As football associations in the UK move to ban heading among children 11 or younger in football training, there are growing calls for the same precautions to be implemented in Australia.
Tom Smithies
A Red and Black Bloc ‘capo’ was among 14 people ejected but organisers and police are broadly happy with the first clash between Sydney FC and the Wanderers at Jubilee Stadium.
When Brisbane Roar meet Melbourne City at AAMI Park, Scott McDonald will break Kevin Muscat’s record for the longest spanning Australian national league career in the state where it all started.
MARCO MONTEVERDE
The Jets, second from bottom at the start of the game, turned the A-League ladder on its head, ending Glory’s 10-game unbeaten run.
Nick Taylor
Brisbane and Townsville have been pencilled in as venues with two of London’s biggest Premier League clubs set to come to Australia to feature in a three-team tournament with Brisbane Roar.
Marco Monteverde
“We are professionals. We can’t be affected by what happens outside,” Castro said, speaking for the first time about the collapsed London Football Exchange deal.
The NPL NSW Men’s top tier kicks off this weekend and while the action will be intense on the field, the whole landscape of football just below the A-League is on the verge of big changes.
A-League viewing figures appear to be on the slide, but the rise of digital platforms mean fans are watching games in different ways. League bosses hope they can harness evolving viewing habits.
Perth Glory’s Asian Champions League debut season could be short-lived with the tournament’s governing body calling an emergency meeting amid concerns of the growing coronavirus outbreak.
Adelaide United coach Ivan Karlovic is keen to continue coaching beyond this W-League season, but says some drastic changes must happen if the team is to fight its way back up the ladder.
Val Migliaccio
A homophobic Facebook post from the Wanderers’ fan group has been widely condemned by the club and its own supporters. PLUS Adam Taggart has game-timer issues. It’s in Football Confidential.
In the wake of the abortive attempt by the shadowy London Football Exchange to buy Perth Glory, former EPL boss Richard Scudamore backs a test to weed out dodgy purchasers of A-League clubs.
Glory were prepared to maintain their hard line stand and face the wrath of the Asian Football Confederation with Tony Pignata telling The West Australian “sanity must prevail”.
Polonia Adelaide, known as Croydon Kings, has over the years produced Socceroos talent John Kosmina, Vic Bozanic and Roger Romanowicz. Now, technical director Mark Brazzale says there’s a new crop of stars emerging from the local club.
Two goals in five minutes have given Manchester City a 2-1 win over Real Madrid 2-1, while Juventus went down 1-0 to Olympique Lyon in Wednesday's ECL action.
A-League new boys Macarthur FC only have one confirmed signing, have missed big free agents and are dealing with deep internal strife just eight months out from their inaugural season.
Arnold was in Perth yesterday, a month ahead of Australia’s World Cup qualifier with Kuwait at HBF Park.
The punishment handed down by the Asian Football Confederation would be devastating for the club in its first ever ACL season.
The scouts are watching Adelaide United young guns; An Adelaide City striker on target in the Oceania Champions League; plus more in this week’s 90 Minutes.
Jets striker Kaine Sheppard wants to make football as inclusive as possible so, inspired by his autistic brother Jake, he has helped create the A-League’s first sensory room at every Newcastle home game.
Bayern Munich will take a commanding 3-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie with Chelsea while Barcelona drew at Napoli.
Sage, who has been looking for a partner for two years, told The West Australian: “Nothing changes. In the new world of A-League I need a partner.”
Tony Sage has spoken exclusively to 7NEWS following today’s news of the failed bid to sell 80 per cent of the Perth Glory to the London Football Exchange.
Bonnie Raynor
Three major football nations have recently banned heading for Under 10 players to protect them while in the ‘foundation phase’. It has raised questions over what the changes will mean for soccer in Australia into the future.
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