Yesterday
Ross Pelligra plans $1b property play for Perth Glory
The developer, using his knowledge of real estate to build up ailing soccer teams, is taking a similar tack in WA to what he’s already started in Sicily.
This Month
A-League’s Western United rescued by US investor
US-based Maciek Kaminiski will help the club progress its plans for a multipurpose development, including a new stadium in western Melbourne’s Tarneit.
April
Ex-Socceroo star’s company pushed into liquidation
Steve Horvat has failed to convince creditors to accept a rescue deal for his company, despite rumours a big A-League payday is imminent.
Home games: a Socceroo, a subdivision and the unpaid super
A struggling plan to bankroll an A-League club with an ambitious residential development is emblematic of the financial challenges facing Australian soccer.
March
John Aloisi’s soccer team plays on despite ATO audit
The Tax Office has been revealed as the applicant trying to wind up the parent companies of Australia’s highest ranked A-League club Western United.
Top-ranked A-League club Western United hits financial turbulence
Two companies that underpin the Melbourne soccer team face winding up motions from creditors, one of which has not been paid the $5000 it is owed for months.
February
The Australian at the heart of Saudi’s billion-dollar push to dominate global sport
Danny Townsend ran Sydney FC and then the A-League. Now he’s in the box seat to observe Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to dominate world sport. Will his gamble pay off?
December 2024
This woman made history when she took over her local A-League club
Alyssar Narey, one of just two women to run a football club in Australia, lays bare the reality of the family juggle, women in sport and the one thing she can’t survive without.
May 2024
Extra-time goal clinches triple win for Mariners
Unheralded striker Ryan Edmondson has written himself into A-League Men folklore after his late double clinched an A-League Men championship.
January 2024
Up to 40 jobs axed at cash-strapped A-Leagues
The governing body behind national football tournament the A-Leagues has axed up to 40 positions at its head office.
October 2023
Melbourne property developer buys Perth Glory
The club, formerly owned by West Australian businessman Tony Sage, informed staff of the new owners on Tuesday afternoon.
July 2023
A-League club Perth Glory collapses
A-League club Perth Glory, owned by West Australian businessman Tony Sage, has fallen into receivership and its licence has been revoked.
June 2023
Flyers out for Western Melbourne’s $2b sports precinct
The group is seeking investment to continue construction of a long-awaited privately owned sports and recreation-driven precinct in the city’s western suburbs.
January 2023
Ten set for best profit in years despite ratings slump
With no top-tier sport up for grabs for years, what’s Ten’s future? Local bosses say Ten shows “outperform sport”, cost less to make, and are more profitable.
Melbourne Victory fined $550k over violent pitch invasion
The A-League powerhouse has been hit with a record penalty after crowd violence led to the abandonment of last month’s A-League Men derby with Melbourne City.
A-League heavyweight pours cold water on Ronaldo rumour mill
A-League club owner Paul Lederer says no local club could ever have afforded Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese star’s messy exit from Manchester United.
December 2022
Letters: Football violence disguised as passion
Retirement more than just slippers and golf; Response to Crimea emboldened Putin; Ukraine a warning to climate warriors; ‘Green’ methanol is not the answer for shipping; Has Bowen got it wrong for the second time?
Billionaire soccer chairman won’t be bullied by ‘guys in hoodies’
Other business heavyweights, including Anton Tagliaferro and David Gallop, understand the anger of football fans over the sale of grand final rights but do not excuse the violence.
Football Australia boss vows to ‘weed out’ Melbourne pitch invaders
It will issue Melbourne Victory with a show-cause notice, and says ‘clubs are ultimately responsible for their own spectators’.
The eye-popping difference between Argentina and Socceroo price tags
The South American squad is worth $900 million more than Australia’s, but that hasn’t stopped Football Australia boss James Johnson from believing in miracles.