Matt Spiranovic News Today

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A growing list of injured players, another one denied a chance to play in a club-vs.-country dispute, and a head coach censured and fined by Football Australia for breaching COVID-19 isolation rules.

MELBOURNE Victory is pleased to announce the signing of Italian forward Francesco Margiotta ahead of the 2021/22 Isuzu UTE A-League season. The 28-year-old has signed a one-year deal which will see Margiotta join the club until the end of the 2021/22 season. Victory head coach Tony Popovic says the Italian will add firepower to his side’s potent forward third.