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- adelaideunited.com.au Exciting Young Forward Archie Goodwin Becomes A Red
Adelaide United is delighted to announce the signing of young Australian centre-forward, Archie Goodwin.
Signed on a four year contract. Clearly Adelaide rate him quite highly and see a move overseas in his future.
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Sunshine Coast FC have withdrawn their National Second Division bid
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Came From Nowhere
www.sbs.com.au Watch Came From NowhereMarc Fennell charts the rise of the Western Sydney Wanderers, a ragtag Aussie team whose passionate and sometimes controversial fans drew the ire of police, politicians and shock jocks.
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Queensland's Kappa Pro Series Finals to kick off next week
The second edition of the Pro Series with its new expanded Finals format sees 8 of the best teams in Queensland battle it out to claim the title.
Defending champions Gold Coast Knights will take on NPL 4th place team Wynnum Wolves. NPL title contenders Lions FC take on the Redcliffe based Peninsula Power, whom they will face 3 days prior in the NPL. Gold Coast United will travel to face an out of form Brisbane City. And Moreton City Excelsior will host known cup upsetters Sunshine Coast Wanderers.
These 8 teams sit in the top 9 spots of the state's premier league, the NPL Queensland, with the only team from the top 8 not included being Brisbane Roar, who bombed out in the group stage finishing 5th out of 6 in Pool B.
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Queensland Cup (Australia Cup) Round of 16 Results SEQ
``` Magic United 2 - 3 Surfers Paradise Apollo Maroochydore Swans 3 - 5 Lions FC Olympic FC 8 - 0 North Lakes United Moreton City Excelsior 3 - 1 North Star Gold Coast United 4 - 0 Caboolture Sports FC Eastern Suburbs 7 - 1 Capalaba FC (GRAPHIC SHOWS INCORRECT SCORE) Sunshine Coast Wanderers 0 - 1 Brisbane City
``` Some matches to note:
Magic United vs Surfers Paradise had some late drama. 2-2 at the end of the 90, went to ET where a penalty decision was made as the Magic keeper committed a foul on a player despite winning the ball (they may have gone in studs showing, but it's hard to tell from the camera angle). Surfers scored the penalty and a 2nd yellow for the Magic CB sealed the game at 2-3.
Maroochydore vs Lions saw Lions come in swinging scoring 4 in the first half to Maroochydore's 2.
Gold Coast United vs Caboolture saw a tight first half, neither team able to score (with some absolutely shocking finishing), however the majority of attacking opportunities were held by GCU. 2nd half saw them get their crap together and put 4 past the Caboolture defence to send them through to the next round.
A tight game between Sunshine Coast, who had upset the Gold Coast Knights and knocked them out in the previous round, and Brisbane City was the highlight of the round. City has been all over the place all season which presented SCW with a golden opportunity to push for an Australia Cup Round of 32 spot. A lack of discipline from SCW hurt them and eventually City got a goal in the final third. The City striker got himself sent off in the 78th minute giving SCW 10 minutes to equalize, but a parked bus saw no goals go in for SCW. Reportedly it was the City coaches last game for the club before being sacked (likely due to poor performances in the NPL Queensland), however this has yet to be confirmed.
- www.theguardian.com David Squires on … the most brutal moment in the A-League’s history
Our cartoonist looks at Robert Mak’s callous uppercut to the hairs on Phillip Cancar’s chin
Hallelujah Farken!
