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The Melbourne Victory hosts the Queensland Roar tonight,
in what is a critical juncture of the A-League
season. The Roar sit on equal points with Melbourne, but edge us out on goal difference. A win tonight for either side would go a long way to ensuring their finals aspirations.
Perth Glory's star striker Nikita Rukavytsya is in
doubt for Saturday's A-League match against ladder leaders Melbourne
Victory in Perth.
The second-third of the A-League season wraps this
weekend, with Melbourne meeting last-placed Perth Glory. It's a
top vs bottom affair, with Perth struggling to hold their head above water and Melbourne attempting to maintain its lead at the top of the table.
Brazilian substitute striker Lucas scored a last-minute goal
to gift J.League side Gamba Osaka with a 4-3
win over the Melbourne Victory.
An 89th minute penalty save ensured Australia avoided
defeat in its second World Cup qualifier last night.
Can an Australian side that has had just
48 hours together win its first-ever World Cup qualifier
in Asia?
The Newcastle Jets are pissed. They’ve finished the
A-League season in excellent fashion, landing a spot in
the top two - and guaranteeing a double shot at reaching the Grand Final. But they won’t get the Grand Final at home , whether they win against the Central Coast Mariners or not.
The regular A-League season is over, so it's
the perfect time for fans to vote for the
best players of the season.
The Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United have both
been knocked out of the A-League finals - but
they're still going to the Asian Champions League as Australia's best football teams. While that raises questions about the selection process for the ACL, it could also turn out to be a blessing in disguise for Melbourne and Adelaide.
Dutch coach Marco Van Basten says he'll step
down after Euro 2008.
The MLS, J-League and A-League have joined forces
to create the Pan-Pacific Championship. But thanks to a
scheduling mix-up, the Australian team competing won't be the A-League champion.
The challenge now for Sydney FC is to
keep entertaining once David Beckham leaves town.
The Melbourne Victory came out of what many
considered a must-win affair with only a draw... But
results elsewhere mean that the team is still in sight of the finals.
England's Euro 2008 campaign has died prematurely, as
the team went down 3 - 2 to Croatia,
allowing Russia to finish the top of their group.
With the Melbourne Victory's title defense looking like
it could slip away, people are starting to demand
the inevitable: Fire the Coach!
In the first season, Daniel Allsopp was abused
by fans for his apparent inability to score goals...
The next year, he was the league's top scorer... But now, he's dangerously close to becoming the villain, yet again.
Melbourne Victory defender Ljubo Milicevic could be asked
to leave the club after missing breakfast.


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