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South Melbourne’s A-League dream is still a bridge too far
The A-League has just lost a Victorian club. The death of Western United and the suspension of its license by …
APL and PFA remain without agreement as bargaining tensions continue
The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) remain without a new collective bargaining agreement, with negotiations continuing …
Wyndham City Council cancels stadium deal with Western United
Following the decision this week to terminate Western United’s Club Participation Agreement – and its involvement in the A-Leagues – …
Western United ruled out of 2026–27 A-League season
Western United’s participation in the A-Leagues has officially been terminated, ending the club’s immediate pathway back into Australia’s professional football …
Theo Fotopoulos outlines vision for Canberra United’s future
Professional football in the nation’s capital has entered a new era with Australian Sports Group (ASG) officially taking over Canberra …
Pignata’s OAM Signals a New Era for Football Administration
In the Australian sporting landscape, administrative longevity is a rare commodity. The burnout rate for executives in the A-Leagues and …
Central Coast Mariners enter into liquidation after financial troubles
It was announced on Monday this week that the Central Coast Mariners will be temporarily managed by the APL Board …
Steve Rosich to Lead a New Era for the A-League as CEO
With over 25 years of leadership and commercial experience within the sport industry, Rosich is an exciting appointment for the A-Leagues as they look to start a new era of growth across the men’s and women’s game.
APL Chair Stephen Conroy Joins Foxtel Board as Media and Sport Worlds Converge
Former Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, who serves as independent chair of the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), has joined the Foxtel …
Melbourne Victory Welcomes Mayfield Ahead of 2025/26 Season.
The partnership will name Mayfield as the official Senior Men’s Academy partner, and as the official back of training kit partner for the Melbourne Victory Senior and Junior Academy teams.
1.14 million reasons football belongs on Free-to-Air TV
Last Saturday night’s 1.14 million reach for Tottenham’s 2–0 win over Manchester City on Nine’s free-to-air broadcast was more than …
Piing: Revolutionising Fan Engagement at Live Sports and Events
Piing: The Game-Changer That’s Taking Fan Engagement by Storm at Live Sports and Events!
A-League records strong viewership and attendance in New-Zealand
New Zealand Can’t Get Enough of the A-League – Sky Sports Viewership Skyrockets!
A-League Transfer Revenue Soars as Youth Development Takes Centre Stage
Youth development key in A-League Transfer Revenue increase.
APL announces Stephen Conroy as Executive Chairman
The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have announced Stephen Conroy as Executive Chairman of the organisation, effective immediately. The former Labour …
Hahn partnership marks new era for the Australia Cup
Game-Changer for Aussie Football: Hahn Secures Naming Rights for Australia Cup in Landmark Deal!
A-Leagues Unite Round attendances grow by over 50% in its second edition
The A-Leagues concluded their second edition of ‘Unite Round’ over the weekend, with a substantial crowd increase achieved when compared …
Is it time to make the A-League Women a full-time professional competition?
In the last fortnight, Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) released their annual A-League Women’s report, providing an overview of the current …
A-League should heed Dynamic Ticketing issues
Dynamic Ticketing is seen as a new revenue builder by struggling clubs in Europe needing to inject more funds into …
Kayo president expresses interest in gaining A-League rights
With less than two months until the 2024/25 season, a Foxtel executive said the company might consider returning the A-Leagues …
Shedding the light on Germany’s unique 50+1 ownership model
Football in Germany enjoys widespread popularity due to its top-tier play, the highest average attendances in world football, affordable ticket …
Wellington Phoenix team up with Chinese outfit Tianjin Tiger
Wellington Phoenix have partnered with Chinese Super League team Tianjin Tiger to boost football growth in both nations. As part …
Adelaide United and UCAN continue to break records
Adelaide United has announced that they have renewed its three-year agreement with Global Technical Partner UCAN. The Reds and UCAN …
Melbourne Victory’s three-year community strategy to improve youth football landscape
Melbourne Victory have released an extensive three-year community strategy with the overall goal to improve the current youth football landscape …
Western Sydney Wanderers add MyHR to expand their large corporate base
Western Sydney Wanderers FC have confirmed that largescale human resources service, MyHR, have joined the club’s corporate family for the …
Brad Maloney: From the class of 1991 to Joeys coach
Few supporters who witnessed the gallant deeds of the 1991 Australian World Youth Cup squad as they progressed to the …
“You really don’t know which way your career is going to go” – Aurelio Vidmar on Asian football exploits
Aurelio Vidmar sees the impending reduction of Australian qualifying slots in the Asian Champions League as a ‘real disappointment’, but …
Brisbane Roar and Schools Premier League to nurture more talent
Brisbane Roar and Schools Premier League (SPL) will carry on into a fourth year of their partnership, after agreeing to …
Sydney FC to continue with Carbiz for another two years
Sydney FC and Carbiz, an award-winning car accident replacement vehicle service, have agreed an upgraded two-year partnership. The deal will …
Western United lay down the foundations in Esports
A-League Champions Western United are displaying continued growth with a recently formed partnership with SquadFalse9 (SF9). The partnership between both …
Free public transport to make Sydney FC games more accessible
Sydney FC members and their fans can have public transport fares to and from Allianz Stadium covered in the price …
SKINS to bring compression sportswear to Perth Glory
Perth Glory has partnered up with SKINS Compression Australia on a two-year deal running until 2024, which will see the …
Wanderers Fives Facility now open to boost talent development
