SYDNEY (9 June 2020) – The joint bid by Australia and New Zealand stand a better chance of winning the right to host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, following the withdrawal of Brazil today. A Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) statement announced both the withdrawal of its own candidacy and that it will now support…
SYDNEY (6 June 2020) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have set 8 October 2020 as the key restart date for the Asian qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. The qualifiers were supposed to be held in March and June 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19…
SYDNEY (30 May 2020) – Football Federation Australia (FFA) CEO James Johnson confirmed that FFA, the Hyundai A-League clubs and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) have reached agreement on a comprehensive plan for the re-start of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season. “We are committed to delivering the completion of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season and have…
SYDNEY (3 May 2020) – Eleven of the most experienced and learned minds in Australian football will come together, under the auspices of FFA’s Football Development Committee (FDC), to create a new Panel to discuss and debate the growth and development of Australian football. The Panel, to be known as the Starting XI, will act…
ADELAIDE (30 April 2020) – Adelaide United have mutually parted ways with Head Coach, Gertjan Verbeek. Verbeek, who was contracted with the Club until the end of the 2020/21 season, requested to be released from his contract after recently returning home to the Netherlands as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite less than a…
SYDNEY (24 April 2020) – Football Federation Australia (FFA) have reconfirmed their intention to resume the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season as soon as possible, identifying a number of criteria that need to be satisfied before a firm date for the resumption could be set. Those criteria include the sustainable provision of: Player and staff Health…