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A-Leagues target Canberra and Auckland for club expansion ahead of 2024-25 season

The Australian Professional Leagues are set to introduce a men's team to Canberra and a new club to Auckland as they look to expand to blossoming markets.

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Can a National Second Division connect and correct Australian football's 'broken' pyramid?

After yet more criticism from a foreign head coach, Football Australia is finally correcting a major structural problem that has held the domestic game back, writes Samantha Lewis.

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Tilio, Maclaren lift City past Sydney FC in ALM win

Marco Tilio has been tipped for great things after his spectacular strike helped Melbourne City bounce back from derby defeat to down Sydney FC 3-2.

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A-League player Josh Cavallo tells football codes to 'grow up' and be more inclusive ahead of pride round

Josh Cavallo, who made headlines in 2021 by becoming the first openly gay male professional footballer, is pleading with other sporting codes to embrace inclusivity to help those athletes struggling to be themselves.

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A-Leagues aim to avoid backlash after launch of football’s opt-in ‘pride celebration’

The A-Leagues will hold their version of a pride round for the first time later this month in a player-driven, opt-in initiative experts have lauded

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A-Leagues to launch inaugural Pride Celebration round to coincide with Mardi Gras and 2023 Sydney World Pride

Following the success of the 2022 Pride Cup, the APL will introduce a league-wide initiative to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and combat homophobia.

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‘Much bigger than a game’: A-Leagues’ Pride Cup seeks to drive change

The game between Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United will serve as an important opportunity to drive change at both a professional and community level, its organisers have said

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A-Leagues pride round can thrive: Cavallo

Gay footballer Josh Cavallo has lamented the Cairns Taipans' decision not to wear pride jerseys but thinks A-Leagues players will embrace a pride round.

AAP

A-League Men fails to capitalise on Socceroos' World Cup run

Tens of thousands gathered in public to watch the Socceroos' run in Qatar. But did Australia's top domestic league capitalise on the interest?

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2023 Women's World Cup, A-Leagues reform, and Football For Good: New Year's Resolutions for the Australian game

Having ended 2022 on a sour note, what can Australian football work towards in 2023? Samantha Lewis lists some of the game's New Year's Resolutions.

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A-Leagues games moved to avoid heat

Two A-League Women games have been postponed with another kick-off delayed, while two A-League Men games have been pushed back due to expected extreme heat.

AAP

A-League boss Danny Townsend says sport will not bow to 'barbaric' behaviour as sanctions loom for Melbourne Victory

APL CEO Danny Townsend breaks his silence on the Melbourne pitch invasion as Football Australia serves Victory with a show-cause notice.

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Victory slapped with FA show cause notice

Football Australia have slapped Melbourne Victory with a show cause notice over their fans' pitch invasion, with points deductions and crowd bans looming.

AAP

A-Leagues grand final fallout continues with war of words erupting at club level

A Melbourne Victory shareholder and former director criticises the current chairman, as other A-Leagues clubs distance themselves from the grand final debacle.

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The Guardian - AU

A-Leagues’ grand final furore: football’s latest act of self-sabotage is beyond parody

Handed an opportunity to build on World Cup success, the domestic game has quickly descended into an ouroboros of loathing

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Is the A-Leagues' grand final debacle Australian football's 'European Super League' moment?

The backlash to the A-Leagues' decision has been a fierce reminder that fans and players still hold no decision-making power in Australian football. So should they?

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Socceroos and Matildas stars, fan groups criticise A-Leagues grand final hosting debacle

Players, fans, and media have overwhelmingly criticised the decision to centralise the A-Leagues' grand finals, which separated it from rival codes like the AFL and NRL.

The Guardian - AU

‘Terrible decision’: A-Leagues’ move to sell grand final rights to Sydney sparks fan anger

League promises a week-long ‘festival of football’ after three-year deal with NSW government

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A-Leagues criticised by football fans for Sydney grand final location decision

The Australian Professional Leagues announced that the grand finals of their men's and women's competitions will be held in Sydney for the next three years.

AAP

A-League grand final move faces backlash

Each of the next three ALM and ALW grand finals will be played in Sydney as part of a deal with the NSW government, but the move has been met with criticism.

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A-League of their own: How the Socceroos' World Cup run can add rocket-fuel to Australia's top domestic league

As the springboard for 'generation next,' the A-League Men must strike while the Socceroos' iron is hot, writes Samantha Lewis.

ABC News

Video emerges of moment Josh Cavallo told Adelaide United teammates he is gay

Almost a year after Josh Cavallo's historic announcement, Adelaide United releases video of him telling his teammates for the first time.

The Guardian - AU

What’s a marquee? Nani and Charlie Austin embracing new A-Leagues role

The Portuguese star and former Premier League attacker must somehow meld off-field metrics with on-field success

The Guardian - AU

Australia Cup finalists Macarthur and Sydney United close friends and even closer enemies

The first NPL team to make the decider must face an A-League club featuring a host of their former players and staff

The Guardian - AU

Garang Kuol, 18, joins Newcastle United with the innate tools of a star

In six short months the Australian has progressed from a fringe youth player at Central Coast to the English Premier League

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