Asian Cup returns to the Middle East in 2027, with Saudi Arabia hosting the tournament in January.
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Australian Professional Leagues (APL) Independent Chair the Hon Stephen Conroy has penned an open letter to fans on the state of the A-Leagues.
The APL made headlines in recent weeks in the wake of reported widescale redundancies, and the closure of the organisation’s media arm, KEEPUP. Conroy addressed the closure and the A-Leagues’ strategy in his letter.
“There is a lot that has been said about the A-Leagues over the last couple of weeks,”
Conroy wrote in his open letter.
"We will close KEEPUP as a content platform, but will continue to use many of the core elements of the data and digital infrastructure that benefits the league and our clubs.
"The hard work continues, especially in these tough economic conditions but our aim remains the same; create the most exciting competitions possible for our fans – with strong teams producing great young players, male and female, across Australia and New Zealand.
“A number of fans have asked what they can do to help, and the answer is quite simple, continue to support your club by getting out to the games and watching them on Channel 10 and Paramount+.”
Stephen Conroy’s open letter
This morning, Western United announced that the new facility at Tarneit in Melbourne’s outer west is now complete, and the team would move in and begin preparations for the first home matches. The opening match at Tarneit is scheduled to be the A-League Women game against Newcastle on March 17.
Everton’s penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules has been reduced from 10 points to six following an appeal, giving them a major boost in their relegation battle.
An independent appeal board has cut the punishment by four points, lifting Sean Dyche’s men to 15th in the table – five points clear of the relegation zone with 12 games remaining.
Japan also qualified for the Paris Olympics by edging out North Korea 2-1 in the other Asian qualifier in Tokyo tonight, after the two sides had a scoreless draw in the first leg.
Did they need to make up a banner for ten minutes of celebrations? A banner on screen would have been rnough. 
Wow, she’s always had a squeaky clean image until now
AC Milan and AS Roma will face off in an exhibition match at Perth’s Optus Stadium on May 31.
Craig Foster has issued a lengthy apology to Sam Kerr in the wake of the racism allegations that have been levelled at the Matildas captain by a UK police officer.
The Matildas' group for the upcoming Paris Olympics has been revealed, with Zambia joining the U.S. and Germany in Australia's group.
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Zambia's 3-2 aggregate win over Morocco was enough to earn them back-to-back Olympic qualifications.
The Matildas are currently taking on Mexico… pic.twitter.com/7LvUoWIgWH
The Matildas defeated Mexico 2-0 in the friendly at San Antonio this morning Australian time (Tuesday night in USA), thanks to Hayley Raso’s 9th minute goal and Caitlin Foord’s strike in the 52nd minute.
No games in Melbourne?
Is that just down to the need to have venue exclusivity, only having the one rectangle venue just makes it hard for Victoria to host events like this. And even then, they’d have wanted a Matildas game and a final to justify being a host - which probably would have meant needing the MCG or at least Marvel to cope with demand for tickets, and then you’re compromising with playing on an oval that’s not the best for it.
It sounds bad on Victoria for not bidding, but the realities are we don’t have the venues to be a competitive bid option.