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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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Matildas coach search narrows before friendlies

Football Australia will begin speaking with candidates for the vacant Matildas role in the coming weeks, with an interim coach for coming European-based friendlies to be named imminently.

PFA: Australian football needs "stability" (2:41)
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PFA: Football Australia 'needs players' for NST

PFA co-chief executive Beau Busch has called for a renewed, whole-of-game approach to the introduction of Football Australia's NST, saying that players "haven't been involved" in the process.

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Cash-strapped A-League clubs welcome FIFA aid

The legacy of the 2023 Women's World Cup continues to be felt Down Under, with cash-strapped A-League sides netting tens of thousands of dollars as part of FIFA's club benefits programme.

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A-League confirms club funding cut to $530k

The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) are upbeat that all A-Leagues clubs will survive a fresh wave of financial turbulence after they were told their central distribution for the 2024/25 season will be slashed by close to 75%.

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Matilda Cortnee Vine quits ALW for US move

Cortnee Vine, the most recognisable star in the A-League Women, has dealt the competition a significant blow by leaving Sydney FC to take up a contract in the USA's National Women's Soccer League.

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Arsenal edge A-League Women in friendly

The A-League Women All Stars have battled hard against Arsenal and their Matildas Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross but fallen to a 1-0 loss in their friendly.

Where to next for Cortnee Vine? (1:42)
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The winning culture of Sydney FC (1:59)
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A-League Women finalists call for more funding

Matildas attacker Cortnee Vine was among those at AAMI Park calling for increased investment to ensure that this season's historic gains are not wasted.

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Vine admits ALW future remains uncertain

With a second-consecutive A-League Women title secured and overseas clubs looming, Matildas and Sydney FC attacker Cortnee Vine admits she is uncertain of her future.

Why Sydney FC's seventh straight Grand Final is so different (1:48)
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