Growing up as football fans in this country, I think we can all share the memories of early morning wake ups for our teams. Or in the situation of not being able to sleep midway through the week, eagerly turning on the TV and watching the Champions League. One of those matches that I remember […]
Goals galore, relegation battles and rising talent: Australian players around the globe Team of the week
From the A-League to European competition, starting last Tuesday with some midweek matches to right through the weekend, these are the best performances by Aussie footballers in the week just gone. Goalkeeper Danny Vukovic: 2-1 win for Central Coast Mariners against Melbourne City. Full game played, nine saves, three high claims and 27/39 passing. An […]
‘Stupidest one yet’: Verdict in for Pickett as Dees’ bizarre Tribunal case savaged
Melbourne forward Kysaiah Pickett’s one match suspension for a high bump on Adelaide’s Jake Soligo has been upheld by the AFL Tribunal. The Demons attempted to argue the impact, which was graded as ‘medium’ by Match Review Officer Michael Christian, should instead be considered ‘low’, with Pickett claiming in a written statement that his ‘intention […]
‘Need to be considered’: Bell to miss rest of Super Rugby season as ex-Wallaby suggests left-field switch
As Angus Bell comes to terms with yet another foot injury, past and present Wallabies believe the rising prop could make a successful switch to the back-row if necessary. The 23-year-old Wallabies prop suffered his third foot injury in as many years last weekend against the Brumbies. Fourteen months after departing midway through their season […]
Resurgent German is key as Arsenal ready to pay back Bayern for seven years of Champions League pain
Match 7 2017. Ask any Arsenal fan what their memories were of that day and you’d get anything but a positive response. Leading 1-0 on the night in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich, a red card to Arsenal centre back Laurent Kosicelny would see the German […]