With the club's 2-0 victory over Sydney FC in round 12 of Australia's 2008-09 A-League, the club vaulted ahead of the Central Coast Mariners into second place.

The supporters at Hindmarsh Stadium were treated to goals from defender Sasa Ognenovski and club captain Travis Dodd. Click to continue reading...

Australia's Perth Glory defeated the Wellington Phoenix and in doing so jumped ahead of the New Zealand club in the A-League table. 21-year-old Nikita Rukavytsya continued his strong showing this season by scoring two goals in the match. He now has five goals on the campaign.

In other A-League action from the weekend, the Newcastle Jets lost to the Queensland Roar by a score of 2-1. Click to continue reading...

The Melbourne Victory have dropped to third after losing 2-0 at home to Sydney FC on Saturday night. Adelaide United scored a 2-1 win over the Perth Glory to take the lead at the top of the table, two points above Sydney and three above Melbourne. It was another poor performance from Melbourne. The short passes [. Click to continue reading...

Two out-of-form sides meet each other tomorrow night at the Telstra Dome, in what is a key match for both of them. Both the Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC have won one, lost two and drawn one of their last four games. And both will be missing key players tomorrow night. Melbourne are without Archie Thompson [. Click to continue reading...

Having attended last nights Canberra A-League committee meeting I can tell you things are moving along at an impressive rate.

I can also tell you we are in the fight of our lives and, I believe, only the people of Canberra can secure this team.

Melbourne hae been handed a second spot for 2010. Click to continue reading...

Chrissy Walters played for the Young Matildas, most of whom are Under 18 against a China Under 20 side about to play at the World Cup.

China are a powerhouse in women's football but Australia won 2-1 on Saturday with a standout performance from Canberran Bronywn Studman, according to Coach Alen Stajic and 2-0 tonight. Click to continue reading...

A great name! A great Canberra football name.

And congratulations to Dane Milovanovic and Sam Munro on being named in the Young Socceroos side to play in the upcoming ASEAN tournament.

But pity the Newcastle Jets. 4 injured on the weekend and James Holland and Jason Naidovski to head o/s as well. Click to continue reading...

Last weekend's string of unpredictable results in the English Premier League has been mirrored in Australia proving the A-League remains as competitive as ever.

While Hull City were shocking Arsenal and Wigan upsetting big spending Manchester City, closer to home joint league leaders Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory both lost matches they were widely anticipated to win. Click to continue reading...

A young Canberra team took on Sydney FC in a Youth League game yesterday. I know we're not in the league...yet. But take a look at the names below....plus how quick is Kofi Danning?

How many of these lads could get a paid gig in a Canberra A-League Youth side in 2010if we get an A-League side? Click to continue reading...

The FFA handed, on a plate, the 11th spot in the A-League to a Melbourne consortium.

Hand in your plan and you get the gig. If you're from Melbourne.
No measuring alternative plans, we want Melbourne and probably Sydney and that's it.

The rest of you, Tassie, Canberra and Wollongong can well. Click to continue reading...

FourFourTwo are hyping up "our Kofi" Danning as he aims to take it to the other Youth Teams in the National Youth League.
Sydney FC's Kofi Danning (right) and Newcastle Jets, Jason Naidovski recently appeared on Nearpost Radio.

The former Majura junior club will be back to earth with a bang when he takes on his Canberra mates, the ACT Youth Rockets, in Sydney this arvo. Click to continue reading...

A very big truck from SAKAI.


The other codes said Aussies didn't care about the Asian Champions League.

Well here's evidence to show they do.

Adelaide United just 900 tickets left for tonights Quater Final against Kashima Antlers. What code wouldn't like a midweek sell-out! Click to continue reading...

Canberra FC have put a proposal to Capital Football to fully fund a Canberra/Goulburn/Cooma/Yass inclusive Youth team to play ALL the Youth teams in the A-League. But it appears to have been rejected.

Canberra FC informed me they offered to open the team to all players and clubs in the Canberra region providing a pathway, immediately, for all our junior players. Click to continue reading...

Nationally we talk to Tom Sermanni on the upcoming W-League, and AIS Under 20 Coach Jan Versleijen on his hunt for overseas players.

Locally Russ Gibbs, Chris Gottaas and Aaron Walker talk to Canberra United signing Grace Gill and Russ and Aaron preview the Rockets game with Sydney FC Youth on Friday. Click to continue reading...

Matt Simon scored two stunning goals for the Mariners last night, and with Victory's erratic keeper Michael Theoklitos given his marching orders for stomping on Sasho " I'm never innocent" Petrovski in the second half, at 2-1 in 93+40 seconds everyone must have thought the game was won.

And then the ball broke to Archie Thompson. Click to continue reading...

Majura junior, Kofi Danning to star for Sydney FC Youth and Sam Munro in the Sydney squad see below....

ACT Young Rockets have been training for the past four weeks and look like they have a number of fixtures against A-League Youth teams lined up.



They could start as early as the opening A-League Youth League round against Sydney FC if all goes to plan on Friday 26th September, with further games against the Central Coast, Newcastle Jets and possibly Melbourne Jets to follow. Click to continue reading...

Capital Punishment the Canberra A-League Supporters Group are aiming to make their first outing and flying the flag at a Sydney FC game.

You can join here. There will be family buses, club buses and one for the lads I'm told. Click to continue reading...

Remember Mark Milligan, Socceroo, Olyroo, former rising Sydney FC star. He still doesn't have a club, but left Australia..for what?

Will he return? He could get a game with Perth Glory, they need him. Indeed his fellow Olyroo Trent McClenahan doesn't have a team either.

