SYDNEY (30 May 2016) – A host of players were handed their Australia debuts as the 2015 AFC Asian Cup champions slipped to a 2-1 friendly defeat to Euro 2016-bound England on Thursday. With the friendly falling outside the FIFA window and a major portion of first-team regulars still on club duty in leagues throughout…
PETALING JAYA (6 May 2016) – Malaysian referee Rita Ghani and assistant referee Allyson Flynn from Australia are the only two match officials from ASEAN who will be in Rio for the Olympic Games later this year. Both will take part in the women’s event of the multi-sports tournament while no men referees from ASEAN…
SYDNEY (3 May 2016) – Australia and Japan on Monday pledged closer ties between the A-League and the J-League, inking an agreement to share technical, marketing and administrative expertise. The deal paves the way for matches at elite youth level between Australian and Japanese clubs and encourages loan deals between the leagues. For more, please…
SYDNEY (2 May 2016) – In their third decider, Adelaide United have finally won the Hyundai A-League Grand Final defeating Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 at Adelaide Oval on Sunday in front of 50,119 fans. Roared on by a boisterous home crowd, the biggest for a domestic match in South Australia, the Reds crowned an extraordinary…
SYDNEY (1 May 2016) – The 2015-16 Hyundai A-League champions will be decided on Sunday at the Adelaide Oval, with the Reds hosting Western Sydney in both clubs’ third grand final. With all three regular season meetings ending in a draw and an aggregate score of 1-1, the final match of the campaign is hard to…
SYDNEY (30 April 2016) – Arsenal on Saturday confirmed two 2017 pre-season friendlies in Sydney, continuing the growing trend of top clubs choosing Australia as a warm-up destination. The Gunners will play A-League side Sydney FC on July 13 next year at ANZ Stadium and Western Sydney Wanderers two days later at the same venue.…