Sokkah “supporters” continuing to have a normal one
That group instead attended the club’s NPLM Victoria team’s game against Green Gully in Shepparton, with its banners on display on the fences, in a move that was widely criticised by other Victory supporters.
completely normal response there…
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Boycotting a game over a rainbow, they are not loyal fans at all. How much to relocate the Melbourne Victory to Wollongong? They will have a way better supporter base there.
Top-ranked A-League club Western United hits financial turbulence
The future of Australia’s top-ranked professional soccer team is under a cloud with creditors attempting to wind up two companies that underpin Melbourne’s Western United A-League club.
Western United’s surge to second on the A-League ladder has been achieved despite the fact the football club has been losing money, with its financial future hinging on a long-delayed property development project about 25 kilometres west of Melbourne at Tarneit.
The financial future of the group became more clouded in the past week, when wind-up applications were filed to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for both the entity that runs the professional soccer team, WMG Football Club, and the related party that is planning the property development, WMG Holdings Co.
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Football Australia will take no further action against Sam Kerr after the superstar striker was found not guilty by a London jury after being charged with racially aggravated harassment of a UK police officer.
A statement from Football Australia on Monday morning outlined that members of its board met with Kerr to discuss what unfolded, with the Perth product admitting “sincere regret” for her actions.
In the meeting, Kerr acknowledged the implications of her behaviour, especially concerning Football Australia’s code of conduct.
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Melissa Andreatta, who has been Matildas assistant coach since 2019, has been appointed head coach of the Scotland women’s national team.
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Welsh club Wrexham secured its third straight promotion, joining Birmingham City in the EFL Championship next season.
Meanwhile, Ipswich Town was relegated from Premier League back to EFL Championship, after losing 3-0 at Newcastle.
And Crystal Palace will play in next month’s FA Cup final following its 3-0 win over Aston Villa in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium.
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Genuinely cannot wait for them to have a reality check next year. Will be a great watch!
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Auckland FC joins Western Sydney Wanderers as expansion clubs which claim the Premier’s Plate in their first season. However, Auckland are not eligible to play in Asian club competitions like Wellington Phoenix.
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Luton Town have suffered back-to-back relegations after a dismal 5-3 defeat at West Brom on the final day of the Championship.
Luton spent the 2023/24 season in the Premier League before their bottom three finish sent them back into the Championship.
Al Ahli Saudi has claimed the AFC Champions League title for the first time, beating Kawasaki 2-0 in the final in Jeddah.
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The Board of Football Australia has named current director and former Matilda Heather Garriock to the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer.
UPDATE 11/5
According to The Sunday Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield, James Johnson’s resignation from Football Australia coincides with revelations the Socceroos have lost their major sponsor Subway, and the sport has suffered a $9 million loss on its balance sheet, due to a blowout in costs and spending around the Socceroos and the Matildas’ international campaigns. Rothfield wrote that Subway’s sponsorship deal with the Socceroos elapsed recently and the company decided not to renew it.
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I keep hearing that Subway is not in great shape, maybe this one is less about what they’re sponsoring and more about trying to save some coin
Globally or in Australia? I know they’ve made changes to franchise laws and that might have impacted Subway.
FA will struggle to get a new sponsor for the men, even if they make it to the next World Cup.
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Good result.