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.
- George Clarke
November 2023
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- eSports
Melbourne football club probed over deal with crypto casino mogul
Melbourne Victory has been accused of backtracking on a commitment not to accept gambling sponsorship after signing up Ed Craven’s live-streaming site, Kick.
- Primrose Riordan and Zoe Samios
February 2023
Bonza’s backers are trying to succeed where many have failed
777 Partners boss Steve Pasko says the Miami investment house does have a coherent strategy, even if it owns everything from payday lending to airlines.
- Lucas Baird
January 2023
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.
- George Clarke
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.
- Gus McCubbing
December 2022
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.
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- Gus McCubbing
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’.
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- Gus McCubbing
June 2022
Metricon allowed Mario Biasin to ‘follow his dreams’, son says
The Metricon founder’s memorial has celebrated the success of the post-war Italian migrant who created the country’s largest home building company.
- Michael Bleby