May 17, 2008
Skoko spies return to Europe
FORMER Australia midfielder Josip Skoko is targeting a move to Europe after English Premier League club Wigan Athletic announced his departure this week.
FORMER Australia midfielder Josip Skoko is targeting a move to Europe after English Premier League club Wigan Athletic announced his departure this week.
DANNY Vukovic knows that a moment of madness will always be in his background, that he faces being labelled as the goalkeeper who struck a referee in the A-League grand final.
BRUCE Djite will talk turkey with his new European club officials after Adelaide United play their final Asian Champions League Group E fixture in China.
ADELAIDE United expect Brazilians to dominate and complete their foreign roster after Cassio’s “miracle” in Brazil, with a four-man Samba invasion for next season.
MELBOURNE Victory have talked Australia Under-23 international Nick Ward out of returning to Europe by signing him as their marquee under-23 player.
ADELAIDE United accepted a deal for Bruce Djite, just hours after the striker attacked the Reds for holding overseas clubs “to ransom” by putting a “ridiculous” price on his head.
FORMER Australia Under-20 defender Daniel Piorkowski is likely to head to the Netherlands and Germany in search of a contract after leaving Melbourne Victory.
QUEENSLAND teenager Robbie Kruse is resigned to missing Australia’s Olympic Games squad.
QUEENSLAND teenager Robbie Kruse is resigned to missing Australia’s Olympic Games squad.
AUSTRALIAN player Bruce Djite will leave Adelaide United for the more lucrative pastures of Europe following the club’s final Asian Champions League group match in China next week.
INJURY-plagued Melbourne defender Daniel Piorkowski has left the A-League club and wants to secure an overseas deal.
ADELAIDE United striker Bruce Djite needs to overcome more hurdles before joining his teammates at Adelaide Airport’s international departure lounge on Saturday.
RODRIGO Vargas is on the verge of a major career breakthrough, with Friday week’s game between Australia and Ghana looming as a likely Socceroo debut.
A MEMBER of Brazil’s squad that finished runners-up in the 2005 FIFA World Under-17 championships is tipped to be unveiled as a Queensland Roar player later this month.
BRUCE Djite’s FC Twente agreement is over but there is still interest in him from clubs in Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.
HARRY Kewell protege James Troisi remained upbeat despite being culled from Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle United last week.
SYDNEY FC midfielder Simon Colosimo has declared a “great day for A-League players” after a collective bargaining agreement was introduced, raising salary cap and minimum wage levels while also improving player entitlements over the next five years.
FOOTBALL Federation Australia (FFA) announced a collective bargaining agreement with the Australian Professional Footballers’ Association, which will see progressive salary cap and wage increases at A-League clubs for the next five years.
CASSIO is going home to Brazil to put his faith in the hands of the doctor who worked on Ronaldo during the 2002 World Cup finals.
SYDNEY FC have committed to continue playing their A-League home games at the Sydney Football Stadium until 2016.