Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Sydney FC have added some attacking firepower to their squad for the A-League 2018/19 Season with the signing of former English Premier League striker Adam Le Fondre.
The 31-year-old hitman has signed a multi-year deal with the Sky Blues after he was released by English Championship outfit Bolton Wanderers.
Le Fondre plays as a centre forward and will be tasked with taking the place of 2017-18 A-League golden boot winner Bobo, who struck 27 goals in 28 games as the Sky Blues stormed to the Premiers Plate by 14 points.
It's a big signing for new boss Steve Corica ahead of the club's FFA Cup clash in Cairns on Tuesday .
Le Fondre rose to fame by scoring 12 goals for Reading in his maiden Premier League season in 2012-13.
He won the Royals' Player of the Season Award during that campaign, as well as their first ever Premier League Player of the Month award.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: As Korean giants Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings go head to head in the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-finals, join the-AFC.com as we look back at four times rivals from the same country clashed in the competition's last eight stage.
Domestic rivalries add a new dimension to the AFC Champions League, and throughout the years we have enjoyed some classic at the quarter-final stage. Heroic comebacks, nervy draws and closely fought contests were all present. Interestingly, never have two West Asian sides from the same country met in the competition's quarter-finals. So, here are four times rivals clashed in the last eight in recent years.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Having conquered the AFC Cup with Air Force Club, Iraqi winger Humam Tariq embarks on a new adventure in the AFC Champions League.
It seems strange that Tariq’s name is still being sprung around as one of Asia most exciting youngsters, for the Iraqi winger seems to have been around forever. But the fact is, the new Esteghlal signing is still just 22 with his best years well ahead of him.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: When AFC Champions League action resumes in a little over two weeks’ time, one man will be looking to achieve what no other player has done before: complete an AFC Champions League-UEFA Champions League double.
Having won an incredible four UEFA Champions League titles with Barcelona as part of what was arguably the greatest club side to ever play the game, Spanish midfielder Xavi Hernandez was a huge coup for Al Sadd when he joined in 2015.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Ahead of the hotly anticipated quarter-final clashes, four seasoned goal scorers are leading the heated race to become the 2018 AFC Champions League top goalscorer.
By the time the quarter-finals rolled around last year, Omar Abdulrahman led the AFC Champions League scoring race with seven goals but Omar Khrbin eventually won the prize with 10 goals. This year, we have not one, but two players who have already hit nine goals ahead of the quarter-finals; Baghdad Bounedjah and Youssef El Arabi.
While seven-goal man Mame Baba Thiam has swapped Esteghlal for Ajman in the UAE Pro League, two players continue to keep the pressure on the North African duo. Dejan Damjanovic and Kim Shin-wook are both on five goals, but only one of them will advance into the semi-finals as their teams clash in the last eight.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal have confirmed signing Emirati livewire Omar Abdulrahman on a one-year loan deal from Al Ain.
The 26-year-old has spent his entire professional senior career with Al Ain, marking this as his first move out of the United Arab Emirates.
With Al Ain since 2008, the 2016 AFC Player of the Year has a cabinet filled with trophies playing for The Boss, which includes multiple individual honours, four UAE Pro League titles, a UAE League Cup in 2009, three UAE Super Cup and three UAE President's Cup.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Japanese star Keisuke Honda has signed for reigning A-League champions Melbourne Victory with the former AC Milan striker calling it the best club in Australia.
Honda, who retired from international football after Japan's heartbreaking 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia exit in a last-gasp defeat to Belgium, put pen to paper for the 2018/19 season.
"It goes without saying that Keisuke has consistently proven himself at the highest level and we can't wait to see what he can do in Melbourne," said Victory head coach Kevin Muscat.
The talismanic 32-year-old, one of the highest profile names in Asian football, had been a free agent since departing Mexican club Pachuca.
"I am so happy to join the Melbourne Victory. I knew they were interested in me one week after the World Cup," he told Fox Sports.
"I really like a new challenge, that's me. I checked a couple of things. Melbourne Victory is the most successful club in the A-League. That's amazing. They became champs many times," he added.