Socceroos star Aziz Behich has returned home to join A-League heavyweights Melbourne City. A key part of Australia’s 2022 World Cup squad, Behich has signed a two-year deal with City after parting ways with Scottish club Dundee United. It’s Behich second stint with the Victorian outfit. having made 89 appearancesContinue Reading
Socceroos star Craig Goodwin has won the Johnny Warren Medal, easing the disappointment of falling a game short of an A-League grand final appearance with Adelaide United. The Reds captain claimed the A-League’ s player-of-the-season honour with 41 votes to win the award ahead of Western Sydney Wanderers forward BrandonContinue Reading
Melbourne City coach Rado Vidosic admits he wasn’t expecting his team to be facing Sydney FC on Friday night, saying he was “surprised” the Sky Blues won their A-League elimination final against the Western Sydney Wanderers. Sydney is the only team that finished outside the top four to still beContinue Reading
Melbourne City’s gamble to play injured striker Jamie Maclaren has failed to pay off, with the A-League leaders held to a 1-1 draw by Macarthur FC at Campbelltown Stadium on Sunday night. Despite not being chosen by Socceroos coach Graham Arnold for Australia’s two-games series against Ecuador starting in SydneyContinue Reading
Adelaide United coach Carl Veart is wary of a star-studded Melbourne City side chasing its first win in three matches on Sunday at AAMI Park. Such is the standard A-League leaders City have set, back-to-back draws – including a stalemate in which the competition’s best team was kept scoreless forContinue Reading
Star striker Jamie Maclaren’s record goal-scoring run ended as his frustrated Melbourne City side was held to a 1-1 draw by the Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday. Maclaren had scored in every one of City’s 10 completed A-League matches heading into the contest at CommBank Stadium. However, try as heContinue Reading
A “selfish” John Aloisi wants goal-machine Jamie Maclaren to play out his career in the A-League rather than again test himself at an overseas club. Aloisi’s Western United has the tough task of shutting down the Melbourne City marksman in Saturday night’s grand final rematch at AAMI Park. Maclaren lastContinue Reading
Life after Patrick Kisnorbo has started on a sour note for Melbourne City, who have tasted defeat for the first time this season with a 2-1 loss to Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night. With interim coach and former Sydney assistant Rado Vidosic in charge following Kisnorbo’s appointmentContinue Reading
Adelaide United coach Carl Veart expects World Cup goalscorer Craig Goodwin to feature in the Reds’ A-League restart on Friday night against Brisbane Roar. Goodwin made four appearances for the Socceroos in Qatar, scoring in Australia’ first-up 4-1 loss to France. He was also credited with two World Cup assistsContinue Reading
Sydney FC boss Adam Santo is counting on a flow-on effect from the Socceroos’ memorable World Cup campaign to help lure a big crowd to Saturday night’s Allianz Stadium showdown between the Sky Blues and Melbourne City. More than 34,000 fans attended the Sydney derby at the same venue lastContinue Reading