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Life in lockdown with Aussie footballers: Blake Ricciuto

Life in lockdown with Aussie footballers: Blake Ricciuto

After a barnstorming 2019 winning the Singapore Premier League, Aussie midfielder Blake Ricciuto's life - like many in lockdown - has ground to a halt. But he's keeping busy. 20 Apr 2020
Foster: There might be a better way for sport to operate

Foster: There might be a better way for sport to operate

Former Socceroos captain Craig Foster hopes a closer connection between athletes and their communities will become the silver lining of the coronavirus crisis. 18 Apr 2020
Phoenix staffer coronavirus update

Phoenix staffer coronavirus update

A Wellington Phoenix staff member has fully recovered after contracting the coronavirus around the time the A-League team was undergoing isolation in Sydney. 8 Apr 2020
Mariners using JobKeeper to become community aid hub

Mariners using JobKeeper to become community aid hub

Central Coast Mariners are aiming to step their community support operations up a notch to assist Gosford locals throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. 8 Apr 2020
W-League hit hardest with players ineligible for JobKeeper payments

W-League hit hardest with players ineligible for JobKeeper payments

W-League footballers stand to be among the hardest hit sportspeople from the coronavirus crisis due to many players' ineligibility for the government's JobKeeper subsidies. 8 Apr 2020
Optus sports boss on A-League, Covid-19 – and streaming sport when there's no live football

Optus sports boss on A-League, Covid-19 – and streaming sport when there's no live football

What does a sports broadcaster show when there’s no sport? 7 Apr 2020
Sydney players 'fidgety' watching A-League stand downs

Sydney players 'fidgety' watching A-League stand downs

Sydney FC are commanding leaders of the A-League and coach Steve Corica says it will be devastating if the postponed competition isn't completed. 5 Apr 2020
New Zealand appeals for help from FIFA's $4.6 billion reserves, Australia likely to follow suit

New Zealand appeals for help from FIFA's $4.6 billion reserves, Australia likely to follow suit

New Zealand's football federation has appealed to FIFA for financial assistance following the devastating financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on member federations across the world. 5 Apr 2020
A comprehensive guide to coronavirus' impact on Australian football

A comprehensive guide to coronavirus' impact on Australian football

Australian football at all levels has been brought to a halt by the coronavirus outbreak, putting strain on the FFA and the A-League in particular. 3 Apr 2020
Season length? Expansion? A-League planning for uncertain future

Season length? Expansion? A-League planning for uncertain future

A-league decision-makers are battling to plan for the future of the competition against an uncertain backdrop, with numerous factors still up in the air and a COVID-19 situation that has been changing by the day. 3 Apr 2020
'Football will play an essential role in the recovery of our nation'

'Football will play an essential role in the recovery of our nation'

James Johnson has spoken about the healing power of the beautiful game following Football Federation Australia stood 70 per cent of its staff due to the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 2 Apr 2020
Glory boss unimpressed by PFA anger

Glory boss unimpressed by PFA anger

Perth Glory boss Tony Sage remains firm after standing down the A-League club's players and staff despite the PFA threatening to sue him. 2 Apr 2020
Virus leaves off-contract players stranded

Virus leaves off-contract players stranded

Adelaide's director of football Bruce Djite says out-of-contract A-League players have been left with "nowhere to go" during the coronavirus pandemic. 2 Apr 2020
PFA ramps up call for collective action in face of player stand-downs

PFA ramps up call for collective action in face of player stand-downs

With the threat of player-stand downs looming, Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) has reiterated its calls for collective action to navigate the COVID19 disrupted A-League landscape. 30 Mar 2020
The 15 eeriest coronavirus sport photos from around the world

The 15 eeriest coronavirus sport photos from around the world

As the deadly COVID19 pandemic creates global havoc, we've collated 15 of the strangest - and eeriest - photos from the resulting impact on sport around the world 29 Mar 2020
Jets player becomes first A-League COVID-19 diagnosis

Jets player becomes first A-League COVID-19 diagnosis

A player from the Newcastle Jets became the first confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis by an A-League player on Saturday afternoon. 28 Mar 2020

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