April 23, 2008
Zad fired-up by Sydney’s snub
AUSTRALIA Under-23 midfielder Ruben Zadkovich has revealed that being dumped from Sydney FC “stoked the fire” ahead of his switch to Barclays Premier League club Derby County.
AUSTRALIA Under-23 midfielder Ruben Zadkovich has revealed that being dumped from Sydney FC “stoked the fire” ahead of his switch to Barclays Premier League club Derby County.
THE bad news for Melbourne Victory is their hopes of making the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League are very slim.
ADELAIDE United midfielder Kristian Sarkies will play his first game of the year in the Asian Champions League fixture against Binh Duong at Hindmarsh Stadium.
MELBOURNE Victory defender Rodrigo Vargas doesn’t hesitate to answer when given the choice between scoring another goal in the Asian Champions League and keeping a clean sheet.
NATHAN Burns might have just a few games left in Adelaide United colours but he intends to leave a few calling cards along the way.
ADELAIDE United fans will get a sneak preview of the club’s pending gun signing, Philani, during the Asian Champions League match against Binh Duong at Hindmarsh Stadium.
THE playing future of former Australia winger Stan Lazaridis is in doubt after being cut from Perth Glory’s playing roster for the next A-League season.
TRAVIS Dodd is president of the Bruce Djite fan club. Adelaide United’s athletic striker Djite has more than his fair share of admirers.
MELBOURNE Victory is set to earn a six-figure windfall from its friendly with Italian giant Juventus next month.
MELBOURNE Victory will play a one-off match against Italian club Juventus at Telstra Dome next month.
INJURED Adelaide United striker Bruce Djite suspects that he has played his last game for the club.
CENTRAL Coast goalkeeper Danny Vukovic will know his Olympic Games fate next week, but Olyroos coach Graham Arnold has already sounded out Adam Federici as a possible replacement.
RUBEN Zadkovich will swap A-League football for the English Championship next season after snubbing Newcastle Jets to sign a two-year deal with Derby County.
MELBOURNE Victory are set to launch a lightning raid on Japan as they try to beat Gamba Osaka to revive their Asian Champions League fortunes.
ADELAIDE United’s faultless Asian Champions League campaign will be inconvenienced by a six-game suspension to assistant coach Phil Stubbins.
THE battle of Australia’s football codes is not consigned to western Sydney, with football’s TV rights tipped to rival that of the AFL when a new deal is nutted out in 2013.
A-LEAGUE clubs have effectively been handed a $150,000 cheque each to spend on their brightest young prospect.
IT’S all about the Red shirt for Adelaide United coach Aurelio Vidmar - “sacrifice and succeed”.
THE players’ association has called for an urgent review of the A-League yellow card regulations, which they believe are too stern.
TWO Australians are in the middle of a $107 million fight to reach English football’s holy grail - the Barclays Premiership.