Western United

Can Juan Mata and Douglas Costa deliver on their box-office status? Joey Lynch breaks down the A-League transfer window.

Football clubs have reacted with disappointment and anger at suggestions a national second tier (NST) could shift to a 'Champions League' style model.

Following the A-League's decision to slash funding to all clubs, Joey Lynch takes a look at what's next for the Australian top flight.

The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) are upbeat that all A-Leagues clubs will survive a fresh wave of financial turbulence after they were told their central distribution for the 2024/25 season will be slashed by close to 75%.

ESPN's team of football writers have sat down to examine 10 of the most pressing issues facing the A-Leagues this offseason.

Even if they had not planned to get here this way, the A-League's new "Football Focused" era is exactly what the competition needs right now.

Western United captain and inaugural player Josh Risdon has parted ways with the A-League Men club after five seasons.

The A-League needs to work with and chase the Australian mainstream. Yet it cannot appeal to that audience without its core fanbase providing the point of difference football holds.

For too long, A-League expansion side Western United has viewed through a prism of unfulfilled promise. Now, club chairman Jason Sourasis has laid down a new marker with ESPN.

Just when you feared for the development of young strikers in Australian football, we see a crop of rising stars headlined by Noah Botic.