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I’m just sick and tired of the decisions that continually go against us
“But when it does happen to my football club, and my players they don’t even think twice, it’s a straight red. “
“And then some issues occur. And all of a sudden, since that moment, years ago, there’s been a stigma and our poor fans and members have had to pay the price”
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Round 11 - review thread
ALW
Wednesday 3rd Jan
Sydney 1 - 1 Canberra
Saturday 6th Jan
Newcastle 3 - 3 Canberra
Adelaide 0 - 5 City
Victory 1 - 4 Western
Sunday 7th Jan
Brisbane 2 - 1 Wellington
Mariners 0 - Sydney
Perth 0 - 2 Wanderers
ALM
Thursday 4th Jan
Adelaide 2 - 2 Wellington
Friday 5th Jan
Macarthur 1 - 1 Newcastle
Saturday 6th Jan
Wanderers 0 - 1 Mariners
Brisbane 1 - 2 Sydney
Perth 2 - 3 Victory
Sunday 7th Jan
Western 1 - 2 City
Socceroos
Sunday 7th Jan
Bahrain 0 - 2 Australia
Matildas
Sammies ACL 😭
What was your highlight for the week? There were some banger goals, last minute equalisers and winners.
For me it was a tie between the look on Rudan's face after the game on Saturday and getting 9 green squares on gridal game without having to use Leigh Broxham or Danny Vukovic as guesses.
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Round 11 preview thread
As promised here is the preview thread for this weekends matches.
ALW
Early start to the week in the Aleague Women’s with the postponed round four clash between Sydney and Canberra kicking off tonight at 7:00pm AEDST at Leichhardt Oval.
Then round 11 kicks off from Saturday.
Matches:
Saturday 6th Jan
Newcastle v Canberra
Adelaide v City
Victory v Western
Sunday 7th Jan
Mariners v Sydney
Brisbane v Wellington
ALM
This weekend Round 11 action kicks off on Thursday night and we get a bonus Round 12 match on Monday night.
Matches:
Thursday 4th Jan
Adelaide v Wellington
Friday 5th Jan
MacArthur v Newcastle
Saturday 6th Jan
Wanderers v Mariners
Brisbane v Sydney
Perth v Victory
Sunday 7th Jan
Western v City
Monday 8th Jan
Adelaide v Macarthur
Big talking points:
Will Ben Cahn have an immediate impact at Brisbane?
Will the changes to how the ladder is determined, now that everyone knows about them, affect how teams play? context
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Is anyone stil here?
I’ve been finding myself heading over to reddit more to find out things because the fediverse is bereft of A-leagues discussions and KEEPUP is painful to read as always.
I really want there to be a corner of the fediverse where like minded people can discuss the greatest football leagues in the world. We don’t need a massive amount of people. In the early days of the A-League there was The Football Blog on SMH/TheAge and even though there were really only a dozen or so regular commenters the discussion was vibrant and engaging. Even the early days of the aleague subreddit the community was very small, we just need engagement.
So who is still here?
I’m thinking we can start with generic pre and post round threads, open forums to highlight whatever your looking forward to in he coming games or to vent about what ground your gears or floated your boat about the prior weekend games. I’ll start tomorrow morning.
Yay? Nay? Shit is this app still installed?
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A-Leagues scrap Grand Final deal in favour of 'Unite Round'
www.espn.com.au A-Leagues U-turn: Grand Final deal scrappedThe A-League has scrapped its controversial Grand Final deal in favour of a Unite Round that will feature all 24 men's a women's teams.
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Premier League owner confirmed as preferred bidder for new A-Leagues club
aleagues.com.au Premier League owner confirmed as preferred bidder for A-Leagues expansion licence in AucklandWilliam P Foley II is a US-based owner of multiple sports teams and has strong business connections to New Zealand.
- www.theguardian.com Football Australia considered selling off Matildas and Socceroos to private equity firm for 99 years
Exclusive: document shows rights to national teams, A-Leagues and data of all football participants, including children, was part of possible deal
- ccmariners.com.au Nick Montgomery departs Central Coast Mariners for Hibernian FC - Central Coast Mariners
The Central Coast Mariners can announce the departure of club legend and current A-League Men’s Head Coach Nick Montgomery to take up the role of Head Coach at Hibernian FC in the Scottish Premiership. Alongside Montgomery, Assistant Coach Sergio Raimundo and Goalkeeper Coach Miguel Miranda wi...
