A-League

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A-League's embarrassing welcome: 'They didn't know where it was ... (FTBL Australia)

Macarthur's Georgian forward Bachana Arabuli has hit the ground running in the A-League Men and will look to continue his impressive form against Newcastle.

[5 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/epl-legends-underwhelming-a-league-start-hes-like-any-player-589502) [3 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/here-we-go-again-socceroos-back-on-world-cup-trail-in-october-589470) [1 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/socceroos-rookie-kuol-set-for-uk-loan-as-magpies-career-begins-589454) [7 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/didnt-look-great-things-go-from-bad-to-worse-for-a-leagues-former-epl-star-589545) [7 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/a-leagues-embarrassing-welcome-they-didnt-know-where-it-was-on-the-map-589548) [7 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/socceroos-star-back-to-earth-with-relegation-fight-589552)

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A-League hot weather 'impacts the quality of the game all round' (The Women's Game)

Adelaide United and Canberra United will avoid playing in mid-afternoon heat after officials pushed back the starting time of their A-League Women match.

[5 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/epl-legends-underwhelming-a-league-start-hes-like-any-player-589502) [3 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/here-we-go-again-socceroos-back-on-world-cup-trail-in-october-589470) [1 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/socceroos-rookie-kuol-set-for-uk-loan-as-magpies-career-begins-589454) [7 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/didnt-look-great-things-go-from-bad-to-worse-for-a-leagues-former-epl-star-589545) [7 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/a-leagues-embarrassing-welcome-they-didnt-know-where-it-was-on-the-map-589548) [7 Jan 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/socceroos-star-back-to-earth-with-relegation-fight-589552)

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Sydney FC miss TWO pens in 'hilarious' loss to nine-man Nix in 'one ... (Fox Sports)

Sydney FC miss TWO pens in 'hilarious' loss to nine-man Nix in 'one of the craziest games ever'

We went through all the emotions there. We’re good one week, poor the next. “That sums us up at the minute.

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Sydney FC 0-1 Wellington Phoenix: Ex-Premier League star Adam ... (Daily Mail)

Ufuk Talay's side hadn't beaten Sydney since 2018 but had to do so two men down after Bozhidar Kraev (double booking) and Nicholas Pennington (violent ...

Adam Le Fondre misses two penalties to throw a golden opportunity to take a result [Sydney](/news/sydney/index.html) striker Adam Le Fondre missed two added time penalties as a nine-man Wellington Phoenix claimed a controversy-laden 1-0 [A-League](/sport/a-league/index.html) Men win. Former Premier League star Adam Le Fondre misses TWO penalties in injury time as A-League side Sydney FC lose to NINE-MAN Wellington Phoenix in unbelievable scenes

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Recap: Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix - A-League Men (Stuff.co.nz)

Then a coming together between Max Burgess and Nicholas Pennington resulted in the latter getting his straight marching orders, forcing the Phoenix to play with ...

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Harry Kane scores again as Tottenham advances in FA Cup (Associated Press)

Harry Kane maintained his strong run of scoring form since the World Cup to lead Tottenham into the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.

The team’s two wins under Jones have come in cup competitions. [https://apnews.com/hub/soccer](/hub/soccer) and [https://twitter.com/AP_Sports](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) Three days ago, he netted twice in Spurs’ 4-0 win at Palace.

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Kane fires Spurs into FA Cup fourth round as Leicester progress (Yahoo Sports)

Harry Kane fired Tottenham past third-tier Portsmouth and into the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as 2021 winners Leicester emerged unscathed from a tricky ...

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Football: Resilient Wellington Phoenix survive red cards, penalties ... (Newshub)

Wellington Phoenix have somehow emerged from a perfect storm of adversity with a miraculous 1-0 A-League victory over Sydney FC.

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Former Premier League striker Adam Le Fondre misses TWO ... (talkSPORT.com)

Former Reading striker Adam Le Fondre had a match to forget for Sydney FC after missing TWO penalties in injury time.The 36-year-old failed to earn hi.

Get up to £25 in free bets on selected events + 25 Free Spins on D10S Maradona slot. £10) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. Bonuses expire in 7 days. It was take two for Le Fondre in the ninth minute of stoppage time, but this time he failed to hit the target after blazing his spot-kick over the bar. He immediately slumped to the turf as Sail celebrated wildly with his teammates in what proved to be the last chance of the match. Le Fondre earned himself a reputation of being a fox in the box during his time in England where he scored 12 Premier League goals for the Royals in the 2012-13 season.

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Ex-Premier League star misses two penalties in stoppage time in ... (Daily Star)

Fans were treated to two red cards, two dubious refereeing decisions and two missed penalties in the dying minutes of Sydney FC's A-League clash with ...

He's since taken to the A-League like a duck to water, scoring 62 goals in 111 games for Sydney. He began his career at Stockport before later moving to Rochdale, Rotherham and eventually Reading, where he racked up over 100 appearances - including 37 in the Premier League. "This is absolutely insane," one fan tweeted in response to the clip.

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Watch ex-Premier League star miss TWO penalties in added time ... (The Sun)

The bloopers came during the final minutes of an A-League clash between Sydney and Wellington Phoenix. Advertisement. Le Fondre missed both penalties in extra ...

After the game, Wellington manager Ufuk Talay said: "Do we want to play with nine men every game? No we don’t but in this case we’ve had to deal with this situation and the boys came up trumps. Le Fondre stepped up once again to take the kick, but this time he fired his shot wide.

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