Football

Del Piero caught in All Stars tug-of-war

Sebastian Hassett A three-way showdown is looming between Football Federation Australia, Sydney FC and Alessandro Del Piero over the star forward's availability for the match between the A-League All Stars and...

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Football

Spluttering Socceroos put code in danger

Glenn Jackson IN rugby league, the premiership is said to prosper when Souths are successful. Ditto the AFL and Collingwood.

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A-League

Wanderers rewriting the rule book on debut teams

Darren Walton Already the talk of the A-League, the Western Sydney Wanderers are on course to achieve a footballing feat never seen before in Australia.

Soccer

Rogic's move from Mariners opens door to Roar for Lustica

Fleta Page Tom Rogic may have left the A-League, but his departure has paved the way for another Canberran to return as former Canberra FC player Steve Lustica is set to join Brisbane Roar till season's end.

Soccer

Canberra has the X-factor: Gallop

Lee Gaskin Canberra's inclusion in the A-League would give the competition an ''X-factor'', FFA chief David Gallop says.

A-League

Sydney see hope with return of wounded

Sebastian Hassett THE road to redemption for Sydney FC after their humiliating 7-2 defeat against Central Coast begins on Tuesday, when many senior players will make their first appearances in several weeks in a...

Crook hopes veterans can seal leaky defence

Sebastian Hassett SYDNEY FC coach Ian Crook will waste no time calling in the cavalry for Saturday night's clash against Melbourne Victory at Allianz Stadium with several big guns set to be brought straight back into...

Soccer

How the A-League clubs shape up

The 2012-13 A-League season is upon us, so we run through each team’s prospects.

Soccer

Culina considered retiring before Sydney swooped

Angela Habashy A year ago Jason Culina was considering giving the game away, but the injury-plagued former Socceroos midfielder feels his career is back on track after becoming Sydney FC's latest star recruit.

Soccer

Newcastle A-League players toughen up in AIS 'cells'

Lee Gaskin From five star to no star - James Brown has lived both extremes as a professional footballer.

Late equaliser denies Victory

Gold Coast captain Michael Thwaite bagged an injury-time equaliser as another Melbourne Victory meltdown resulted in a 1-all draw in last night's A-League clash at Aurora Stadium in Launceston.

Bleiberg quits United over Palmer's 'disrespect'

Michael Cockerill Miron Bleiberg has resigned as coach of Gold Coast United, claiming owner Clive Palmer had ''disrespected'' him, and the game, with his actions in the tumultuous aftermath of the appointment of...

Our pay paved the way, give us a say

Paul Mulvey Perth Glory backer Tony Sage says club owners must have more say in how the A-League operates, but is wary of letting the ''animals run the zoo''.

Soccer

Slavich all but concedes defeat for Canberra's A-League bid

Chris Dutton Canberra A-League organisers have all but given up on their $4 million bid to join the competition and will start refunding foundation memberships as soon as the FFA confirms they will not be...

March towards wooden spoon a case of worst of the best

It's always a race to the title, but what is it to the wooden spoon? A forced march?

Cowardly display angers Roar boss

Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou has accused his side of playing like cowards, labelling its lucky 3-3 draw with Perth Glory on Wednesday night as its worst A-League performance of the past 18...

A Real ambition: Postecoglou aiming to put Roar on the world map

Jim Morton BRISBANE ROAR are daring to dream of sharing the FIFA Club World Cup stage with the best of Europe as they kick off their ''exciting Asian adventure'' tonight.

Olyroos hand Rogic debut

Doug Conway Lack of access to top players, lack of senior football and lack of preparation time were the key stumbling blocks in Australia's doomed Olympic soccer campaign, according to coach Aurelio Vidmar.

If Arsenal can recover, so can Gold Coast: Bleiberg

Dead-last on the A-League ladder - it's not a scenario that usually inspires comparisons with English heavyweights Arsenal.