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13/09/2025

A fantastic performance from Devlin sees HeartofMidlothianFC climb to first in the Scottish Premiership 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺👏

Australia international Cam Devlin featured earlier today for Hearts in their impressive 2-0 away win over Scottish giants Rangers. The 27-year-old was a vital figure in the midfield for Hearts and was praised by fans for his workrate. In addition, Devlin has played every minute for Hearts in the 2025/26 Scottish Premiership season.

The three points see Hearts climb up to first position on the competition ladder and remain unbeaten in their first five league matches.

📸: sourced from The Scottish Sun

13/09/2025

A heavyweight of NSW football relegated from Leagues One 🔽

Bonnyrigg White Eagles have suffered relegation to the third tier of NSW football after they went down to Prospect United in the Leagues One/Two promotion/relegation playoff.

Leagues Two outfit Prospect United Soccer Club will play in the second tier of NSW football next season as they won the playoff 4-3 on aggregate.

📸: Brett Nielsen Photography

13/09/2025

Another game and another goal for an Aussie in South Korea 🇰🇷🇦🇺

Australian forward Charles Lokolingoy continues to find the back of the net in the K League 2 as he got on the scoresheet for his 충남아산프로축구단 side earlier today ⚽️

It's been a great spell in South Korea for the 28-year-old striker as he scored a penalty in Asan's 3-0 win over Bucheon 1995. Lokolingoy has now scored four goals with one assist since joining the club in July.

📸: Chungnam Asan

13/09/2025

An assist for Carter against Benfica 🇵🇹🇦🇺

Australian striker Anthony Carter helped his CD Santa Clara side earn a precious point as he noted an assist for Santa Clara in their 1-1 away draw against Portuguese giants Benfica 🔴⚪️

The 31-year-old played the final nine minutes of the match at the iconic Estádio da Luz as his header got the last touch to set up teammate Vinícius Lopes.

Santa Clara remain undefeated in their past three Liga Portugal matches and sit in 8th position on the competition ladder.

📸: sourced from CD Santa Clara Facebook

12/09/2025

Former A-League goalkeeper of the year keeps first clean sheet in Europe 🇳🇿🇵🇱

In his second match for the club, New Zealand international Alex Paulsen kept his first clean sheet in Europe, helping his Lechia Gdańsk earn three valuable points in the Polish PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa.

The former Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC keeper played the entire match as Lechia Gdansk recorded a 2-0 home win over GKS Katowice. Lechia Gdansk remain at the bottom of the competition ladder with just two wins from eight matches.

📸: Lechia Gdansk

12/09/2025

Less than one week to go until the AFC Champions League Elite and Two competitions kick-off ⏲️🇦🇺

Melbourne City and Macarthur FC will fly the Australian flag as they look to make history for themselves. Despite playing in the Elite league/group stage in the past, Melbourne City have never progressed through to the next round, while Macarthur FC will play in Asia for the second time in club history.

Here is a list of Aussie players (apart from City and Macarthur) set to feature in the tournaments: 👇

Elite:
- Curtis Good (Buriram United)
- Kenny Dougall (Buriram United)
- Shane Lowry (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
- Mitch Duke (Machida Zelvia)
- Kevin Muscat (Shanghai Port, manager)

Two:
- Dimitri Petratos (Mohun Bagan SG)
- Jason Cummings (Mohun Bagan SG)
- Jamie Maclaren (Mohun Bagan SG)
- James Temelkovski (Tai Po)
- Stefan Mauk (Công An Hà Nội)
- Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Pohang Steelers)
- Bailey Wright (Lion City Sailors)
- Dylan Fox (Tampines Rovers)

📸: Lion City Sailors

11/09/2025

Did you know about this interesting link between 2025 Football South Australia National Premier Leagues Grand Finalists MetroStars and Croydon FC? 🤔

"When looking at the most recent championship of both sides, it is hard to ignore how interconnected the two clubs are. In 2012, MetroStars' championship win came despite Croydon's regular season premiership, while both 2014 and 2017 seasons saw Metro win the premiership, with Croydon going on to claim the championship."

Read Antonis Pagonis' full preview of the 2025 NPL SA Grand Final here: https://www.frontpagefootball.net/post/npl-sa-2025-grand-final-metrostars-and-croydon-fc-vie-for-a-return-to-the-championship-throne

📸 - Pagonis Photography

10/09/2025

The 2025 Football South Australia NPL Grand Final sees MetroStars take on Croydon FC at ServiceFM Stadium, with both sides eager to end their respective championship droughts 🏆

Antonis Pagonis has our preview of a big occasion for the two clubs ✍️

📸 Pagonis Photography

The 2025 NPL SA Grand Final sees MetroStars take on Croydon FC at ServiceFM Stadium, with both sides eager to end their respective championship droughts.

10/09/2025

A chance to lift silverware across the men's and women's competitions 👀🏆

This Saturday night could be a historic day for NPL New South Wales heavyweights APIA Leichhardt FC who are on the verge of being crowned champions across both their senior men's and women's competitions.

The NPL NSW grand finals take place this Saturday at Jubilee Stadium with the NPL NSW Women's grand final taking place first. APIA Leichhardt take on the Bulls FC Academy at 2:30pm while in the NPL NSW Men's, it's APIA Leichhardt going head-to-head against Rockdale Ilinden at 6pm local time.

It's been a great season for both teams as the women's team of APIA have lifted the Sapphire Cup while the men's side featured in the Hahn Australia Cup and knocked out A-League champions Melbourne City.

📸: sourced from APIA Leichhardt Facebook

10/09/2025

Undefeated in 10, automatic World Cup qualification and the Soccer Ashes trophy 👏

It's been a fantastic managerial stint for Socceroos head coach Tony Popovic who is yet to suffer a defeat during his tenure on the international stage. Popovic had led the Socceroos to wins against Japan and Saudi Arabia that saw Australia qualify automatically for a men's World Cup since 2014. Here is his record as Roos manager: 👇

3-1W vs China PR
1-1D vs Japan
0-0D vs Saudi Arabia
2-2D vs Bahrain
5-1W vs Indonesia
2-0W vs China PR
1-0W vs Japan
2-1W vs Saudi Arabia
1-0W vs New Zealand
3-1W vs New Zealand

📸: Football Australia Youtube

09/09/2025

An Aussie manager lifts silverware on the international stage 🏆

Former Socceroos manager Graham Arnold has led the Iraq men's national team to success as they won the 2025 edition of the King's Cup 🇮🇶

Against a tough atmosphere, Iraq held on for a 1-0 away win in the final of the King's Cup over Thailand. It's the second time in history that the Iraq men's national team have lifted the trophy having done so in 2023.

📸: sourced from Iraq national team Instagram

09/09/2025

A fantastic international window for Mohamed Toure 👏

The Socceroos concluded their international window with the Soccer Ashes trophy in their hands after they defeated New Zealand 3-1 in Auckland 🏆

One of the winners of the September window has been Randers FC striker Mo Toure who got a double to his name earlier today across the ditch. Across the two Soccer Ashes matches, the 21-year-old forward scored two goals with one assist and had a goal contribution percentage of 75%.

Up next for the Socceroos are away matches to North America, where they will take on two of the three 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosts; Canada in Montreal and the United States in Colorado.

📸: Commbank Socceroos