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Joey Lynch
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Sardonic Freelance Sports Journo | Write for ESPN Australia and ESPN FC, The Guardian, AAP Sport, Optus Sport and more | Commentate Australia Cup & NPL Victoria | Former Canteen Australia Board | AYA Cancer Advocate
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In JDL Media;

Socceroos coach Tony Popovic says he won’t allow a potential place in pot two of the FIFA World Cup draw to affect how he coaches in upcoming friendlies against Venezuela and Colombia.

Also an update on World Cup squad sizes.

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Pot watch won't govern Popovic's thinking in Venezuela and Colombia friendlies
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic says he won’t allow a potential place in pot two of the FIFA World Cup draw to affect how he coaches in upcoming friendlies against Venezuela and Colombia.
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The new, FIFA backed OFC Pro League — featuring A-League Men side Auckland FC and Australian outfit South Melbourne will open on January 17 at Eden Park.

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Defeat to England exposes Matildas’ race against time ahead of Asian Cup | Joey Lynch
Defeat to England exposes Matildas’ race against time ahead of Asian Cup | Joey Lynch
After more than a year of treading water the scale of the challenge facing Australia coach Joe Montemurro has been laid bare There were plenty of themes to the Matildas’ 3-0 defeat to England, a reverse in which the margin perhaps flattered the control the hosts demonstrated at Pride Park, and few of the narratives on the night were positive for Australia. The Lionesses hardly got out of third gear but still looked like they were largely toying with their opponents, who struggled to get the ball out of their own half even before Alanna Kennedy received a straight red card for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity in just the 19th minute. Kennedy’s lapse in judgement and resulting sacrifice was punished when Lucy Bronze redirected the rebound of Aggie Beever-Jones’s resulting free kick back to the Chelsea forward, who lasered an effort into the top corner. A deserved two-goal margin (three or potentially even more would not have been all that unreasonable) was delivered just before half-time when Bronze used the one-player advantage to ghost into a mile of space and comfortably dispatch a through ball beyond Mackenzie Arnold, ending a move in which England ripped through their Australian backline with a casual ease. Adding some salt to wounds, late VAR intervention awarded England a 98th-minute penalty for a Katrina Gorry foul, one easily dispatched by Georgia Stanway. Continue reading...
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In @espnaustralia.bsky.social;

Alex Badolato 📈
Max Caputo 📈
Filip Kurto 📈
Perth Glory 📉
Three shots on target across two weeks 📉

The ESPN A-Liga Men’s stock up and stock down is back for week two of the campaign.

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Stocks up, stocks down: Australia's latest wonderkid Alex Badolato
Garang Kuol, Nestory Irankunda and now Alex Badolato? Four goals in two games will do that to your A-League stocks...
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In @australia.theguardian.com;

There were plenty of themes to the Matildas’ 3-0 defeat to England, a result in which the margin perhaps flattered the control the hosts demonstrated, and few of the narratives on the night were positive for Australia.

🔗: www.theguardian.com/football/blo... .
Defeat to England exposes Matildas’ race against time ahead of Asian Cup | Joey Lynch
After more than a year of treading water the scale of the challenge facing Australia coach Joe Montemurro has been laid bare
www.theguardian.com
Large Angelos to make his return is the obvious storyline.

Funniest storyline is if it's Kevin Muscat.
BREAKING: Brendan Rodgers RESIGNS from Celtic as Scottish football left stunned
Brendan Rodgers LEAVES Celtic
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In JDL Media;

Melbourne Victory may have been the third stoutest defence in the A-Liga last season, but Arthur Diles is demanding an even stouter bulwark.

Potential reinforcements for this Friday's clash with the Jets, however, are unlikely.

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Undermanned Victory targets further defensive growth against Jets
Melbourne Victory may have been the third stoutest defence in the A-League Men last season, but coach Arthur Diles is demanding an even stouter bulwark in 2024-25.
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Of Melbourne Victory’s injured contingent, coach Arthur Diles indicated that skipper Roderick Miranda is “touch and go” for Friday’s meeting with Newcastle. Decision made after training tomorrow.

Josh Rawlins is set to return from suspension.
Having said that, Nate Atkinson training separately from the main training group during the 15 minutes media are able to observe.
Melbourne City hit the training track ahead of their Asian Champions League Elite meeting with Buriram United tomorrow evening.

Aurelio Vidmar says there’s a few bumps and bruises from the weekend’s draw with WSW but didn’t rule anyone out.
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Week one of the A-Liga Hombres is in the books and, new in 2025-26, that means week one of the Worldwide Leader's 📈Stocks Up📈 and 📉Stocks Down📉 watch is also in - looking at the highs and lows of all twelve teams across the week.

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Stocks up, stocks down: Mariners start the season with a thriller
Sunday's F3 Derby produced one of the most stunning finishes in A-League history, while Ufuk Talay could already be in a bit of strife. Here's what you might have missed over the opening weekend.
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Spoke with Nestory Irankunda after the game in Denver.

After two goalscoring windows, he feels like he belongs at the international level, with his sights set on what he wants to be the first of many FIFA World Cups.

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Socceroos phenom Nestory Irankunda ready to 'take on the world'
Nestory Irankunda now feels like he belongs at the international level, and has his sights set on the FIFA World Cup.
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