The Central Coast Mariners can announce the departure of club legend and current A-League Men’s Head Coach Nick Montgomery to take up the role of Head Coach at Hibernian FC in the Scottish Premiership. Alongside Montgomery, Assistant Coach Sergio Raimundo and Goalkeeper Coach Miguel Miranda will also depart the club. First joining the Central Coast… Continue reading Nick Montgomery departs Central Coast Mariners for Hibernian FC
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Socceroos squad named to face Mexico in Dallas
www.socceroos.com.au Subway Socceroos squad named to face MexicoSubway Socceroos’ Head Coach, Graham Arnold has named his 23-man squad for the September FIFA International Men’s Window, with some fresh faces included for the clash with Mexico in Dallas at AT&T Stadium on Saturday, 9 September. The meeting with Mexico – currently ranked #12 in the FIFA World ...
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A-Leagues eye expansion announcements, greater transfer revenue
www.espn.com.au A-Leagues eye greater transfer revenueOwners of the newest A-Leagues expansion teams should be announced within weeks, while the league is eyeing further investment in its transfer infrastructure, APL chief executive Danny Townsend tells ESPN.
Joey Lynch via ESPN
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Full Fixtures: Every A-League Men match for the 2023/24 season
keepup.com.au FULL FIXTURE: Every Isuzu UTE A-League match for 2023-24The full fixture of the 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League season has arrived. Here is every match of the A-League Men regular season.
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No promises from federal government on funding for football
www.smh.com.au No promises from federal Labor on money for MatildasThe Albanese government says it will “always look for more ways” to ensure funding for women’s sport is fit for purpose, but has stopped short of promising more money.
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A-Leagues announce special Round One celebration for women’s football
keepup.com.au A-Leagues announce special Round One celebration for women’s football, aiming to break recordsThe 2023-24 Liberty A-League season will begin on Saturday October 14, with the opening round fixture to be revealed next week.
- www.smh.com.au The inside story of that incredible shootout - as told by the Matildas who won it
The Matildas and France could not be separated after two hours of gripping, back-and-forth football. What went down after extra time was simply unbelievable.
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Matildas through to FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinals
www.abc.net.au Matildas through to quarterfinals after comfortable win over DenmarkThe Matildas beat Denmark 2-0 to reach FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinals. Earlier, England edges past Nigeria 4-2 on penalties in Brisbane.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino visits Parliament House, meets PM Albanese
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Matildas score stunning 4-0 victory over Canada to progress into the World Cup round of 16
www.abc.net.au Live: Matildas score stunning 4-0 victory over Canada to progress into the World Cup round of 16The Matildas put the rest of the tournament on notice with a clinical 4-0 victory over Canada in the Women's World Cup in Melbourne. Follow live.
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Nigeria claims shock victory over Matildas as Australia's World Cup hopes hang by a thread
www.abc.net.au Nigeria claim shock victory over Matildas as Australia's World Cup hopes hang by a threadNigeria has put the Matildas on the ropes in the Women's World Cup after defeating Australia 3-2. See how it unfolded.
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Football Australia celebrate historic milestone with 1.5 million tickets sold to FIFA Women's World Cup
www.footballaustralia.com.au Football Australia celebrate historic milestone with 1.5 million tickets sold to FIFA Womens World Cup™Football Australia is thrilled to announce that as of this morning, ticket sales have exceeded 1.5 million for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™, establishing a new benchmark for any FIFA Women's World Cup™ event. Before today’s schedule of matches, 12 matches have been p...
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Perth Glory goes into receivership
www.espn.com.au A-League club Perth Glory goes into receivershipA-Leagues administrators the Australian Professional Leagues have appointed receivers to manage the sale of Perth Glory's licence after accepting the immediate return of the club's licence from now-former owner Tony Sage.
Joey Lynch article on ESPN
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Say what you want about heavy handedness against active support here, this is the reality in some countries.
I enjoy pyro, but pyro brings a hooligan culture. It's about finding that balance which I think we do well here in Australia.
There's romanticism with trying to like the euro ultra life amongst some groups here but imagine being caged like an animal just for being an away fan.