Western Sydney Wanderers have taken another exciting step to become a leading club in Asia, with the opening of a …
Statement – Melbourne Derby incident
Soccerscene condemns the actions of Melbourne Victory supporters who stormed the pitch in the Melbourne Derby at AAMI Park. Those …
Asta named as Melbourne Victory’s Premier Partner for the next three years
Asta has partnered up with Melbourne Victory and have become the club’s official IT-managed service provider for the next three …
Comwire IT and Adelaide United extend partnership by three years
Adelaide United has agreed to an extension with computer consultancy company Comwire IT. An official partner of the Reds’ A-League …
Brisbane Roar and SENQ to promote local sport and connect with the world game
Brisbane Roar has partnered with Sports Entertainment Network Queensland (SENQ). The agreement with SENQ will enable fans of the Roar …
Go Sunny Solar joins Adelaide United
Adelaide United has welcomed Go Sunny Solar as a new sponsor of the club. The South Australian founded company will …
Melbourne Victory confirms front-of-shirt sponsor in historic deal
Ahead of Melbourne Victory’s Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s season, the club has announced Bonza as its new Principal Partner.
Growing younger: PFA report challenges A-League Men critics
Professional Footballers Australia released their annual A-League Men’s report last week, which indicates the wheel has turned against two persistent …
Sydney FC secure major partnership with Carma
Sydney FC have announced a new one-year major partnership Carma, an Australian online used car platform. Carma is a fully …
A-Leagues broadcast schedule announced for 2022/23 season
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) and Paramount Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) have today announced a new television broadcast schedule for …
Alex Brosque: A true football ambassador
When Alex Brosque first wore the colours of Marconi-Fairfield during the 2001-2002 N.S.L. season, he exuded a sense of anticipation …
Con Boutsianis: “The nation is not going to get better by just playing more games”
South Melbourne icon Con Boutsianis is steadfast in his view that issues in Australian football’s much-debated talent pathways are rooted …
SEN secures rights to audio broadcast English Premier League
SPORTS Entertainment Network (SEN) has announced the acquisition of Australian audio broadcast rights to the English Premier League (EPL). The …
Paramount+ to release Sky Blue: Inside Sydney FC documentary
Paramount+ will debut the first of its locally produced sporting documentaries on Friday, 30 September, bringing Australian subscribers a four-part …
Macarthur FC announce ALAND as major partner
Macarthur FC has announced ALAND as a major partner for the next two seasons. ALAND is one of Sydney’s largest …
Second designated player slot added for 2022-23 A-League Men’s season
A-League men’s clubs have been boosted by the introduction of a new rule which allows them to sign an extra …
“Don’t sign a new contract with Everton because Fergie is after you” – Jack Rodwell’s date with destiny
In May 1964, Everton FC arrived in Australia as reigning English champions but it took forty six years for the …
Southampton FC Academy Physiotherapist Tass Amiridis: “Our reputation is world-renowned”
Making the decision to move countries in order to chase your dreams is one that befalls plenty of Australian footballers. …
James Johnson on how the Club Licensing System is critical to progress of Second Division
On Thursday, Football Australia released their reformed Club Licensing System Regulations that will increase standards at clubs across the top …
Football Coaches Australia addresses Dwight Yorke appointment
Football Coaches Australia (FCA) has today congratulated Australian Professional Leagues (APL) on securing FC Barcelona to play an exhibition match …
AAFC Chairman Nick Galatas: “I’m very gratified the A-Leagues are now supportive of us”
In the five years since their formation in March 2017, the Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) have steadily carved …
A-Leagues and PFA partnership with GoBubble Community aims to silence social media hate
A-Leagues and Professional Footballers Australia have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with GoBubble Community, a discrete automated solution that hides hateful …
Sorare the official NFT fantasy game of Major League Soccer
Digital and collectable fantasy football company Sorare have partnered with Major League Soccer (MLS) to become their official non-fungible token …
Western United launches business-to-business app
Western United has created a bespoke business-to-business (B2B) app to bring its extensive partner network closer to the Club and …
Western United training facility development approved
Construction is set to begin at Wyndham’s future home of Western United Football Club, as confirmed by Wyndham City Council. …
NSW Government secures major football event
The NSW Government has secured an exciting four-team football mini-series to be played at Sydney’s Accor Stadium in 2022 and …
Q&A with Danny Townsend: “We are about unifying the game”
When the Matildas crashed out of the Women’s Asian Cup and the Socceroos dropped points to China in a crucial …
Melbourne Victory in historic partnership with Ultra Football
Melbourne Victory have announced a historic new partnership with Ultra Football which will see them become the Official Retail Partner …
Perth Glory broker deal to play matches in Tasmania
Football Tasmania has welcomed the announcement that A-League side Perth Glory will play four games in the Apple Isle – …
Australia Cup confirmed as national knockout competition
Football Australia has confirmed tonight that from the 2022 edition onwards, Australia’s largest national knockout football competition will be known …
FCA Ambassador Ernie Merrick on being a football coach
As often stated, there are only two types of coaches in football – “those that are sacked or those about …
Marshall Soper – the Gifted Journeyman
When Marshall Soper, the former Socceroo great, witnessed the demise of Harry Souttar with his ACL injury in the recent …
Soil turned at Western United stadium site as construction commences
Western United has announced that works have commenced on the construction of the Wyndham City Stadium precinct.
