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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

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.

Football

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 30: Thomas Waddingham of the Roar celebrates scoring a goal during the round six A-League Men match between Macarthur FC and Brisbane Roar at Campbelltown Stadium, on November 30, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Aussie striker scores on debut for Portsmouth

It wasn’t the result he wanted, but teenage Australian striker Thomas Waddingham hasn’t wasted any time in finding the back of the net for his new English Championship club.

Football

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 14: Milos Degenek of the Socceroos warms up prior to the Round 3 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Asian Qualifier match between Australia Socceroos and Saudi Arabia at AAMI Park on November 14, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Socceroo set to remain in Europe

A Socceroos defender is expected to continue his career in Europe rather than join an A-League club, while a second forward could be leaving Macarthur FC to play abroad.

AFL

NCA. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 20th November 2024. AFL Draft . Chris Fagan, senior coach of Brisbane with Levi Ashcroft and Sam Marshall after tonights draft. Picture: Michael Klein

Scary thing about Lions for AFL rivals

Draft picks Levi Ashcroft and Sam Marshall are set to “drive the standards” in Brisbane’s bid for back-to-back AFL premierships.

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