Author: Regan Connor
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The wait is nearly over! The City Loop podcast and A-League season both kick off this week, and I’m here to introduce you to the extraordinary (and just plain ordinary) pod boys. We’re very excited to get started, so strap yourself in and learn a little bit more about the lads who will be giving…
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Oh, the magic of the cup. South Melbourne went into the Australia Cup final as the underdogs, the second-tier club coming up against a professional top flight team in Melbourne Victory. It was never going to be easy for Hellas to win this competition, but they did it. They gritted their teeth, scored a crucial…
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Melbourne City are going to be an exciting force this season. Am I biased? Absolutely. Does that change the fact that both the men and women’s sides are looking extremely positive? Hard no. On Tuesday the 29th of September, I had the privilege of attending the Melbourne City Supporters Forum at the Imperial Hotel. Beer…
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The young goalkeeper Patrick Beach has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent months. Of course, signing for Troyes and playing all three matches so far in the club’s start to Ligue 1 has been special for Beach, but nothing will top playing in the World Cup and notching two clean sheets in the process. I…
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What is the point in anything? Any time our game makes significant strides, there is always something to pull us back down to the bottom of the barrel. Danny Townsend has shown today that the fans mean absolutely nothing; there is no coming back from this. There was a purposeful decision made to intentionally cut…
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If there ever was to be the perfect advertisement for what Australian football had to offer, the Christmas Derby of 2021 was it. The match was absorbed by a riveting crowd, anxious with anticipation of every moment, waiting to see what was going to happen next. We saw the best that this sport can offer…
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In a squad where you would struggle to cram in any further attacking threat, Melbourne City have done just that. A seasoned veteran of the Italian football pyramid, Manuel Pucciarelli comes in on a two-year deal, replacing cult hero Adrian Luna after his exit to India. Read the full article on Talking City: https://www.talkingcity.online/post/breaking-city-sign-italian-manuel-pucciarelli
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In his short time with the Melbourne City FC first team, Stefan Colakovski has (quite rightly) etched his name into City folklore. We all know the story, from fan to fan-favourite, but do we all realise just how important he has been for us? According to FBref, ‘Cola’ has only played an average of 18…
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It had been a difficult leadup to the third round of World Cup Qualifiers for the Socceroos. What was meant to be a home game, turned out to be a match played in the hot (albeit air conditioned) Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. This turned out to be a chosen destination for Socceroos boss…
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For a long time, the Olympics have been a great opportunity for young players to earn their stripes and show the world what they’re made of. Not long after the 2008 Olympics, we saw Nikita Rukavytsya sign for Dutch side Twente, and go on to have a solid career throughout Europe and the Middle East.…