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Proof Socceroos’ World Cup success hasn’t helped struggling A-League with shocking crowd numbers
Crowd numbers for the A-League have remained abysmal as the competition got no boost from the Socceroos’ incredible run at the World Cup in Qatar last last year. Football Australia no doubt would have hoped the strong support for Graham Arnold’s men in the Middle East would would spill over into the struggling national competition after the tournament finished on…
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Meet the soccer stars who have slammed the A-League – after Dwight Yorke’s ‘pub team’ spray
Dwight Yorke’s ‘pub team’ spray before departing as head coach of A-League side Macarthur FC has seen the Manchester United legend become a major talking point with many soccer fans in Australia. But Yorke is far from alone – plenty of prominent identities in the world game have publicly unloaded on the national competition in recent years. Be it the…
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Melbourne Victory hit with RECORD penalty for pitch invasion disgrace that saw goalie seriously hurt
BREAKING NEWS: Melbourne Victory hit with record penalty for pitch invasion disgrace that saw goalie seriously hurt – as their fans are BARRED from away games A-League club slugged a total of $550,000 – with $450,000 of that in fines No seats will be allocated for their fans at away games for rest of season Football Australia took action after…
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Hearts win the race to sign Aussie wonderkid Garang Kuol on loan from Newcastle
Hearts win the race to sign Garang Kuol on loan from Newcastle after Magpies boss Eddie Howe revealed Aussie wonderkid needed to play regular football following his Premier League switch Newcastle signed Garang Kuol from Central Coast Mariners this month Eddie Howe is keen for Australian teenager to play regular football The 18-year-old is poised to join Hearts on loan…
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The HUGE bust that led A-League to make a $10 million deal to sell its grand final to Sydney
A lack of A-League fan registrations for Paramount+ is why grand finals will be played in Sydney for the next three years, it has been reported. Last season, a five-year, $200 million broadcast deal was signed with Network 10 and Paramount+ – but a key clause in the contract revealed that a certain number of subscriptions for A-League coverage on…
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Brisbane Roar becomes the FOURTH A-League club whose fans stage a mass strike
Brisbane Roar become the FOURTH A-League club whose fans will stage a massive strike during the upcoming game to protest the competition’s widely condemned grand final change The Brisbane Roar fan group will pull out of the game against WSW on December 23 They protest along with fans from Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory and Adelaide The decision to sell grand…
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Charlie Austin confirms departure from Brisbane Roar after just SIX MONTHS in Australia
BREAKING NEWS: Charlie Austin confirms Brisbane Roar departure after just SIX MONTHS in Australia as former Premier League striker tells A-League club he wants to return to UK for ‘family reasons’ By Ollie Lewis For Daily Mail Australia published: 6:39 AM EST, December 14, 2022 | Updated: 6:39 AM EST, December 14, 2022 <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– Just…
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Soccer pundit Lucy Zelic points to the A-League’s biggest problem as she makes it to the grand final
Football pundit Lucy Zelic fires another blast at the A-League for ‘dragging players to disaster’ after a grand final – pointing out the governing body’s biggest problem Former SBS commentator has questioned the structure of the A-League Zelic posted a series of tweets on Wednesday hammering the governing body Took the A-League to task for the chaos caused by the…
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Commentator Simon Hill joins fans experts in slamming A-League grand final to Sydney
Simon Hill, the voice of Australian football, joins fans and pundits in slamming the A-League grand final: ‘Sometimes I cry here at the game’ Football commentator Simon Hill has criticized the A-League’s $10 million NSW deal Hill described the controversial decision as ‘tone-deaf’ and a ‘big mistake’ Hill says the APL should listen to fans and he is ‘crying’ ahead…
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Furious football fans criticize A-League for ‘farce’ decision to hold grand finals in Sydney for three years
Furious football fans criticize A-League for wasting World Cup momentum with ‘farce’ of decision to hold grand finals in Sydney instead of letting the best teams host the most important game of the year The NSW government is paying a fortune to secure the decision makers of men and women Before an agreement was reached, the highest ranked team of…
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