UPDATE
PSG beat Manchester City 1-0 to win the trophy.
https://www.mancity.com/news/womens/paris-saint-germain-perth-international-cup-australia-match-report-63860781
The Socceroos had a bad start to the third stage of AFC World Cup qualifiers, losing 0-1 to Bahrain on the Gold Coast tonight. Harry Souttar’s 89th minute own goal (deflected off a Bahraini shot) was the only difference.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Vince Rugari posted on X after the match that is the second time since 1981 that Australia have lost a live World Cup qualifier on home soil.
Bit random! San Marino, the lowest ranked football team in the world, have won a match.
Larger deal than Liberty were paying (they’re now paying that amount for a premium sponsorship deal), and includes (essentially) paying 10 to put 9 more regular season games on FTA. Definite dub for the Dub.
In their 11th appearance at the World Cup, the CommBank Pararoos have been drawn in Group C alongside the USA, Netherlands and Thailand for the men’s tournament to be contested in Salou, Spain from 6 – 24 November, 2024.
Just five days later, the CommBank ParaMatildas will make their second World Cup appearance alongside the USA, Denmark, Ireland and Japan (in Group A) for the women’s tournament also to be contested in Salou, Spain from 11 – 20 November, 2024.
The Matildas will play two friendlies against Chinese Taipei in Melbourne and Geelong in December.
It was first reported in the Geelong Advertiser today.
EDIT: now confirmed
It means Brisbane Roar have to move their A-League match against Adelaide United to April, due to double booking by Suncorp Stadium management.
Graham Arnold has sensationally resigned as head coach of the Socceroos, effective immediately.
Melbourne Victory will face Macarthur FC in the 2024 Australia Cup final, after both teams won their semi-finals (against Adelaide United and South Melbourne respectively) by the same 1-0 scoreline this weekend.
Europe certainly loves its football.
In London right now, 4 live games on TV (maybe more?) on TV at the bar I’m at has 2 on TNT Sports 1 & 2, 2 on SKY (Football and +).
And TNT (1st and 3rd screens from left) have a red square/dot in bottom right, maybe the FOX equivalent of the beer glass for commercial feeds?. SKY doesn’t seem to have that?
Macarthur have won Australia Cup for the second time in three years. The Bulls defeated Melbourne Victory 1-0 at AAMI Park tonight, thanks to Marin Jakolis’ 58th minute goal.
And all of Macarthur’s 23 fans would be over the moon too. lol.
And quite a few Melb city fans
walked past my local trading card shop on the weekend and they had some signed football shirts displayed for sale, one of which is a Chelsea 21/22 signed by my favorite player, Mason Mount, with a Beckett COA.
i asked the price and was told $150. the shirt came home with me and is now part of my signed shirt collection (the other football one i have is Gary Neville) - i have baseball and wwe mostly