One of the few Australian sporting teams to have travelled overseas since the pandemic,Sydney FC are set to go head-to-head in Qatar with Socceroos icons Aaron Mooy and Ange Postecoglou.
Ryan McGowan has been in Scotland with family since winning the A-League grand final and was training with his old club Hearts.
Andrew Redmayne and wife Caitlin are expecting their first child in January - and the Socceroos goalkeeper isn't prepared to risk anything by flying to Qatar.
There are 300,000 reasons - and a few more - why Sydney FC,Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory are reluctantly heading to COVID-hit Qatar later this month.
Sydney FC,Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory are due to fly to Doha next month but hold serious reservations about taking part in the prestigious tournament.
Sydney FC,Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory are due to resume their AFC Champions League fixtures next month in Qatar - but getting there and back is easier said than done.
Defending champions Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia have been kicked out of the AFC Champions League after naming only 11 players for their final group match due to a raft of COVID-19 positives.
Alessandro Diamanti has capped off that outstanding debut campaign by taking out the highest individual honour in the Australian game,the Johnny Warren Medal.
Sydney FC's ACL campaign will likely be pushed back from October to November.
Aaron Mooy's shock Premier League exit will also see him face Sydney FC in the Asian Champions League.
The AFC is determined to finish off the 2020 Champions League and has released a revised schedule,which could keep the Sky Blues busy through to next July.