A-League Player Transfers – Club by Club
The A-League season is less than 90 days away and most of the clubs are in pre-season training, except Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets, who are about to complete the group stage of the AFC Champions League.
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Rhys Williams picks Socceroos over Wales
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek looks to have secured the services of promising Middlesbrough defender Rhys Williams after the youngster turned down Wales to pledge his international future to Australia.
The Perth-born 20-year-old, who has a Welsh grandfather, has played 10 times for the Wales under-21 side but is yet to kick a ball for the senior line-up despite being called into the squad several times.
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Sydney FC v Barcelona Pre-Season Blockbuster on the Cards
Barcelona could be the next big name club to head to Australia for a friendly match theworldgame.com.au has reported.
Hot on the heels of English Premier League sides Fulham and Wolverhampton, who have confirmed matches against North Queensland, Perth and the Gold Coast in July, and Scottish giants Celtic, the Spanish superstars are rumoured to also be interested in taking on the A-League’s finest.
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Mariners Blow it in Asian Champions League
Central Coast’s Asian Champions League dream is over as their long winless streak continued with a heart-breaking 3-2 loss to the Pohang Steelers in Korea on Tuesday.
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Fulham and Mark Schwarzer Lock in for A-League Triple Header
Fulham will undertake a three-match tour of Australia in July, with fixtures against Gold Coast United, Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory.
The Barclays Premier League club, for which Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is a star performer, have confirm the tour details .
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A-League Team Kits are out for Season 2009/10
Last Week, 8 out of the 10 Hyundai A-league clubs new kit were released. Still no word on Brisbane or the Gold Coast’s kits – but here’s a lot at those that were revealed:
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Melbourne Victory Gamble on New Sponsors
Embattled gambling giant Intralot, which has had a disastrous debut year in Victoria, has been announced as Melbourne Victory’s new sponsor.
In a surprise move, the Intralot brand will be splashed across the front of the Victory jumper for the next two A-League seasons in a $2 million deal.
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Gold Coast United to take on EPL’s Fulham FC
MARK Schwarzer’s Fulham is bound for the Glitter Strip and a glamour clash against Clive Palmer’s Gold Coast United.
The July 9 duel at Skilled Park will pit Socceroo against Socceroo with Fulham keeper Schwarzer up against United’s marquee magician Jason Culina in a game Palmer expects to attract an audience in excess of 20,000.
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North Queensland’s Fatty Fowler
Questions raised over Robbie Fowler’s fitness “don’t hold water” with a bemused North Queensland Fury.
And Socceroos veteran Craig Moore has backed the superstar striker, saying Fowler might just “improve the game” Down Under.
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Recoba looking to head downunder
Perth Glory coach Dave Mitchell has revealed the A-League club have opened talks with Alvaro Recoba’s agent to bring the former Inter Milan attacker to the club.
Mitchell returned to Australia this week following a month-long scouting mission in Europe as the Glory look to fill their vacant marquee player position ahead of the new season in August.
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