by Saxon Durrant
Every year from August to February 10 teams fight it out for the privilege of being crowned Australia's best team. They call it the A-League. Formed in 2005 from the scraps of the old National Soccer league (NSL) the competition has now entered its 6th season and has had some very entertaining seasons and finals.

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John Hackworth says after the Union's 1–0 loss to San Jose on Wednesday night, "We gave up an easy goal." Here's an early roundup of reports on the game which, while keeping San Jose's playoff hunt alive, surely puts the Union's on hold: ESPNSoccernet, Goal.com, more from Goal.com, MLS.com (1), MLS.

Defending Australian A-League champions Melbourne Victory have revealed their Reebok new home and alternate jerseys for the upcoming AFC Champions League 2010. According to the Victory's website "Leading Australian parking operator Care Park will grace the front of the new navy and white shirts, which both feature Melbourne Victory's distinctive V and will be used exclusively in [.

Melbourne Heart FC is an Australian professional football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, Victoria which will be the 11th official franchise in the A-League. The club was formed in 2008 and was awarded an A-League licence in 2009 to compete in the 2010/2011 season of the A-League. The team is expected to play home games [.

Good Player Guide #10 Shane Smeltz is a post from: Just Football

Shane Smeltz

(Gold Coast United / New Zealand)

Shane Smeltz, at the age of 28 and after a fairly non-descript time in the lower leagues of English football, has been fantastic in the last couple of the seasons of the Australian A-League.

Lionel Messi returned to the scoreboard at La Romareda on Saturday. Having hit a hat trick on his last appearance in Real Zaragoza's stadium, he scored twice this time to win the game for Barcelona 2-0. There were further goals ... Continue reading →

As I type this, much later in the week than normal due to the activity around the superclásico yesterday, Argentina are playing Brazil in Qatar. It seems as good a time as any to look back on how some of ... Continue reading →

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While there has still been no official announcement that Faryd Mondragon will be joining the Union, this news from Germany seems to be another unofficial confirmation: former FC Köln keeper Markus Proll is on trial with the club to see if he is a suitable replacement for Mondragon.

Prost Amerika tabs Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Juan Pablo Angel as the top choices in today's second round of the Re-Entry Draft.