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Jets coach Robinson ‘itching’ to hand Hoolahan his debut

Newcastle Jets head coach Carl Robinson cannot wait to hand marquee man Wes Hoolahan his Hyundai A-League debut and hopes next week will finally be the week. The Jets welcome Melbourne Victory to the Hunter in Round 20 and Robinson revealed Hoolahan is 'not far away' and will

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‘Sensational’ Hooper showed Premier League quality says ‘Nix boss Talay

Ufuk Talay hailed Gary Hooper's 'best performance' in Wellington Phoenix colours in the 1-0 win against Melbourne City at Eden Park. The 32-year-old has turned out 13 times in the Hyundai A-League but made it through the full 90 minutes for only the second time on Saturday aft

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'Not good enough' - Duke says Wanderers need to be more ruthless

Western Sydney Wanderers captain Mitch Duke believes his side need to sharpen up in attack if they are to save their Hyundai A-League top six hopes from crumbling completely. The Wanderers suffered a big blow to their ambitions of making the Finals Series by drawing 1-1 with

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'A lapse in concentration' - Jamieson says City must find consistency

Melbourne City skipper Scott Jamieson says his side know they must find consistency following their narrow defeat to Wellington Phoenix in Auckland if they are to be a Finals Series threat. In a game of fine margins, the second-placed City were pipped 1-0 by the hosts at Eden

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‘It feels surreal’ - 15-year-old Toure stunned by historic goal but brother Al Hassan always believed

Mohamed Toure shocked himself when he created Hyundai A-League history in front of his family and school friends but older brother Al Hassan insists his talent was never in doubt. The 15-year-old prodigy made his home debut for Adelaide United as a 77th-minute substitute with

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Verbeek reveals 15-year old sensation Toure made Reds defenders 'struggle' in training

Hyundai A-League fans watched in shock as Mohamed Toure lit up Coopers Stadium and became the competition's youngest goalscorer against Central Coast Mariners ? but Adelaide United head coach Gertjan Verbeek had seen it all before. And last time it was Reds defenders Jordan El

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15 years, 325 days: Mohamed Toure becomes the Hyundai A-League's youngest goalscorer

Mohamed Toure wrote his name into Adelaide footballing folklore on Friday night, becoming the Hyundai A-League's youngest ever goalscorer aged just 15 years and 325 days. Toure - the younger brother of Adelaide forward Al Hassan - needed just seven minutes to steal the show a

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‘That’s what I’m here to do’: Cox lays out his role in Wanderers revival

Western Sydney Wanderers striker Simon Cox says he's arrived in Parramatta with a hunger to score the goals needed to fire his new side up the Hyundai A-League table. Cox travelled to Wanderland in mid-January with 134 goals in more than 500 games of English football under his

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Toure 'does what he wants' - Jakobsen hints 15-year-old could be Adelaide's wildcard

Al Hassan Toure's season-ending foot injury hurts for Adelaide United but in younger brother Mohamed, Reds head coach Gertjan Verbeek has the closest thing to a like-for-like replacement. Mohamed needed just eight minutes to catch the eye as a late substitute in Adelaide's 2-1

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Robinson outlines his plan ahead of maiden game as Jets boss

Instilling belief and encouraging his side to play with freedom are a couple of the key goals new coach Carl Robinson believes will help Newcastle Jets turn their season around. Robinson took charge of his first session as Jets boss on Tuesday following his appointment on a th

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Opening Champions League assignment a must-win for Victory

Melbourne Victory boss Carlos Salvachua says winning their opening game of their AFC Champions League Group Stage is crucial for his side's prospects of progressing in the competition. With the Victory sitting out the next round of the Hyundai A-League with a bye, Salvachua's

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‘Better teams will punish us’ – Burns not content with Jets’ Derby win

Newcastle Jets fullback Bobby Burns concedes his team almost let their thrilling F3 Derby win over the Central Coast Mariners slip from their grasp with defensive errors. The Jets ended a nine-match winless run with a see-sawing 4-3 result over their local rivals in rain-soake

Ben Halloran fired Adelaide United into a lead against his former club Brisbane Roar

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Halloran one of many off-contract players on Roar radar says Fowler

Robbie Fowler played down speculation linking Ben Halloran with a return to Brisbane Roar and confirmed the Adelaide United forward is one of a number of out-of-contract players the club are considering. Halloran was on the scoresheet against his former employers at Suncorp St

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Glory's depth rises to the fore as Popovic manages resources

It was a case of no Diego Castro, no problem for Perth Glory as head coach Tony Popovic praised his side's resilience without some key players against Wellington Phoenix. With Castro carrying a knock, Chris Ikonomidis sidelined for up to a year with an ACL injury, and Juande a

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Mombaerts reveals masterplan behind maiden Melbourne Derby triumph

Erick Mombaerts admits he tore up his playbook to hatch a plan that finally earned Melbourne City the Derby bragging rights against Melbourne Victory. The French tactician has become renowned during his time in the Hyundai A-League for his high press and possession-based appro