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Toivonen reveals match-winning brace came in spite of injury

Melbourne derby hero Ola Toivonen has revealed his match-winning performance against Melbourne City came despite carrying injury into the game. The Victory captain scored both goals as his side bounced back to form with a much-needed 2-1 win at AAMI Park over their local rival

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Talay refuses to blame Davila after horror miss against Sydney FC

Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has refused to lay blame at the feet of Ulises Davila following the attacker's costly miss against Sydney FC. The resurgent 'Nix fought back from a goal down ? and dominated extended periods of the match ? before ultimately settling for a 2-

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Revitialised Glory ready to ‘be a force’ says Mrcela

Now that Perth Glory have rediscovered their mojo, the Premiers are ready to 'be a force', according to Tomi Mrcela. Tony Popovic's Grand Finalists were only able to record one win from their opening seven games of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season. The Western Australian

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Another Western United recovery illustrates team's character says Rudan

Western United head coach Mark Rudan believes his side's never-say-die attitude shone through against Western Sydney Wanderers after they once again fell behind. The Green and Black have conceded the opening goal in eight of their last nine matches and, in that time, Rudan's s

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Media speculation fired up Wanderers, says Duke

Western Sydney Wanderers captain Mitch Duke says the team's growing bond in the face of adversity was the catalyst to ending their losing run. The Wanderers put paid to a horror stretch of five straight Hyundai A-League losses on Friday night when they drew 1-1 with Western Un

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'I would swap a Golden Boot for a title': Maclaren's eyes set firmly on City silverware

Jamie Maclaren is scoring goals at a rate the Hyundai A-League has never seen before, but the Melbourne City striker says the Golden Boot race is a mere afterthought as he sets a much bigger goal firmly in his sights. The 26-year-old has 10 goals to his name so far this season

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Bundesliga debut just the beginning for Singh - Cacace

Liberato Cacace was one of many proud New Zealanders and former teammates of Sarpreet Singh who watched on as the former Hyundai A-League startlet made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich last weekend. Singh joined the German champions in July and made his competitive debut

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‘It’s dogs***’: Babbel’s angry response to claims of Wanderers unrest

Under-fire Markus Babbel has fiercely denied claims of an internal rift with assistant coach Jean-Paul de Marigny and insisted his out-of-sorts Western Sydney Wanderers can turn their season around. The Wanderers are enduring a tumultuous period with the pressure building on e

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Maclaren: Early goal the catalyst for City’s Jets drubbing

A fast start was crucial to Melbourne City's scintillating return to winning form on Sunday, according to goal machine Jamie Maclaren. The Caltex Socceroos star netted his tenth goal of the season in his side's rampant 4-0 runaway victory against Newcastle Jets at McDonald Jon

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‘It’ll be an impact if we lose Ninko’ - Corica wants Ninkovic to stay

Steve Corica admits the departure of Milos Ninkovic would have an impact on high-flying Sydney FC. The Sky Blues' Serbian star limped off with a tight calf muscle 60 minutes into the 1-0 win against Central Coast Mariners on Saturday. Ninkovic has been linked by media repor

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Babbel finding Wanderers fifth straight defeat 'hard to accept'

Markus Babbel insists the nature of Western Sydney Wanderers' fifth straight Hyundai A-League defeat is 'hard to accept'. Wanderers had the reigning Champions, Perth Glory, under pressure throughout the match on Saturday night but were undone by a pair of set plays at HBF Stad

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Kurz admits Victory are stifled by lack of confidence

Marco Kurz admits an absence of self-confidence is holding his struggling Melbourne Victory side back following the 0-0 draw with Wellington Phoenix. Kristijan Dobras' red card on the hour mark all but ended Victory's hopes of securing three points at AAMI Park, as both teams

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‘It’s not good’ – Sydney FC left sweating on Ninkovic injury

Sydney FC star Milos Ninkovic is feeling the pinch after succumbing to a calf injury in his side's 1-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on Saturday evening. On an otherwise positive night for the Sky Blues - who won their sixth game on the bounce to go eight points clear on top

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Ugarkovic set for 100th match but admits he ‘cannot buy a goal’

If Steven Ugarkovic can celebrate his 100th game with a long-awaited goal, the Newcastle Jets midfielder admits the feeling will be priceless. Ugarkovic is set to make a century of Hyundai A-League appearance for Ernie Merrick's side on Sunday against Melbourne City at McDonal

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Fowler calls Rudan’s behaviour ‘disgraceful’ and Western United's tactics ‘cheating’

Robbie Fowler slammed Mark Rudan's actions and Western United's tactics following the visitors' 2-0 win against Brisbane Roar. Goals from Connor Pain, on 11 minutes, and former Brisbane star Besart Berisha, in first-half stoppage time, earned the Green and Black all three poin