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8 years ago

Sydney FC’s stars shine bright but marquee man suffers injury blow

Sydney FC couldn’t have asked for a better start to life at their new home ground of the SCG on Saturday night. A relatively comfortable 2-0 win over their fierce rivals Western Sydney Wanderers, with big guns Adam Le Fondre,...

8 years ago

Le Fondre, Brosque score to fire Sydney FC to derby win

Sydney FC have continued their derby dominance after beating the Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 in a dramatic and – at times controversial clash on Saturday night. Early goals in each half from Adam Le Fondre and skipper Alex Brosque was...

8 years ago

RE-LIVE: Sydney FC’s derby delight, City held by Mariners

There was plenty of drama on Super Saturday in the Hyundai A-League with two cracking games. Ross McCormack’s goal against his former club wasn’t enough to get the Central Coast a win against Melbourne City, with the Mariners drawing 1-1 with...

8 years ago

McCormack scores against former club, Vidosic is super sub as Mariners and City draw

A late goal from substitute Dario Vidosic has seen Melbourne City snatch a 1-1 draw with Central Coast Mariners at Gosford on Saturday. The Mariners looked on course for victory after former City striker Ross McCormack scored against his old...

8 years ago

Popovic: Glory won’t alter gameplan

Perth Glory manager Tony Popovic won’t be changing the way his side plays, saying his team is still a work in progress. Speaking ahead of Perth’s trip to face Melbourne Victory in Round 2 of the Hyundai A-League, Popovic said...

8 years ago

Honda to start despite injury scare

Melbourne Victory marquee Keisuke Honda will start against Perth Glory on Sunday evening despite suffering a knock at training. The Japanese international landed awkwardly during Victory’s final preparations but manager Kevin Muscat assured reporters that the knock was not serious....

8 years ago

Hyundai A-League membership breaks 100k mark in record time

Fans have embraced the new Hyundai A-League season, with clubs achieving 100,000 members before round 2 for the first time ever. Strong year on year growth has the Hyundai A-League tracking towards a record number of fans signing up to support...

8 years ago

Merrick praises performance on the road

Newcastle Jets manager Ernie Merrick says he’s more than happy to leave Coopers Stadium with a point after his side drew with Adelaide United 1-1 on Friday night. Jets striker Ronny Vargas put the away side in front early in...

8 years ago

A history of football at the Sydney Cricket Ground

It’s an arena most famous for the bat and ball but this weekend the Hyundai A-League is set for a moment in the sun at one of Australia’s famous sporting grounds. That’s because Sydney FC are hosting four home fixtures at the...

8 years ago

McCormack: Melbourne City are ‘definitely beatable’

Central Coast Mariners forward Ross McCormack said his team-mates are “confident” they can produce an upset win against Melbourne City on Saturday evening. The Mariners opened their Hyundai A-League 2018/19 Season with a battling 1-1 draw at Brisbane Roar on...

8 years ago

‘We can’t give them many moments’: Babbel urges 90 minutes of concentration ahead of Sydney Derby

Markus Babbel has urged his Western Sydney Wanderers side to avoid simple errors in this Saturday night’s Sydney Derby. A sloppy Wanderers error allowed Perth Glory to open the scoring in their Round 1 fixture, and the German boss says...

8 years ago

Corica not buying in to Sydney Derby mind games

It might be his first Sydney Derby as head coach but Sydney FC boss Steve Corica knows all about the “mind games” ahead of such a blockbuster clash. The build-up to Saturday night’s clash at the SCG took a strange...