Arsenal play a double-header of friendly matches in Sydney this week and the arrival of the English Premier League giants is seen as a golden opportunity for football in Australia. The Gunners’ new £52.5 million ($68 million) record signing Alexandre Lacazette could make his debut in Thursday’s meeting with the reigning A-League champions Sydney FC. … Read more
Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos is keen to coach Australian side South Melbourne, who are pushing to join an expanded domestic A-League. The 44-year-old, famous for his stunning free kicks, held talks in the city on Monday with club officials. “What I´ve seen here has moved me, the complex and the people,” the former Real … Read more
A transfer fee of around £10-15m should be enough for other Premier League clubs to secure the services of the Australian playmaker Manchester City will sell Socceroos midfielder Aaron Mooy for around £10million in the upcoming transfer window, Goal understands. Mooy, who is on loan at Huddersfield Town, is one game away from helping the … Read more
Western Sydney Wanderers pinched only their second win of this season’s AFC Champions League with a late winner over big-spending Shanghai SIPG in their final group game in Sydney on Wednesday. Jaushua Sotirio had a tap-in in the 89th-minute to claim a 3-2 win for the 2014 AFC Champions League winners who grabbed a consolation … Read more
Sydney FC, coming off a record-breaking season with just one defeat, will put it all on the line against Melbourne Victory in Sunday’s Australian A-League grand final in Sydney. The Sky Blues have been hailed the A-League’s greatest team after finishing the regular season with a record 66 points from 20 wins in 27 games … Read more
Liverpool great Robbie Fowler has expressed an interest in the vacant coaching job at Australia’s Newcastle Jets, the club said Thursday. Former England striker Fowler, 42, has been linked with the job since Mark Jones was sacked at the weekend after the Jets finished the A-League season with the wooden spoon. Jets chief executive Lawrie … Read more
Football Federation Australia has demanded an explanation from Western Sydney Wanderers over an “offensive” banner unfurled at the weekend’s fierce derby showing a rival coach engaging in a sex act. The FFA issued a show-cause notice on Wanderers, foreshadowing a likely hefty fine, ahead of the Sydney club’s Asian Champions League opener against Urawa Red … Read more
Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, the Minister-designate of Youth and Sports, said the nation saved US$1.4 million for re-negotiating the winning bonuses of the Black Stars at the just ended African Cup of Nations Tournament in Gabon. He said the previous government budgeted $4.4 million as winning bonuses for the players and the technical team, after … Read more
New Zealand-born of Ghanaian attacker Kwabena Appiah netted his first league goal for Central Coast Mariners FC in the Australian top-flight league. The Ghanaian attacker came from the bench to power his side to victory on Sunday morning. Central Coast Mariners FC managed to beat Adelaide United 2-0 at the GIO Stadium in the A-League. … Read more
Michael Essien’s move to Australian side Melbourne Victory has fallen through at the eleventh hour, the club has announced. The former Chelsea superstar was expected to join the A-League side on a 12-month guest marquee deal after agreeing his release from Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos. But the 33-year-old failed to reach personal terms with Melbourne, with … Read more