Western United announce Genius Childcare as Platinum Partner
Western United have announced Genius Childcare as a Platinum Partner for the 2021/22 Isuzu UTE A-League Men season.
How KEEPUP will revolutionise football in Australia
Late last week, the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) launched their new $30 million digital platform KEEPUP. The main aim of …
Joe Spiteri: “If you have players dribbling a lot in our curriculum, it seems they are being coached out of it”
Joe Spiteri is a name well known around Australian football circles and for good reason. The former Australian international gritted …
One-on-one with Ex-Premier League Player and Melbourne Victory Goalkeeping Coach Steve Mautone
Speaking with Soccerscene, the former West Ham goalkeeper opens up on his playing career in Australia and England, his coaching …
Brian MacNicol: The NSL veteran mentoring the next generation of footballers
Brian MacNicol has had a career in Australian football that has spanned many decades. The 53-year-old had strong ambitions to …
Is the A-League prepared for sportswashing?
This month, Newcastle United became the richest club in world football – due solely to majority ownership by the Saudi Arabian Foreign Wealth Fund. With Premier League clubs being used to rehabilitate reputations for foreign entities, could the same happen in the A-League?
Football Coaches Australia presents ‘The Football Coaching Life Podcast’ S3 Ep 2 with Gary Cole interviewing Steve Corica
Steve Corica is Head Coach of A-League Men at Sydney FC, where he narrowly missed out on three A-League Championships in a row, losing to Melbourne City in the Grand Final last season. What a remarkable start to his first senior head coaching role!
A-League supporter numbers grow – but 2 million football fans still unattached
Despite attendances dropping in A-League matches over the past few years, supporter numbers across the board have grown in the …
10 ViacomCBS Executive Producer Geoff Bullock: Bringing a fan-first approach
In a wide-ranging chat with Soccerscene, the current Executive Producer for football at ViacomCBS gave us insight into the strategic direction, plans and thinking behind Australian football’s new broadcasting home.
Isuzu UTE Australia announced as naming rights partner for A-League Men
The A-Leagues have announced Isuzu Ute Australia will be the naming rights partner of its men’s competition for the next …
Melbourne City Academy Head Coach Anthony Frost on player development and pathways
Anthony Frost is a Qualified A/B/C License Instructor with expertise in player development, and is the Head Coach of the Melbourne City FC Academy.
How the APL hopes to take Australian football to the next level
Last week the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) revealed a key strategic move for professional football in Australia, collectively rebranding the …
APL launches unified rebranding of Australian Football
The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have revealed a new identity for Australian football, launching a new logo and revamping the …
Paramount Plus must pounce on EPL rights in Australia
ViacomCBS have begun broadcasting Australian football content in the past several weeks across the 10 Network and its free streaming …
Western United announce Lakeside Stadium as one of four home grounds – challenge issued by South Melbourne
Western United FC has announced that they will play home fixtures out of Lakeside Stadium in season 2021/22, only for South Melbourne FC to challenge the announcement hours later.
Western Melbourne Group to begin works for Wyndham City Stadium
Western Melbourne Group (WMG) has given a key update on plans for the Wyndham City Stadium and its surrounding precinct.
Commonwealth Bank agree naming rights deal with Venues NSW for home of Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers will have a new home – in name at least – for the 2021/22 A-League season. The Bankwest Stadium will become CommBank Stadium as of October 1, as confirmed in an announcement by the Commonwealth Bank today.
Sydney FC members to pick and choose membership packs in 2021/22
Sydney FC has introduced an Australian-first membership platform, with members to gain more control over the customisation of their membership packs.
