A-League
FFA sets out A-League restart plan as Fox ‘pushes for fee reduction’
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has today (Thursday) unveiled a plan to restart the A-League’s 2019-20 season by mid-July, subject to agreement with broadcast rights-holder Fox Sports.
Round-Up: Hyundai breaks with FFA, Ma Guoli leaves CBA, PGA Tour to fly golfers, European football restarts, and more
Hyundai is ending its sponsorship of the Australian A-League after this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald
A-League aims for July restart
Australia's top football league is aiming to complete its 2019-20 season in July and August, according to Adelaide United director of football Bruce Djite
Foxtel ‘fails to make’ A$12m A-League rights payment
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has failed to make its final rights fee instalment for this season’s A-League, the top-tier men’s football league in Australia, it has been reported.
Sky Deutschland’s live A-League coverage set to be short-lived
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has today (Monday) provided live coverage of Australian club football competition the A-League as part of a tie-up with Germany-based subscription broadcaster…
Cryptocurrency group claims it wants to buy Perth Glory and form ‘CFG-style’ portfolio
Cryptocurrency and sports investment group London Football Exchange wants to buy Australian A-League football club Perth Glory, with a view to building a larger, global portfolio of clubs, according to…
Hyundai ‘set to exit’ A-League title sponsorship
Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai is reportedly close to ending its long-running title sponsorship of club competition the A-League, leaving Football Federation Australia without one of its main commercial…
Aldi joins group of sponsors quitting FFA portfolio
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has lost another of its sponsors with supermarket chain Aldi opting not to renew its contract upon its expiry at the end of 2019
Australia’s A-League turns to Scudamore as advisor
Richard Scudamore, the former executive chairman of the Premier League, has been appointed a special advisor to clubs in Australia’s A-League and Greg O’Rourke, the head of the competition.
Perth Glory signs BHP as Principal Partner for new season
Australian football club Perth Glory has added resource company BHP as a Principal Partner for the 2019-20 football season
City Football Group agrees Global Partnership with EA Sports
Video gaming brand EA Sports has signed a global partnership with multi-club owner City Football Group to become the Official Gaming Partner of Manchester City, New York City and Melbourne City
Western Sydney Wanderers extends with JD Sports
Australian A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers has extended its Co-Major Partner agreement with sports retailer JD Sports for the 2019-20 Hyundai A-League season
ABC ‘edges closer’ to A-League rights deal
Australian public-service broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is closing in on a rights deal for top-tier domestic club football competition the A-League, according to multiple reports
FFA embraces ‘challenger brand’ status as A-League spin-off heralds new dawn for Australian soccer
Australian football entered a new stage in its development earlier this year with the announcement that the A-League and W-League would be spun off from Football Federation Australia. The FFA's chief commercial and marketing officer Luke Bould talks Adam Nelson through the implications of the move and how the body is set up to weather the change.
FFA reaches agreement on ‘new era’ for Australian club football
Football Federation Australia has reached an agreement in principle on a venture that will see the men’s A-League and women’s W-League become independent organisations, ushering in a “new era” for the…
Clubs warn A-League needs A$120m in further funding as FFA unveils breakaway blueprint
Owners of clubs in Australia’s A-League have warned the league faces a A$120m (€76m/$85m) shortfall in funding as it prepares to break away from Football Federation Australia and establish its own aut…
A-League confirms expansion, plans second tier
Australia’s A-League football competition will expand to 12 teams over the next two seasons, after Football Federation Australia awarded licences to bids from Western Melbourne Group and Macarthur South W…
A-League expansion process faces up to fresh delays
The process to add two new teams to the A-League, the top division of Australian club football, could be delayed until the 2020-21 season as Football Federation Australia continues to weigh the merits…