What's to become of the talented but seemingly lost Mark Milligan. Click to continue reading...

The Young Matildas will be playing in the ASEAN CUP in Thailand so they'll miss the big W-League kick-off.

Sydney FC Coach Alen Stajic will also miss the Sydney opening couple of games. He's the YM Coach. Apparently the AFC changed the dates. Great work AFC. One of the few National Women Leagues in Asia and . Click to continue reading...

File under: "Circus Beckham 2 - The Sequel"

It looks like Beckham and LA Galaxy are headed back to the Australia and New Zealand this winter according to this report from Australia's Live News.

David Beckham is set to return to Australian shores in December this year, with news negotiations for a matchup between the Queensland Roar and Beckham's LA Galaxy outfit are almost complete.

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Sydney and Melbourne. The FFA research show that two teams in the A-League from these cities would be great.

But after the weekend's Sydney sporting crowds Canberra hopes must have risen a further notch

Everyone knows the AFL has the most money and least international expenses of any sport in Australia. Click to continue reading...

This weeks poddies.





National Show Download

Includes David Hall Editor of Australia's newest Football Magazine Australian Football Weekly.

Also AIS Coach Jan Versleijen talks about his role as Under 20's Coach.

And our very own "Not Setanta Australia segment with Guus Hiddink, Charlie Tim Tam Miller, Ricky Herbert and We've found Arnie. Click to continue reading...

Canberrans are heading to Sydney FC for a once in a lifetime trip. Join and read about the trip here

And wear your A-League4 Canberra T-shirts to the first Televised Women's game on the ABC and make some noise for the cause and Canberra United of course.

And there is planning a foot for a night with. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you get an elephant addicted to heroin.... A ref banned for being garbage to ref this weekend's Scotland-Macedonia qualifier. (Guardian) How not to treat a pitch invader. (Dave's Football Blog) Sky Sports reads an email on air insulting Geordies. (The Spoiler) More thoughts on Man City ownership. Click to continue reading...

The FFA's match review panel has met. I can hear you sniggering, stop it.

Put your hand up to handle a ball or show a "charades like" let's book him Ref Card, and yep you're banned.

Kick the bejaysus out of someone, trip, pull and interfere with skilful players, exactly what the fans come to see. Click to continue reading...

Central Coast Mariners smashed Queensland 4-2 and Sydney FC put four (4-1) past Perth.

The Mariners lost Ahmed Elrich for the season due to injury and Adrian Caceres before the match.

But they needn't have worried.

Mile Jedinak was back and wiped out any threat from Charlie Miller or indeed any Roar player. Click to continue reading...

The entire A-League has been handed a weekend's recess to allow the national team to concentrate on their World Cup qualifying visit to Uzbekistan on September 10, but it turns out only one side will actually be affected by national team coach Pim Verbeek's call-ups.

After finally being convinced to elongate the regular season to allow byes over FIFA-recognised match dates, Australian football authorities must now wonder why they bothered. Click to continue reading...

With a number of Coaches announced or about to be announced the race is on to sign the players.

It's a national league and with TV exposure Sydney FC or Queensland Roar romping home with huge win margins would help no-one. So a cunning plan has been devised to spread the player quality across the League and the Country. Click to continue reading...

Christine Walters and Bronywyn Studman both started in the Young Matildas 4-3 loss to Japan yesterday in Canberra. Walters played at right-back and had a particularly strong game according to Coach Alen Stajic. "But," he noted, "both went very well."


The Japanese squad arrived on Saturday and have a large squad. Click to continue reading...

Three Cities left for two slots:
That's how I read it.

SMH's Mike Cockerill is rerporting today that Townsville and Gold Goast will officially get the nod for 2009 on Thursday. But more interesting to me is the comments from FFA Chief Ben Buckley on the other two places froo 2010.

With consortiums from Canberra and Wollongong, and two competing bids from Melbourne, also pressing to join the league, there is little doubt the A-League will expand further to become a 12-team competition by 2010.

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Gary Phillips Coach of the Newcastle Jets W-League side will be on the Nearpost show tonight along with 442 Editor Paul Hansford.

Gary Phillips is also Coach of the Under 17 National Women's team which lost to an older Japan side 4-3 in Canberra yesterday.

Phillips was delighted with the result particularly pleased with stand-out performances from Nicola Bolger and Emily Van Egmond. Click to continue reading...

Shannon Cole scored a superb late free-kick to give Sydney FC an away win in Gosford, and Jade North found the net even later for the Jets in Perth.

Goals everywhere in the opening games.

Shannon Cole scored the winner, he almost did the same the week before against Melbourne. Last week his free kick bounced off the post, this week it went in to seal the win against the Mariners. Click to continue reading...

From Fox Sports:

'MEDIA mogul John Singleton likens the A-League grudge between Sydney FC and Central Coast to that of bitter league rivals Manly and Western Suburbs in the 1970s.

"Central Coast work on a minimum budget, yet whenever they get a good player Sydney try to knock them off," said Singleton, on the eve of the first showdown between Sydney and the Mariners on Saturday night at Bluetongue Stadium.

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Jesse not finking this week

The thing about blogging is you can write some good stuff, some true stuff, some stuff you make up, and some stuff no-one will believe or think is any good because it probably isn't.

But when you write for a Professional Football site in Australia like our Jesse, "I want Nicky Carle, and Arnie must go", Fink. Click to continue reading...

W-League is coming even if things have gone a tad quiet. I'm expecting the TV Deal with the ABC to be announced next Thursday...and..

in Canberra I'm expecting the Coach to be announced next week.

There have been a number of applicants, interviews were held last week, so an announcement any day soon. Click to continue reading...