What does Western United FC defender Josh Risdon have in common with Liverpool star Sadio Mane and Juventus and Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsay. The trio have all been named in this week’s FIFA 20 Team of the Week. Risdon is...
Perth Glory have not lost back-to-back matches on the road for 27 months but in Round 23 they travel to face a Sydney FC side in ominous form. The last time the Western Australians experienced consecutive road defeats was a five-game losing stretch...
Goalkeeper Jamie Young has credited Brisbane Roar head coach Robbie Fowler for bringing a winning mentality to the club as they prepare to hit their peak at the business end of the Hyundai A-League season. The 34-year-old has seen a...
A rejuvenated Newcastle Jets are set to come off their bye week firing after their new recruits raised the standard in training, says Johnny Koutroumbis. Carl Robinson’s side have gone five matches unbeaten in the Hyundai A-League, including a 2-1 win...
The respective ladder positions belies the recent form line as a resurgent Newcastle Jets head to an Adelaide United side in free-fall on Sunday. The Jets (10th) may be three places and nine points behind Gertjan Verbeek’s men but haven’t...
Melbourne Victory head across the Tasman needing to topple one of the Hyundai A-League’s most in-form sides or see their finals hopes all but evaporate. Carlos Salvachua’s Victory have won just one of their last eight league games and are...
The number of women and girls playing football has risen to record numbers, as football participation in Australia climbed to more than 1.95 million in 2019. In the national football census released today by Football Federation Australia (FFA), the number...
Sydney FC defender Rhyan Grant can still hear the chorus of boys he received from Perth Glory fans during last season’s Hyundai A-League Grand Final. Whether it was his flowing mullet or his ding-dong battle with Glory’s left wing-back Jason...
Adelaide United continues to lock-away their leading stars to long-term contracts, with defender Ryan Strain signing a new deal with the Reds on Tuesday. Strain inked a two-year extension with Gertjan Verbeek’s men, tying him to the club until the...
Alen Stajcic’s cellar-dwelling Central Coast Mariners head north seeking to avoid taking a step closer to an unwanted Hyundai A-League record on Friday. The competition’s basement boys have gone eight straight matches without picking up a single point – after...
The legend of Besart Berisha continued to grow on Saturday afternoon after he broke one of his own impressive Hyundai A-League goalscoring records just one week after setting it. In Round 21, Berisha notched his 19th and 20th goals against...
The independent Match Review Panel (MRP) have handed down their verdict after Melbourne Victory defender Tim Hoogland was sent off in Saturday night’s Big Blue. The MRP – consisting of Simon Micallef (Chair), Alan Contini and Adam D’Apuzzo – convened on Monday, 9 March 2020 to consider an...