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Fast start is Victory’s best bet

Fast start is Victory’s best bet

AHEAD of Melbourne Victory’s Asian Champions League opener on Wednesday night, Herald Sun football writers David Davutovic and Matt Windley discuss the big one.

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A- League Soccer - Melbourne City V Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park, (R) Victory's Gui Finkler reacts after his shot on goal hit the cross bar as City's Alexander Wilkinson walks past. Sat 13 Feb 2016 Picture: Colleen Petch.

Muscat makes a brave choice

MATTHIEU Delpierre’s shock Asian Champions League inclusion proves how seriously Melbourne Victory is taking the competition.

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Soccer - Adelaide United vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors AFC Champions League quarter-finals match at Hindmarsh Stadium. Serginho Van Dijk celebrates the equaliser.

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Van Dijk gets all clear for Reds return

SERGINHO van Dijk will make his return to Adelaide United after FIFA’s international transfer certificate arrived at Reds headquarters three hours before the AFC Champions League deadline yesterday.

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Mu Kanazaki (L) of Japan's Kashima Antlers fights for the ball with Yusuke Tanaka (C) of Australia's Western Sydney Wanderers during their AFC Champions League football match in Sydney on April 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

Wanderers to get help from players association

WESTERN Sydney’s scheduling complaints may have fallen on deaf ears at Football Federation Australia, but the players’ association has vowed to take it up.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Tim Cahill of Australia jumps to head the ball during the 2015 Asian Cup match between Oman and Australia at ANZ Stadium on January 13, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Captain Cahill swells with pride over rout

TIM Cahill expressed his pride at leading the Socceroos in their rout of Oman but says the team must stay grounded ahead of a crunch clash with South Korea.

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Uzbekistan’s Vitaliy Denisov, right, tackles North Korea’s Pak Kwang Ryong during the first round soccer match of the AFC Asia Cup between Uzbekistan and North Korea in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Overseas stars to lift for North Korea

THE overseas-based stars of the reclusive North Korean team are central to their hopes of reaching the Asian Cup next round and beyond.

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Australia's Tim Cahill is fouled during the Socceroos v Oman Asian Cup game at ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park. pic Mark Evans

‘If Timmy doesn’t jump, he breaks his legs’

WATCH the sickening challenge which could have ended Tim Cahill’s career in Australia’s sensational Asian Cup performance against Oman.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Matt McKay of Australia celebrates with team mates after scoring a goal during the 2015 Asian Cup match between Oman and Australia at ANZ Stadium on January 13, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Video: key moments in Roos triumph

FOUR key goal scorers, a gun save from Mat Ryan, a crazy tackle on Tim Cahill. Watch the vital moments in Australia’s 4-0 win over Oman.

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, South Korea's head coach Uli Stielike is seen before a friendly soccer match against Costa Rica at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea kicks off its bid for its first Asian Cup title since 1960 with a Group A match against Oman in Canberra, the Australian capital. It’s one of three group matches across three cities on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 with China against Saudi Arabia in Brisbane and Uzbekistan taking on North Korea in Sydney. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

S Korea ‘no chance’ against Socceroos

SOUTH Korea’s coach says his squad was “very lucky” to beat Kuwait, and he’s not confident the star-studded team can take down Australia.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Australian coach, Ange Postecoglou gestures during the 2015 Asian Cup match between Oman and Australia at ANZ Stadium on January 13, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

I’ll handle the hype: Ange stays cool

ANGE Postecoglou had no complaints following the Socceroos’ resounding 4-0 win over Oman in Sydney, but insists his side can still get better.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Trent Sainsbury and Massimo Luongo celebrate winning the 2015 Asian Cup match between Oman and Australia at ANZ Stadium on January 13, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Luongo helping Ange’s style flourish

A MAJOR reason for Ange Postecoglou’s attacking formation working so far has been a 22-year-old from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 10: Server Djeparov of Uzbekistan controls the ball during the 2015 Asian Cup match between Uzbekistan and DPR Korea at ANZ Stadium on January 10, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Djeparov keen to see what A-League offers

UZBEKISTAN star Server Djeparov is open to A-League offers as he contemplates his club future beyond his participation in the Asian Cup.

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