Tag: Sydney FC

Marchan returns as Victory looks to make an on-pitch statement against Sydney FC

March 3, 2023

Rai Marchan’s return and Jake Brimmer’s injury have added new selection headaches for Melbourne Victory coach Tony Popovic ahead of this weekend’s potentially season-defining Big Blue against Sydney, but one thing is less clouded: he believes Victory remains the A-Leagues’ biggest club. Brimmer had successful surgery on Thursday after suffering a tear to the meniscus … More Marchan returns as Victory looks to make an on-pitch statement against Sydney FC

City to ease Socceroos back into action as ALM resumes, shift pressure to Sydney FC

December 9, 2022

Rado Vidosic says Melbourne City will take a cautious approach toward integrating their three Socceroos back into their squad as the A-League Men season resumes. The interim coach also believes the pressure is on Sydney FC to get a result out of the two side’s meeting on Saturday evening.  City had three representatives in coach … More City to ease Socceroos back into action as ALM resumes, shift pressure to Sydney FC

Sydney faces season-defining A-Leagues stretch

April 6, 2022

Sydney FC coach Steve Corica has acknowledged that his side’s looming A-League Men fixtures against Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United have the potential to make or break the Sky Blues’ season. Second best from the opening whistle, Sydney slumped to a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Wednesday … More Sydney faces season-defining A-Leagues stretch

Melbourne City throw down ALM gauntlet with 4-0 thrashing of Sydney FC

April 6, 2022

Melbourne City has ratcheted up the pressure on Western United in the race for the Premiers’ Plate, heaped pressure on Sydney FC and sounded another ominous tone for the rest of the A-League Men after downing the Sky Blues 4-0 on Wednesday evening.  Placed in the ascendency by a Jordy Bos thunderbolt in the 26th … More Melbourne City throw down ALM gauntlet with 4-0 thrashing of Sydney FC

The hard-won lessons that revitalised Emma Checker and Melbourne City

March 10, 2022

As her side prepares to face Sydney FC with a spot in the A-League Women grand final on the line, Melbourne City captain and fringe Matilda Emma Checker believes her side’s successful campaign was forged in the disappointment of the season prior. Hit hardest by the changing dynamics of women’s football that saw an exodus … More The hard-won lessons that revitalised Emma Checker and Melbourne City

City look to deny the odds against Sydney FC

March 10, 2022

After a season that surpassed most external expectations, Melbourne City and their coach Rado Vidošić believe they have the quality to continue the surprises and upset Sydney FC in their A-League Women’s semi-final.  Belying assumptions that the 2021-22 ALW season was a two-horse race between Sydney and Melbourne Victory, City stormed past the latter and … More City look to deny the odds against Sydney FC