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I had breakfast with most of their players on Sunday, had no idea they were playing in the final thought they were in Melbourne for an a league warm-up game

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Welcome to MediaSpy, Macarthur United FC manager Mile Sterjovski.

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“Macarthur United”?

Evidently my interest in A-League is showing.

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Yet you know the manager lol

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“The suspension is now 18 months, starting 11 September 2023,” the Cas director general, Matthieu Reeb, said.

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Tony Popovic’s tenure as Socceroos coach began with a 3-1 win over China in tonight’s World Cup qualifier at Adelaide Oval, but not without a huge scare. China stunned the crowd with the opening goal in the 20th minute, before the home side responded with the next three.

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Macarthur will pay former manager Dwight York close to $300K to avoid being banned by FIFA from new signings until mid-2026.

This is due to effectively what the court of arbitration seems to have decided was an unfair dismissal.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/disappointed-macarthur-fc-to-pay-former-coach-dwight-yorke-almost-300k-in-compensation/news-story/9a1a16c05587dbde24f549712af2344e?amp

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Interim coach Tom Sermanni has named his first Matildas squad, with captain Sam Kerr still ruled out as she recovers from an ACL tear.

The squad for two upcoming friendly internationals features a string of experienced players such as Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord, plus newcomer Daniela Galic.

The Matildas will play Switzerland on October 25 in Zurich and Germany on October 28 in Duisburg.

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An own goal at each end of the pitch has handed the Socceroos a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Japan in Saitama.

Japan defender Shogo Taniguchi turned a Lewis Miller cross into his own net on 58 minutes to give the Socceroos the lead without having had a single shot on target in the whole match — and just one attempt full stop.

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Tuchel, 51, will start work on Jan. 1, with interim boss Lee Carsley remaining in charge for next month’s UEFA Nations League doubleheader against Greece and Republic of Ireland.

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Good to see Juan Mata in Australia in the A-league even if he’s playing for a Sydney team and not a great team like Melbourne Victory! :grin: He was a great servant to United during tough years.

Auckland FC had a successful debut in the A-League with a 2-0 win over Brisbane, in front of just under 25,000 fans at Mt Smart Stadium.

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Manchester United sack Erik ten Hag!

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Football Australia have today announced that the National Second Tier will launch in October 2025. 🇦🇺⚽️

▪️ 16 teams
▪️ Group stage
▪️ Finals Series

Here's what else we learned. 👇 pic.twitter.com/XNsdKE4OOe

— SBS Sport (@SBSSportau) October 31, 2024

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/10/31/fa-firm-up-key-details-as-national-second-tier-set-to-begin-in-2025/

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