How Socceroo Awer Mabil is paying it forward as Young Australian of the Year

How Socceroo Awer Mabil is paying it forward as Young Australian of the Year

The former Adelaide United star’s Barefoot to Boots charity started out donating old football equipment to the refugee camp in Kenya where he was born,but is now saving lives.

  • byVince Rugari

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‘Disgraceful’ red card decision spoils pulsating Sydney,Adelaide draw
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‘Disgraceful’ red card decision spoils pulsating Sydney,Adelaide draw

A highly contentious red card to Adelaide United striker Hiroshi Ibusuki has marred an otherwise thrilling A-League Men clash with Sydney FC on Sunday,again raising questions over officiating standards in Australia and the purpose and merit of the Video Assistant Referee.

  • byVince Rugari
Socceroos aspirant shows support for Iranian protestors after boosting World Cup chances

Socceroos aspirant shows support for Iranian protestors after boosting World Cup chances

Daniel Arzani demonstrated his solidarity with women’s rights protestors in his birth country,Iran,after producing a moment of class on Sunday that will surely improve his World Cup selection chances.

  • byVince Rugari
‘Beyond disrespectful’:Cavallo hits out after ‘gay’ tweet by Casillas

‘Beyond disrespectful’:Cavallo hits out after ‘gay’ tweet by Casillas

Spanish World Cup winner Casillas,who retired in 2020,has since apologised and claimed his account was hacked.

  • byTom Morgan
Heward-Belle heroics seal win for Sydney over Adelaide

Heward-Belle heroics seal win for Sydney over Adelaide

Stand-in goalkeeper Thomas Heward-Belle saved a late penalty to clinch a 2-1 win for Sydney FC over the Reds.

  • byDominic Bossi
McGree transfer highlights Australia’s lowly place in football’s pecking order

McGree transfer highlights Australia’s lowly place in football’s pecking order

How did Charlotte FC make millions off Riley McGree,a player who’ll never wear their colours – and why didn’t Adelaide United,the club who produced him,make more? The answer is simple,straightforward,and a little sobering for Australian soccer.

  • byVince Rugari
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‘Enough’s enough’:Police to investigate Cavallo death threats

‘Enough’s enough’:Police to investigate Cavallo death threats

The Adelaide United star made worldwide headlines last October by becoming the first active top-flight professional footballer in the world to announce he was gay - and has been inundated with abusive messages on social media ever since.

  • byVince Rugari
‘Love will always win’:Gay A-League star hits out at homophobic abuse

‘Love will always win’:Gay A-League star hits out at homophobic abuse

Adelaide United’s Joshua Cavallo became the first active top-flight male professional footballer in the world to come out as gay in October. On Saturday night,he says he was subjected to homophobic abuse while playing an A-League Men match against Melbourne Victory.

  • byVince Rugari
Victory bounce back with win in feisty Adelaide clash

Victory bounce back with win in feisty Adelaide clash

Melbourne Victory shrugged off their home loss to Perth in style,winning a frenetic and fiercely fought contest in Adelaide thanks to a late winner.

  • byMichael Lynch
They call it GayFL - but that’s the one thing it is not

They call it GayFL - but that’s the one thing it is not

Are there no gay men in AFL footy,or are they fearful of speaking up? Soccer player Josh Cavallo’s coming out this week re-poses this mystifying question.

  • byGreg Baum
‘I’m still pinching myself’:Cavallo overwhelmed by world’s support after coming out

‘I’m still pinching myself’:Cavallo overwhelmed by world’s support after coming out

The Adelaide player publicly came out as gay in an emotional video on Wednesday. When he woke on Thursday,some of world football’s biggest names had messaged him in support.

  • byDominic Bossi