Brazilian Fabio Gomes has helped deliver Sydney FC their first silverware in three years after the striker fired a double to complete a 3-1 Australia Cup final win over the Brisbane Roar.
First the Lions,then the Broncos,and finally the Roar. These are heady days for the now-undisputed Sports Capital of Australia.
The club is struggling to reconnect with its fan base after three seasons playing outside the city in Redcliffe.
Months after fascist salutes marred the Australia Cup soccer final last year,representatives of the Jewish community and Sydney United Football Club have met.
Three men who attended last year’s controversial Australia Cup final at CommBank Stadium are among the first in the state to be charged with a new law.
Fined $15,000 by Football Australia,Sydney United 58 could also be stripped of points and banned from future editions of the Australian Cup if the Croatian-backed club or their fans breach the federation’s requirements.
The game desperately needs more scenes like last Saturday night – but it simply cannot afford the sort of baggage that came with it.
The man,caught performing a Nazi salute by broadcast cameras at Saturday night’s Australia Cup final,will be unable to attend any future games sanctioned by the governing body.
Al Hassan Toure has revealed the motivation behind his brave goal celebration in the Australia Cup final and admonished the handful of Sydney United 58 fans caught performing Nazi gestures for acting against the true spirit of football.
Football Australia has criticised spectators who were caught performing what appeared to be Nazi salutes and booing during a Welcome to Country in Saturday night’s Australia Cup final.
Macarthur FC have dedicated their Australia Cup triumph to their grieving skipper Ulises Davila,who won the Mark Viduka Medal for best afield just four months after the death of his wife.