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Why South Melbourne’s A-League bid is beyond football
In 2005, the inaugural CEO of the A-League John O’Neill, called the fledgling competition ‘new football’ and referred to the axed National Soccer League as ‘old soccer’. In doing so, …
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Kyrgios marches on to third round Wimbledon showdown with Japanese star
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has eased into the third round at Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Dutchman Robin Haase on Thursday. The 15th seeded Kyrgios took just 96 minutes …
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Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes the first non-American to land the cover of the annual NBA game
For the first time since its launch some 20 years ago, an international player graces the cover of the NBA annual game. As the ‘Greek Freak’ himself announced it on …
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Socceroos’ poor World Cup performance leads to raises in fees
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has decided to increase registration fees for youngsters and amateurs, as the governing body of the sport deals with financial issues following the Socceroos’ poor performance …
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Sokratis Papastathopoulos joins Gunners’ defence
There’s a good chance that Arsenal’s central defence this season could have a ‘Made in Greece’ tag on it, after the club announced the signing of experienced Greek international defender, …
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Lazaridis on the problem with Australian football
The fallout from the Socceroos exiting the 2018 World Cup at the group stage with only a point, has many former players, fans and pundits questioning the state of Australian …
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South Melbourne bid for A-League advances to next stage
South Melbourne’s hopes for participating in next season’s Hyundai A-League remain intact, as the FFA announced that the club will be progressing to the next round of teams to be …
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Former Socceroos coach, Ange Postecoglou under heavy fire
A number of media publications did not take too kindly with Ange Postecoglou speaking his mind regarding Australia’s performances in Russia. More specifically, after the current Yokohama Marinos manager spoke …
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Live by the sword, win medals by the sword
Greek Australian fencer Giorgia Salmas may only be 16 years of age, yet she already has more medals under her belt than some adults twice her age. Rising prominently in …
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Bergers and Bentleigh to face off in Dockerty Cup final reprise
It used to be the Bentleigh Greens and South Melbourne rivalry that dominated the NPL, but now the Bentleigh Greens-Heidelberg United rivalry has come to the fore. Not only did …