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Team Wellington To Play Nix Curtain Raisers

Team Wellington To Play Nix Curtain Raisers

NEW Zealand Football Championship side Team Wellington will play curtain raisers before two Wellington Phoenix A-League matches this season, giving fans a whole afternoon of football. 15 Sep 2012
Crook Readies For Brisbane Test

Crook Readies For Brisbane Test

SYDNEY FC coach Ian Crook is hoping to use Sunday's clash with champions Brisbane Roar in Mackay to see where his charges sit against the team that has been the yard stick for the past two seasons. 15 Sep 2012
Wheelhouse Hails New Jets Program

Wheelhouse Hails New Jets Program

EXCLUSIVE: Newcastle Jets skipper and local product Jobe Wheelhouse says the club's new Emerging Jets Program is “the best thing to come out of the region for a long time” and shows how far the organisation has come since almost folding earlier in the off-season. 15 Sep 2012
Rado Unfazed By Poor Pre-Season Form

Rado Unfazed By Poor Pre-Season Form

BRISBANE Roar coach Rado Vidosic will use Sunday’s pre-season fixture against Sydney FC in Mackay as another opportunity to prepare his side in both a conditioning and tactical point of view ahead of the new A-League season. 14 Sep 2012
Del Piero Set For Sunday Arrival

Del Piero Set For Sunday Arrival

SYDNEY FC has confirmed Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero will arrive in the NSW capital on Sunday morning to start his two-year contract with the Sky Blues. 14 Sep 2012
Phoenix Sign Ex-Belgium International

Phoenix Sign Ex-Belgium International

PHOENIX coach Ricki Herbert’s search for a top striker ended on Thursday when former Belgium international Stein Huysegems arrived in Wellington. 14 Sep 2012
Glory Eye Versatile Japanese Talent Nagai

Glory Eye Versatile Japanese Talent Nagai

EXCLUSIVE: Perth Glory coach Ian Ferguson says Japan youth international Ryo Nagai hasn't signed with the club yet but has revealed the youngster's versatility could make him a perfect fit. 14 Sep 2012
Wanderers Trialist Gibbs Finds New Home

Wanderers Trialist Gibbs Finds New Home

EXCLUSIVE: A four-goal haul in Western Sydney Wanderers' first pre-season match was not enough for Joey Gibbs to win a contract with the A-League’s newest outfit but he's not done with yet. 14 Sep 2012
Gorman Talks Wanderers & Del Piero

Gorman Talks Wanderers & Del Piero

EXCLUSIVE: Western Sydney Wanderers executive chairman Lyall Gorman said FFA will continue to finance the fledgling club for as long as it takes, describing the projected three-year transition to community or private ownership as just “a number”. 14 Sep 2012
ADP Coup Has Antonis Pinching Himself

ADP Coup Has Antonis Pinching Himself

EXCLUSIVE: What happens when the Next Big Thing comes to face-to-face with the Biggest Thing in Town? Sydney FC attacking midfielder Terry Antonis is about to find out. 13 Sep 2012
Sydney FC To Head Into The West

Sydney FC To Head Into The West

SYDNEY FC will move into new territory this season after it was announced they would play the first ever A-League game at ANZ Stadium against 2011-12 grand finalists Perth Glory on October 28. 13 Sep 2012
Gerhardt Up For Fast A-League

Gerhardt Up For Fast A-League

MELBOURNE Heart's versatile new Liberian recruit Patrick Gerhardt believes the fast and physical style of the Hyundai A-League will suit him. 13 Sep 2012
Phoenix Suffer Ifill Injury Blow

Phoenix Suffer Ifill Injury Blow

WELLINGTON Phoenix star Paul Ifill is to undergo scans after hurting his knee and ankle in a pre-season match against local side Petone on Tuesday evening. 13 Sep 2012
Dodd Scores Again In Glory Triumph

Dodd Scores Again In Glory Triumph

PERTH Glory has continued its promising pre-season form, with Travis Dodd scoring the winner in a hard fought 1-0 win over the WA State Team and Intiga Stadium on Wednesday evening. 13 Sep 2012
Reds Down Mariners In ACL Tuneup

Reds Down Mariners In ACL Tuneup

ADELAIDE United has warmed up for next Wednesday’s ACL Quarter Final first leg with another solid performance knocking off Central Coast Mariners 2-0 in a pre-season trial at Hindmarsh Stadium on Wednesday night. 13 Sep 2012
Roar & RCC Hold 'Positive' Talks

Roar & RCC Hold 'Positive' Talks

EXCLUSIVE: Brisbane Roar supporter group River City Crew may live to chant another day after positive talks between representatives and the club on Wednesday afternoon raised hopes that a recent ban would be lifted. 12 Sep 2012