Stocks up, stocks down: Hopkins celebrates 200th game in style
Jeff Hopkins 200th game at the helm of an A-League Women's team went according to plan, while there's a familiar feeling of stagnation at the Wanderers.
Jeff Hopkins 200th game at the helm of an A-League Women's team went according to plan, while there's a familiar feeling of stagnation at the Wanderers.
Good things apparently come to those who wait because, three weeks into the A-League season, Sydney FC has only gone and dropped arguably the competition's best kit.
Brisbane's stars ensured the Roar began the season with a win, but the spotlight is on Sydney FC after the Sky Blues broke the league's youngest player record.
One club in "hibernation," another being propped up one season at a time. The A-League Women is never dull, and there's always a thrill of anticipation as a new season dawns.
As Truro prepare to make the longest round trip for a professional league match in English football history, here's a look at the furthest that teams have to travel every season.
ESPN has run the rule of all 11 teams in this year's A-League Women to see what the future may bring for your favourite side.
Jess Fishlock played for the 166th and final time in a Cymru shirt on Saturday having left indelible mark on Welsh football, Australian football, and pretty much everywhere in between.
The WA government remains adamant that Perth will host a Serie A match between AC Milan and Como next year, despite the cancellation of a planned fixture between Barcelona and Villarreal in the United States.
With the 2025-26 A-League season set to begin, ESPN has run the rule over the best (and worst) kits in Australia's top flight.
Australian players are pushing for unprecedented A-Leagues salary cap exemptions this season as those left unemployed by the Western United saga rush to find new clubs.
It's been about a year since Canada was accused of cheating at the Olympics. With a new coach and lofty goals for the 2027 Women's World Cup, players are still trying to move on.
Western United will not play in the A-League in 2025-26 following a decision by league administrators the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) to place the crisis-stricken club's men's and women's sides into "hibernation".
The APL will kick on with preparations for the upcoming A-Leagues seasons with or without Western United, as the embattled club attempts to fight a wind-up order.
Pride initiatives in sport are well intentioned but, with a string of anti-gay slurs dominating the headlines, the question needs to be asked: What's next?
Peter Filopoulos is the latest in a string of senior executives to leave Football Australia since the departure of former CEO James Johnson.
What does Western United's ousting mean for the troubled A-League? Joey Lynch takes a look at Australian football's latest dark day.
The Canada coach banned for her role in a drone spying scandal at the Paris Olympics has been hired as head coach of New Zealand's only professional women's team.
Chief football officer Ernie Merrick has become the latest high-profile figure to depart Football Australia as the organisation experiences further upheaval following the exit of former chief executive James Johnson.
Amid uncertainty around Western United's viability, the club says it's close to striking a deal for coach John Aloisi to return, and a takeover to secure the future of the Tarneit outfit is in its 'final stages'.
A-League boss Stephen Conroy says the competition has yet to receive a formal takeover bid for crisis-stricken Western United, who are facing fresh breach notices from players for unpaid wages.
With the men's and women's A-League seasons completed, once again questions are being raised about the future of football in Australia.
Interim Matildas boss Tom Sermanni was scathing in his criticism of the A-League Women on Thursday, saying the state of the competition was "just not good enough."
Nicolas Milanovic has signed off from his time in A-League Men in style, the Western Sydney playmaker being crowned the Johnny Warren Medal winner.
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Roar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Melbourne City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
| Adelaide United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Melbourne Victory | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Perth Glory | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Newcastle Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Sydney FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Canberra United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Western Sydney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |