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Melbourne’s Covid-19 outbreak has led to the postponement of Saturday night’s A-League match at AAMI Park between Melbourne City and Newcastle.

The return of the (Wellington) Phoenix: 433 days later AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s only professional soccer team, the Wellington Phoenix, played at home Saturday for the first time in 433 days after being separated from their fans by the coronavirus pandemic and the width of the Tasman Sea. They celebrated the moment in front of a club-record crowd of more than 24,000 with a 3-0 win over Melbourne-based Western United. The homecoming at Wellington’s Sky Stadium attract...

19th May 2021 8:47 PM | Updated: 9:06 PM Retiring A-League appearances record-holder Andrew Durante has been described as an “unsung hero” of Australian football. At 39, Western United defender Durante will call time on his career at the end of this season. Durante has made 414 national league appearances, with his 356 in the A-League being a competition record. It’s fitting Durante announced h...

Share on Twitter The 35-year-old has been a stalwart at the Roar since arriving in 2014, twice winning the clubs player of the year award and being named A-League goalkeeper of the year in 2017-18. Young showed his importance again on Saturday as he made important late saves to deny Wellington Phoenix in a goalless draw at a waterlogged Moreton Daily Stadium. That result leaves the Roar eighth on the ladder with 27 points, just a point behind sixth-placed Western United in the race ...

“This will be our first match in New Zealand in 14 months – that’s 433 days since we last played in front of our true home fans in this country,” general manager David Dome said. “Our fans in Wellington, Auckland and across New Zealand deserve to see their team play live this season.” Dome has set a target of attracting crowds in excess of 15,000 for the two New Zealand fixtures, which would surpass the 14,402 that attended the Sydney derby match between Sydney FC and Western Syd...

Share on Twitter Match official Adam Fielding and video assistant referee Kurt Ams faced a social media blizzard - and the ire of the Mariners hierarchy - over their handling of the match, in particular the validity of all three spot-kicks (each tucked away by Tomi Juric for a hat-trick). VAR had a big say in two of those penalties - upholding the first (a theatrical tumble by Stefan Mauk) and calling play back for the Reds third (after a perceived handball at the other end). Having...

Caltrans Reopens U.S. 101 To One-Way Controlled Traffic Caltrans reopened U.S. 101 at about 6 p.m. Monday, after a landslide near Last Chance Grade halted traffic for about two days. Motorists should expect 30 minute delays and be prepared for things to change pending additional slide activity, according to a Facebook post from the agency. The slide shuttered U.S. 101 between mile post markers 13.3 and 23.85 south of Crescent City at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Caltrans personnel spent Sunday cle...

Following today’s announcement by the Victorian Government of a 5-day Level 4 lockdown, APL Commissioner Greg O’Rourke today announced changes to the A-League and Westfield W-League fixtures. “Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation in Victoria, we have taken the decision to halt any travel this weekend involving any Victorian-based teams. This extends to any teams that were scheduled to travel to Victoria.

Tom Smithies 1612741981,1612760955 IT’S a Saturday night in south-west Sydney, and in every sense there are black clouds circling around Greg O’Rourke’s head. Literally and metaphorically, the lightning-spangled storm that has swept towards Campbelltown Stadium is threatening to drench the Leagues Commissioner – adding another layer to the complexities of running a football competition in the time of coronavirus. Almost five years since he was lured from a senior operational...

Share on Twitter The Glory was due to host Victory on February 13 - in what would have been their first game back in Perth after a stint interstate - but that encounter will now be rescheduled. The league has also postponed the clash between Western United and Newcastle, which was scheduled for February 10 - though that relates to rejigging other parts of the fixture, with Victory to now play Western Sydney Wanderers away on that day. The changes came as part of an announcement of m...