The Socceroos will live to fight another day as Graham Arnold’s team beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1 in Doha. Goals in the second half from Jackson Irvine and Ajdin Hrustic either side of Caio Canedo’s strike were enough to…
City fall at final hurdle as ruthless Western win maiden A-League crown
Western United are A-League Champions for the first time in their short history. Frankly, from the beginning of the game it did not seem like the game would go any other way as Aloisi’s side outwitted, outfought and, ultimately, outclassed…
Ranking every single A-League Grand Final since 2006: Part Two
Part One is gone, now time for Part Two! Let’s get into it 11. Melbourne Victory 1-0 Adelaide United – 2008/09 A rematch of the infamous 2007 final, the ‘Original Rivalry’ had never been fiercer going into the 2009 season…
Key Takeaways: A-Leagues All Stars vs FC Barcelona.
The A-League All Stars have come close to stunning European giants FC Barcelona in front of 70,174 fans at Sydneys Accor Stadium, as they were narrowly defeated 3-2.FC Barcelona went into the half-time break with a 1-0 lead, after broke…
Ranking every single A-League Grand Final since 2006: Part One
With the A-League Men’s competition set for its seventeenth Grand Final this weekend, Western United will have its chance to finally be the kings of the land while City is looking to become the first ever back-to-back double winners. But…
Key Takeaways: Melbourne City vs Adelaide United – ALM Semi-Final Leg Two
Melbourne City have booked their place in a third successive A-League Grand Final after a scintillating second leg victory at AAMI Park which ended in extra-time. They will host the league’s first ever all-Victorian Grand Final against Western United as…
Full A-Leagues All Stars Squad for 2022 announced
UPDATE FRIDAY 20th OF MAY: The full 30-player squad has been announced. Greg O’Rourke has commented on the final 17 players selected in the squad. “We want to show the world how much young talent we have in the A-Leagues,…
Melbourne City’s Premiership coronation the perfect lead in to a gargantuan finals campaign
It’s a fitting perplexing conclusion to a confusion-riddled campaign of the A-League Men for 2021/22. Melbourne City in their first game in over a month, having played eight games in between returned to their home turf of AAMI Park and…
ANALYSIS | How Kisnorbo has turned corners into a weapon for Melbourne City
When Erick Mombaerts arrived in Melbourne at the start of the 2019/20 season, Melbourne City had struggled to score from set plays. Having scored just four goals from corners in 2018/19 (just one more than bottom-ranked Newcastle, Melbourne Victory and…
OPINION | No more excuses for A-League clubs in Asia
When last year’s A-League Men Grand Finalists Melbourne City and Sydney FC kick off their Asian Champions League campaigns this week there will be a new weight on their shoulders. After the pandemic essentially forced Australian clubs to withdraw from…