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1612299563,1612301263 The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have announced the appointment of two new executives, Ant Hearne and Michael Tange. Ant Hearne joins the team to set up and lead all commercial activities for APL, including user experience, marketing, content, sponsorships, rights negotiations and other revenue opportunities. Ant joins from Foxtel’s streaming division, Streamotion, where he was the CCO of Kayo, BINGE, WatchAFL and WatchNRL overseeing significant growth in recent years. His career in Australia, Asia and the US incorporates senior marketing and commercial ...

VAR controversy only certainty in unpredictable A-League as Wellington Phoenix draw with Macarthur SatSaturday 9 Alex Rufer, left, was sent off after this challenge with Denis Genreau. ( Print text only One of the best things about a new season is its inherent unpredictability. Anticipation builds with every shock result, every opportunity for the established order to be challenged by a coach with new ideas or a team with new players. That has been borne out even at this early stage, with Central Coast Mariners surprise leaders after two matches — an impressive feat regardless of the validi...

Sydney FC’s Milos Ninkovic and Wellington Phoenix's Alex Rufer compete for a header. The A-League and W-League will enter the new year as part of a bold new structure, with their historic "unbundling" from Football Australia finally confirmed and the "shackles" on domestic football's potential released at long last. More than three years after Fifa peacekeepers were sent to intervene in an ugly war between club owners and Steven Lowy's administration over the A-League's independence, Football Australia's board met on Thursday to ratify the split, which the clubs believe gives them control ...

Share on Twitter The deal, which was agreed in principle earlier this year, was ratified at a board meeting on Thursday. It means the clubs are now responsible for the marketing and commercialisation of the A-League. A-League club owners have spent years fighting for independence from Football Australia, with the spats turning ugly at times. The owners feel independence will give them more power to grow their respective clubs and help strengthen the ailing competition. Read More Attracting foreign investors is now expected to be easier. The Professional Leagues will operate under ...

A-League completes its separation from Football Australia. Here's what that means ThuThursday 31 updated ThuThursday 31 The A-League hopes its independent move will be a winning one. ( Share Print text only After years of negotiation, the A-League and W-League clubs are stepping out on their own. The recently rebranded Football Australia has relinquished full control over the professional football competitions it has run since its foundation in 2005, handing over the commercial reins to the 12 A-League clubs. It's a move that will bring the game into line with major competitions around the wo...