K-League’s beneficial partnership with La Liga: A blueprint for the A-League?
Late last year, the Korean K-League and Spain’s La Liga signed an MOU to advance the collaboration and communication between …
Player sentiment up, average age down: PFA releases annual report
Sentiment is well and truly up for A-League players, according to the annual Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) report.
Jamie Harnwell driving the game forward in Western Australia
Jamie Harnwell is Perth Glory’s record appearance holder, with 256 of them across three decades. Now Chief Football Officer for Football West, he spoke to Soccerscene about the changes from the NSL to the A-League, the challenges of running a football federation, and his favourite footballing moments throughout his career.
W-League big winners in new CBA, as greater contract freedom for A-League clubs beckons
Equity in high-performance standards in the A-League and W-League, a 32% increase in the W-League salary cap floor and an increase in the A-League salary cap floor are the highlights of the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) struck between Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) and the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).
Carlos Salvachúa: “Playing without promotion and relegation is a big problem”
Carlos Salvachúa was Victory assistant coach under Kevin Muscat, before taking over as caretaker manager. He has coached professionally in Spain and Belgium, including six years at the Real Madrid academy, overseeing the development of the club’s rising stars.
John Didulica: “Football can help Australia to navigate the challenges that we’re going to face as a nation”
John Didulica’s insight into Australian football is entrenched in a broad and intimate exposure to the game from all areas of the pitch and beyond across many years of playing and working in the game.
Bundesliga looks to become the first sustainable league in the world – will Australia follow?
The German Football League (DFL), the body which governs the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, recently outlined their ambitions to become …
Sydney FC announce landmark partnership with Bank Of Sydney
A brand-new commercial partnership has been inked between historic A-League side Sydney FC and the Bank of Sydney.
What will a National Second Tier mean for the NPL?
As the concept of a National Second Tier becomes a reality in Australia, there are questions on what the removal of the biggest clubs will mean for the State League competitions.
Sydney FC links with SEDA to run Sport & Business Program
Sydney FC are now accepting applications for the Sport & Business Program, with a dual-diploma to match.
A-League top bosses contemplate disruption to season
A-League top bosses have spoken about the implications of more disruption for the new season, with over half the population currently under lockdown or restrictions.
Channel 10 and Paramount+ have hit the ground running
Channel 10 and Paramount have hit the ground running by promoting the A-League to both casual fans and bolted-on supporters, …
AAFC supports Football Australia’s addition of the National Second Division in Domestic Match Calendar
With the addition of a placeholder for a National Second Division in the newly announced Domestic Match Calendar, the Association …
Capital Football CEO Phil Brown: “The facilities don’t reflect the change in participation by women and girls”
Phil Brown has had a career in football administration that has spanned the Asian continent. Now the CEO of Capital …
Football Australia’s announcement of Domestic Match Calendar sets up National Second Division inclusion
Football Australia have today released the Australian Football Domestic Match Calendar (DMC) for the 2021/22 competitive year which will commence …
Football Tasmania CEO Matt Bulkeley: “It isn’t a national competition without a Tasmanian team in it”
Football Tasmania CEO Matt Bulkeley has been in the job since August 2018, and has had plenty of work cut …
Will Melbourne City eventually move all of their games to the south east?
Melbourne City were the benchmark in the A-League last season, lifting the Premiers Plate in May and eventually the Championship …
Knights Stadium: More than just a home ground
Knights Stadium is one of the most iconic venues in Australian football – for many it is more than just …
Why A-League teams need purpose-built stadiums
The aim for every football club within Australia should be to play on a ground that is both made for …
Central Coast Mariners Head Coach Nick Montgomery: “I really want to be a leader now of this club moving forward”
As a captain of both Sheffield United and the Central Coast Mariners throughout his career, one would be hard-pressed to …
Western United CEO Chris Pehlivanis: “The biggest challenge we have in our game is infrastructure”
Western United have had a tumultuous start to life in the A-League. After weathering the start of the pandemic, Chief …
$200,000 committed towards feasibility study for boutique Dandenong stadium
The Victorian Government has announced $100,000 in funding for a feasibility review and development of a business case for a …
Has football become too expensive to stream in Australia?
As the European Championships come to an end this Monday morning (AEST), with the English playing the Italians, club football …
National second division finds support within the A-League’s top brass
As a national second division becomes inevitable, key stakeholders within the A-League agree it is crucial to the development of …
Construction begins for Melbourne City’s South East Melbourne home
Following a historic inaugural A-League championship and premiership double, Melbourne City have confirmed that construction has begun on the brand-new …
Fox Sports exits the room but bright times ahead for Australian football’s broadcast future
Last Sunday’s A-League Grand Final between Melbourne City and Sydney FC signalled the end of Fox Sports’ 16-year broadcast partnership …