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Auckland defeat Phoenix, break 47-year-old record

Auckland FC have beaten Kiwi neighbours Wellington 2-0 at Mt Smart Stadium to extend their lead atop the A-League Men (ALM) table and secure the most successful start to life in the national league history of Australian football.

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Ange: 'No doubt' Muscat can succeed in Europe

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecogou says he has 'no doubt' that fellow Australian coach Kevin Muscat can succeed as a manager in Europe, after Muscat's continued success in Asia with Shanghai Port.

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Socceroos drop Irankunda, recall Grant

Socceroos young gun Nestory Irankunda has been dropped while Sydney FC right-back Rhyan Grant has been handed an unexpected international career lifeline in Tony Popovic's squad for two crunch World Cup qualifiers.

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City injury woe: Tilio out, Nabbout's season over

Melbourne City's attacking stocks have taken a big blow with Andrew Nabbout suffering season-ending ACL rupture, while Marco Tilio will miss up to two months with his latest hamstring injury.

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A-League to revert to goal difference for 2024-25 season

The A-League Men and A-League Women are set to dump the prioritising a club's number of wins as its preferred league tiebreaker for the 2024-25 season and instead revert to the goal difference.

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Mariners owner quits after 'drastic slashing'

Central Coast chairman Richard Peil has quit, declaring A-League funding cuts have made it "extremely financially challenging for small clubs to survive".

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A-League's Bulls banned for axing Dwight Yorke

Macarthur FC have labelled a FIFA-enforced transfer ban a "non-event" as the A-League Men club faces the prospect of being suspended from signing players following the sacking of former manager Dwight Yorke.