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1608616313,1608616841 The A-League and Westfield W-League will proceed with a historic joint kick-off on Sunday 27 December, with an updated fixture schedule in light of the latest government guidance for New South Wales. Back-to-back derbies are now scheduled for the opening day of both seasons, the first time the two leagues have begun on the same date, with Bankwest Stadium hosting Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC in the Westfield W-League, followed by the Wanderers against expansion club Macarthur FC in the A-League opener. Fixture adjustments have been made for the next month...

Phoenix midfielder Cameron Devlin tussles with Roar counterpart Rahmat Akbari last season. Wellington Phoenix will not play until the New Year, after their opening game against Brisbane Roar was postponed. But newly-appointed captain Ulises Dávila can see a silver lining in the short delay as it will give the Phoenix more time to prepare. “We are trying to be as fit as possible after the quarantine so it’s a chance to get more ready with these four or five days and I think it will be good to have more days to prepare,” Dávila said. WELLINGTON PHOENIX

Opening rounds of new A-League season reshuffled Move comes after Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney prompt other states to close their borders REUTERS December 22, 2020 SYDNEY: Football Australia (FA) have reshuffled the fixtures for the early rounds of the new A-League season, which starts on Sunday, as an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Sydney means inter-state matches are unable to be played. The outbreak, centred on Sydney’s northern beaches, grew to 90 cases on Tuesday and has prompted other states to close their borders. Travel restrictions require people coming from New South Wales t...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Football Australia (FA) have reshuffled the fixtures for the early rounds of the new A-League season, which starts on Sunday, as an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Sydney means inter-state matches are unable to be played. The outbreak, centred on Sydney’s northern beaches, grew to 90 cases on Tuesday and has prompted other states to close their borders. Travel restrictions require people coming from New South Wales to spend two weeks in isolation when they enter a different state. “We’ve mapped out the next month in light of th...

The A-League better hope it has a Plan B A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years and if the wretched year that is 2020 has taught me anything, it’s that I’ll never take for granted attending a football game ever again. It’s not looking good for the A-League’s new-look summer schedule. An anticipated start date of December 27 is looking more and more tenuous by the hour, with Sydney’s latest COVID-19 outbreak rattling the local populace and leaving...