Football
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Aspropotamitis becomes a Mariner
Young A-League central defender Jonathan Aspropotamitis must feel like he’s flying the coop having played all his club football in Sydney. The 21 year old is leaving his home town …
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Kingston, Port, Northcote, and Greens reach Cup quarterfinals
Kingston City, Northcote City, and Port Melbourne Sharks are each within one win of qualifying for the national round of 32 of the FFA Cup for the first time, following …
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How Greece can still be represented at the 2018 World Cup
While James Troisi, Alex Gersbach, Apostolos Giannou, and Dimi Petratos will be excited that Van Marwijk chose them in his preliminary squad, they face an anxious wait to see if …
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NPL Clubs’ peak body calls for review of NPL system
Five years ago the NPL system was introduced following the National Competitions Review (in 2012). Five years after its birth there are calls for another review of the NPL system …
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Valkanis resumes coaching career in Holland
Having finally returned to Melbourne in 2016 after an absence of 20 years, former Melbourne City coach Michael Valkanis will once again leave the city of his birth in pursuit …
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Ouzounidis leaving management of Panathinaikos – or is he?
Panathinaikos did not just lose the game this week, when Xanthi beat the Athens team 2-1 at home; it also lost its manager. Marinos Ouzounidis gave his resignation on Monday, …
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Greek connection headlines A-League Grand Final
Along with Petratos and Antonis, Johnny Koutroumbis (Newcastle Jets) and Melbourne Victory’s Christian Theoharous, James Troisi and Kosta Barbarouses are the other players with Greek heritage that will feature in …
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Jets and Victory battle for A-League crown
Newcastle Jets coach Ernie Merrick and Melbourne Victory’s coach Kevin Muscat share a long history and have much in common. The two coaches have led Victory to their three A-League …
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Taylor takes charge of the Cannons
There’s a little bit of history between Oakleigh Cannons and their newly appointed coach Chris Taylor, and it revolves around finals. Rewind to 2011 when an Arthur Pappas-coached Cannons were …
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Tom Petsianis is living La Liga loca
Picture this. You’re a 16-year old boy from the inner west of Sydney with a dream to play football overseas. Born with a Greek father and a Chilean mother you …