MELBOURNE (25 Feb 2017) – With two crucial World Cup qualifiers in March, Caltex Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou won’t be rushing a host of new faces into the national team squad. The national team last played in mid-November against Thailand in Bangkok. Since then a number of faces on the fringes of national team selection have stood up…
SYDNEY (5 Feb 2017) – FFA Chairman Steven Lowy AM and CEO David Gallop AM met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura and senior FIFA officials in Zurich on Wednesday over a full day of meetings to discuss a range of issues relating to the ongoing development of the…
PERTH (29 Jan 2017) – English Premier League giants Chelsea will play the A-League’s Perth Glory in a friendly next year in the team’s only Australian appearance, officials said Sunday. The match will take place in late July or early August at Perth’s new 65,000-capacity stadium, Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett said in a statement.…
SYDNEY (26 Jan 2017) – Football Federation Australia have revealed a dynamic new look which ties their professional leagues together – and introduces a first for sports branding in Australia. The new logos are the latest innovation for the Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League and Foxtel Y-League following a new six-year broadcast rights deal and the…
SYDNEY (14 Jan 2017) – Football Federation Australia (FFA) has taken another major step in its implementation of best medical practice by increasing the number of Automated External Defibrillators (Defibrillators) presented to all Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League and Foxtel National Youth League teams. The individual teams in each of the three leagues will now have…
SYDNEY (2 Jan 2017) – Former champions Western Sydney Wanderers have been drawn in Group F of the Asian Champions League 2017 as Thai champions Muangthong United are placed in Group E of the continental competition. Wanderers, winners in 2014, have drawn J.league runners-up, Urawa Red Diamonds against Korea Republic’s FC Seoul and play-off winner…