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Mark Rudan on his return to Wellington Phoenix

20 defining images from the Hyundai A-League opening weekend

From frosty receptions to derby fireworks, agony to ecstasy, and everything in between - the opening round of the Hyundai A-League was brimming with moments of worth capturing. Mark Rudan had the last laugh over Wellington Phoenix fans as Western United secured their inaugural

Besart Berisha ended an 18-month wait for a goal on Sunday

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'He's been hurting': 18 months of pain behind Berisha's historic moment

Down, hurting, but not out: a difficult spell in the J-League took its toll on Besart Berisha, according to Western United boss Mark Rudan. But that 18-month goal-drought in Japan has not hindered the all-time top scorer's insatiable appetite for Hyundai A-League goals, or his

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Hyundai A-League Team of the Week - Round 1

The new stars of Western United were among those who delivered in Round 1 of the Hyundai A-League. But who else impressed on the opening weekend? We've assessed the best contenders, and opted to - in the same fashion of the league's newest team - assemble our Team of the We

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Comeback point the least Roar deserved against Glory, says O'Donovan

Brisbane Roar striker Roy O'Donovan feels his dramatic late equaliser against Perth Glory was just reward for a fightback inspired by Robbie Fowler's half time composure. Fowler's side rallied tremendously after trailing at the interval following Chris Ikonomidis' 34th minute

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Mombaerts wonders whether Maclaren could have won Melbourne Derby

City coach Erick Mombaerts could not help but ponder whether Jamie Maclaren would have been decisive following a Melbourne Derby stalemate. Caltex Socceroos striker Maclaren showed a lethal touch to net his first international hat-trick in Australia's 5-0 demolition of Nepal

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Kurz admits lack of cutting edge cost Victory in Melbourne Derby

Marco Kurz admits his Melbourne Victory side needed to show more killer instinct to take three points from his first Melbourne Derby as coach. Burundi international Elvis Kamsoba came closest to giving Kurz a dream debut in the Victory dugout but his 58th-minute strike was cha

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Babbel searching for recruits to remedy growing Western Sydney injury list

Western Sydney Wanderers coach Markus Babbel is looking to strengthen his threadbare squad after Bruce Kamau, Kwame Yeboah and Tarek Elrich were the latest additions to his injury list. Babbel was already dealing with the long-term loss of star signing Radi Majewski following

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‘I like to give a bit of a verbal volley’: Jamieson explains Nabbout exchange

There were no goals but Saturday night's Melbourne derby still provided a few flashpoints which typified the bitter rivalry between Victory and City. No one embodies the feud between the two local rivals more than City skipper Scott Jamieson. In one of the absorbing one-on-

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Stajcic feels Mariners deserved more after late VAR call hands Wanderers victory

Alen Stajcic insists his Central Coast Mariners deserved a result after a late penalty, awarded by VAR, sealed a 2-1 win for Western Sydney Wanderers on their return to Wanderland. The boys from Gosford took a 1-0 lead when Milan Duric netted the first Hyundai A-League goal at

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Babbel welcomes winds of change to all-new Wanderland

Markus Babbel knows there is a long way to go for Western Sydney Wanderers but it was a case of new home, new team, new mentality on their return to Parramatta. The extent of the German tactician's off-season rebuild was emphasised when the team sheets were released for Wester

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McGowan the unlikely new hero in Sydney FC’s winning start

With Sydney FC's raiding of rival clubs in the Hyundai A-League off-season, the signing of Ryan McGowan went somewhat under the radar. It was the acquisitions of Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory), Alexander Baumjohann (Western Sydney Wanderers) and Luke Brattan (Melbourne