The Pararoos and ParaMatildas, Australia’s national men’s and women’s teams for athletes with…
A-League Men expands to Canberra and Auckland for 2024-25 season
The APL has announced that Canberra and Auckland are the next cities planned to enter the A-League Men’s competition in the 2024-25 season, per reports. The announcement ends months of speculation as to the identity of the league’s newest expansion…
The A-Leagues Pride Celebration: A reflection
Across the weekend, rainbows, celebrations and inclusivity adorned the A-Leagues. In their respective Pride Rounds, run alongside Sydney World Pride and over the same weekend as Sydney’s Mardi Gras festival, Australia’s top tier in both men’s and women’s football contributed…
Adelaide down Jets on back of Goodwin masterclass
Adelaide United defeated the Newcastle Jets 4-2 in a frantic affair at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday night. Goals to Craig Goodwin, Zach Clough, Nestory Irankunda and 17-year-old Luka Jovanovic sealed the win for the Reds, who climb back up…
Sydney take out Beyond Blue Cup as Victory’s season hangs by a thread
Sydney FC defeated Melbourne Victory 1-0 in the third and final Big Blue of the season at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night. It’s an astonishing 10th loss of the campaign for Tony Popovic’s side, while Andrew Redmayne claimed just his…
Bozhidar Kraev: Bulgaria’s former prodigy flying high down under
By @PPetrov_FR We’re in 2023, and the Wellington Phoenix has finally found its new star in the face of Bulgarian international Bozhidar Kraev. But we need to go more than 15 years back in order to fully understand who Kraev…
City unleash first half blitz to defeat Sydney at home
A high-scoring first half led by Jamie Maclaren and Marco Tilio helped Melbourne City claim a 3-2 win over a persistent Sydney FC side at AAMI Park. City was eager to avenge last week’s derby defeat and opened the scoring…