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Marco Monteverde is a Brisbane-based sports reporter for NCA Newswire. He worked in a similar role for The Courier-Mail from 2007 to 2020. During a journalism career of more than 25 years, he has also worked for The Queensland Times, The Sunshine Coast Daily, The Fraser Coast Chronicle and The North West Star. He has covered three FIFA World Cups and the 2000 Sydney Olympics, as well as a host of other major sporting events in Australia and around the world.

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Marco Monteverde

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Football

D-Day arrives for Wanderers in desperate finals fight

If the Western Sydney Wanderers are serious about playing finals football in 2025 they have to lift against Brisbane this week. See the latest A-League news in On The Attack with ROBBIE SLATER and MARCO MONTEVERDE.

Football

Scott Neville is seen during a Brisbane Roar training session at the BRFC City of Logan Training Facility in Brisbane, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

A-League stalwart to retire

One of the A-League’s longest serving players has decided it’s the right time to end his professional career.

Football

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 26: Ange Postecoglou, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Leicester City FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 26, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Ange the ‘right man’ for Spurs

Tottenham can still do “big things” this season despite the pressure building on Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.

Football

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Hayden Matthews of Portsmouth challenges Mihailo Ivanovic of Millwall during the Sky Bet Championship match between Portsmouth FC and Millwall FC at Fratton Park on January 28, 2025 in Portsmouth, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Socceroo impresses in Portsmouth debut

English Championship club Portsmouth has wasted no time in giving a debut to Socceroos defender Hayden Matthews.

Football

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: Rhyan Grant of Sydney FC in action during the round 16 A-League Men match between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC at AAMI Park, on January 24, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty Images)

Silver lining in Sydney’s patchy season

Sydney FC captain Rhyan Grant is embracing his leadership role in a Sky Blues team intent on regaining form.

AFL

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 10: Oscar Allen of the Eagles celebrates a goal during the round 22 AFL match between North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles at Blundstone Arena, on August 10, 2024, in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

Lions keen on ‘superstar guy’ Allen

Lions star Jarrod Berry likes the thought of Oscar Allen leaving the West Coast Eagles to join Brisbane.

Football

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Thomas Waddingham of the Roar celebrates after scoring a goal during the A-League Men round 16 match between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City at Suncorp Stadium, on February 10, 2024, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Aloisi: ‘Cut-throat’ A-League needed

Australian talent heading to Europe to play their club football sometimes suffer from a lack of A-League games and the shortage of matches in the national competition with a proper consequence, according to a Socceroos great.

Football

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: James Temelkovski and Alexander Bonetig of the Wanderers compete with Oliver Jones of the Bulls during the round 11 A-League Men match between Western Sydney Wanderers and Macarthur FC at CommBank Stadium, on January 01, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Young Bull headed for Europe

European clubs continue to show interest in emerging A-League defenders during the January transfer window.

Rugby

Fiji to provide ‘tough’ test for Wallabies

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has welcomed a match for Australia against Fiji ahead of the highly anticipated British and Irish Lions Test series.

A-League

The Tackle: Why it’s crunch time for Sydney FC

Sydney FC has hit a crossroads in its season and it’s not about to get any easier while Melbourne Victory coach Arthur Diles must be applauded for his decision making. Robbie Slater and Marco Monteverde break it down.

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