Australia’s Western Sydney Wanderers win historic AFC Champions League crown

SYDNEY (2 Nov 2014) – Western Sydney Wanderers became the first Australian side to be crowned Asian champions after a hard-fought goalless draw with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in Saturday’s AFC Champions League final second leg at the King Fahd International Stadium secured a 1-0 victory on aggregate for the continental debutants. Tomi Juric’s strike after 64 minutes of last week’s…

Juric boost for Western Sydney ahead of final

SYDNEY (31 Oct 2014) – Coach Tony Popovic has confirmed first leg goalscoring hero Tomi Juric is fit to start Saturday’s AFC Champions League final second leg against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal at King Fahd International Stadium as the A-League side seek to defend a one-goal advantage to land Australia’s maiden continental title. Australia international Juric had been forced to start on…

Returning Spiranovic ready for second leg showdown

SYDNEY (31 Oct 2014) – Matthew Spiranovic’s brief cameo at the end of Western Sydney Wanderers’ AFC Champions League final first leg success over Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal at the weekend marked a first competitive outing for the Australia defender since the FIFA World Cup, although all will be forgotten should the A-League side land the continental title on Saturday in Riyadh.…