Hyundai A-League News

Hopkins sets sights on next three games to kick-start Victory's season

Melbourne Victory head coach Jeff Hopkins is targeting the next three games to launch his side’s charge towards the Westfield W-League Finals Series. Following the 0-0 draw against an in-form Brisbane Roar on Saturday morning, Hopkins revealed his delight about collecting four

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Merrick does not expect to add signings to threadbare Jets squad

Ernie Merrick admits the Newcastle Jets cannot afford to strengthen their squad and he pledged to stick with his youngsters following the 6-2 loss to Perth Glory. The Jets went into half-time only 2-1 down in Western Australia but the Hyundai A-League Premiers ran away with th

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‘We failed’ - Mombaerts fumes about City’s lack of Derby intensity

Melbourne City head coach Eric Mombaerts was furious with his side’s lack of fight which saw them lose the Melbourne Derby battle. Ola Toivonen’s first-half double sent Melbourne Victory off to a flyer at AAMI Park and, although Harrison Delbridge hit back in the second half,

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Corica admits using Sydney FC super sub Ninkovic was not the plan

Sydney FC coach Steve Corica revealed he never planned to turn to Milos Ninkovic against Wellington Phoenix unless he had to, and added ‘we had to.’ The Sky Blues saw their six-match winning streak come to a halt as they came from behind at Westpac Stadium to secure a 2-2 draw

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Glory defender Meredith considered retirement before Popovic call

Perth Glory are flying again but James Meredith has revealed he came close to missing out on the club’s Hyundai A-League Premiership defence. Meredith was amongst the stand-outs for Tony Popovic’s side as they stormed to an emphatic 6-2 win over Newcastle Jets on Saturday even

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Toivonen reveals match-winning brace came in spite of injury

Melbourne derby hero Ola Toivonen has revealed his match-winning performance against Melbourne City came despite carrying injury into the game. The Victory captain scored both goals as his side bounced back to form with a much-needed 2-1 win at AAMI Park over their local rival

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Talay refuses to blame Davila after horror miss against Sydney FC

Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has refused to lay blame at the feet of Ulises Davila following the attacker's costly miss against Sydney FC. The resurgent ‘Nix fought back from a goal down – and dominated extended periods of the match – before ultimately settling for a 2-

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Revitialised Glory ready to ‘be a force’ says Mrcela

Now that Perth Glory have rediscovered their mojo, the Premiers are ready to ‘be a force’, according to Tomi Mrcela. Tony Popovic’s Grand Finalists were only able to record one win from their opening seven games of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season. The Western Australian

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Victory dent Roar's momentum as Finals Series contenders stay deadlocked

Brisbane Roar’s winning run was brought to a halt by Melbourne Victory as the Finals Series contenders remained locked at 0-0 in a rescheduled Saturday morning kick-off. Jake Goodship’s outfit had won their last two Westfield W-League matches, scoring five goals in the process

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Another Western United recovery illustrates team's character says Rudan

Western United head coach Mark Rudan believes his side’s never-say-die attitude shone through against Western Sydney Wanderers after they once again fell behind. The Green and Black have conceded the opening goal in eight of their last nine matches and, in that time, Rudan’s s

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Media speculation fired up Wanderers, says Duke

Western Sydney Wanderers captain Mitch Duke says the team’s growing bond in the face of adversity was the catalyst to ending their losing run. The Wanderers put paid to a horror stretch of five straight Hyundai A-League losses on Friday night when they drew 1-1 with Western Un

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'I would swap a Golden Boot for a title': Maclaren's eyes set firmly on City silverware

Jamie Maclaren is scoring goals at a rate the Hyundai A-League has never seen before, but the Melbourne City striker says the Golden Boot race is a mere afterthought as he sets a much bigger goal firmly in his sights. The 26-year-old has 10 goals to his name so far this season

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Bundesliga debut just the beginning for Singh - Cacace

Liberato Cacace was one of many proud New Zealanders and former teammates of Sarpreet Singh who watched on as the former Hyundai A-League startlet made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich last weekend. Singh joined the German champions in July and made his competitive debut

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Newcastle stalwart Kantarovski pens two-year extension

Newcastle Jets stalwart and local boy Ben Kantarovski has signed a two-year contract extension. Kantarovski, 27, had put pen to paper on a deal which will keep the midfielder in the Hunter Valley until at least the end of the Hyundai A-League 2021/22 season. “Newcastle is