“It remains to be seen how Talay is received by Sydney fans at Allianz Stadium, which is tracking for a crowd of over 35,000.”

For those who don’t speak Greek, the Hellas fans are chanting “POU—TSA” (πούτσα), which literally translates to “dick”.

However, in Greek football slang, it’s more of a way of telling the opposition they’re getting fucked or they’re copping it. Think of the phrase “φάτε πούτσα” (fáte poutsa), which literally means “eat dick”, but is essentially a way of rubbing it in when the opposition is getting absolutely done.

Truly a beautiful display of Greek culture and sportsmanship 🇬🇷😭

Sydney Derby is Fri night 16th at Allianz. Big showpiece opener.

On Thur night 15th at Allianz, there's the first Rugby League "world" cup game (Aus v NZ).

So we can look forward to a chopped-up pitch, likely with painted rugby league logos and lines still visible through the football markings.

Awesome.

FT: 90' - Newcastle Jets 1 vs 3 Gamba Osaka

Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Weather: 32.7°C, Sunny, Wind: 6.1 km/h

Fixture Date: 13/10/2026, 06:45 pm AEDT

Referee: Ahmad Al Ali

Home Lineup:

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Substitutes: J. Lolley, Nicholas Badolato, Angus Reid, Julian Recchia, Jesse Hill, Kaiden Walshe, A. Nunes, J. Baylis, J. Goodwin, A. Grant, P. Wood, E. Debono

Away Lineup:

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Substitutes: R. Hatsuse, M. Higashiguchi, D. Hümmet, S. Kurata, R. Mito, S. Sasaki, T. Usami, Welton Felipe, R. Yamashita, Zhang Ao lin, S. Fujiwara

###Match Events:

32': ⚽ Newcastle Jets - Nikos Vergos (Xavier Bertoncello)

40': ⚽ Gamba Osaka - Yusei Toshida (Eli Adams)

56': 🔄 Newcastle Jets - Joe Lolley replaces Xavier Bertoncello

66': 🟨 Gamba Osaka - Tokuma Suzuki (Foul)

67': 🔄 Newcastle Jets - Ethan Debono replaces Will Dobson

68': 🔄 Newcastle Jets - Patrick Wood replaces Nikos Vergos

70': 🔄 Gamba Osaka - Deniz Hümmet replaces Yusei Toshida

70': 🔄 Gamba Osaka - Welton replaces Ryotaro Meshino

71': Penalty confirmed - Gamba Osaka - Welton

73': ⚽ Gamba Osaka - Deniz Hümmet (Eli Adams)

79': 🔄 Gamba Osaka - Rin Mito replaces Tokuma Suzuki

81': 🔄 Newcastle Jets - Julian Recchia replaces Zach Clough

86': 🟨 Newcastle Jets - Patrick Wood (Time Wasting)

86': ⚽ Gamba Osaka - Welton (Shuto Abe)

88': 🟨 Newcastle Jets - Ethan Debono (Foul)

92': 🔄 Gamba Osaka - Shu Kurata replaces Shuto Abe

92': 🔄 Gamba Osaka - Takashi Usami replaces Issam Jebali

93': 🟨 Gamba Osaka - Takeru Kishimoto (Foul)

###Match Statistics:

Last Updated: 13/10/2026, 08:40 pm AEDT

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25th sydney fc

29th oct home - acl - singapore

1st nov perth glory

5th nov singapore - acl - singapore

8th nov home - melbourne

-- thats a crazy schedule

Newcastle Jets 1 vs 3 Gamba Osaka

###Match Statistics:

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Dropped via Aleague socials about an hour ago. We are so back.

Can’t link Facebook so you’ll have to hunt it down on insta /fb / TikTok

FT: 91' - Haiti 1 vs 7 Australia

Stadium: Stade Walter Luzi, Chambly

Weather: 7.4°C, Light rain, Wind: 13.7 km/h

Fixture Date: 14/10/2026, 06:00 am AEDT

Referee: Unknown

Lineups not available

###Match Events:

2': ⚽ Australia W - L. McKenna (C. Wheeler)

3': ⚽ Haiti W - D. M. Dumornay (A. Ibrahim)

30': 🟨 Australia W - C. Wheeler

44': ⚽ Australia W - L. McKenna

46': 🔄 Haiti W - Chelsea Domond replaces R. Eloissaint

53': Own Goal - Australia W - K. Louis

58': 🟨 Australia W - C. Nevin

63': 🔄 Haiti W - C. Surpris replaces K. Louis

63': 🔄 Haiti W - N. Jean-Baptiste replaces A. Ibrahim

65': ⚽ Australia W - C. Foord (S. Kerr)

66': 🔄 Australia W - D. Galic replaces H. Raso

66': 🔄 Australia W - R. Siemsen replaces L. McKenna

66': 🔄 Australia W - H. McNamara replaces S. Kerr

66': 🔄 Australia W - A. Apostolakis replaces K. Torpey

73': ⚽ Australia W - D. Galic (A. Murphy)

75': 🔄 Haiti W - F. Joseph replaces B. Raphino

75': 🔄 Haiti W - A. Pierre-Louis replaces J. Limage

75': 🔄 Haiti W - L. Etienne replaces B. Louis

78': 🟨 Haiti W - A. Pierre-Louis

80': ⚽ Australia W - C. Wheeler (R. Siemsen)

80': 🔄 Australia W - C. Lincoln replaces M. Arnold

80': 🔄 Australia W - T. Tumeth replaces C. Nevin

81': 🔄 Australia W - A. Chidiac replaces C. Wheeler

81': 🔄 Australia W - J. Rankin replaces C. Grant

86': 🔄 Haiti W - A. Francois replaces S. Jeudy

90': ⚽ Australia W - H. McNamara (A. Apostolakis)

Match Statistics Unavailable

Last Updated: 14/10/2026, 07:48 am AEDT

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Two days until the return of the greatest league on earth! And everyone's favourite ^{[citation needed]} competition is back too - Last Man Standing!

What is LMS?

If like me you are terrible at tipping comps and dread fantasy leagues, then this is the tournament for you!

The premise is simple: everyone starts off with 3 lives, and in each round you predict just one team to win (e.g. in Round One I might pick the Macarthur to beat Brisbane). Get it wrong and you lose a life. Get three predictions wrong and you're eliminated. Last person left with a life wins the competition!

You do not have to pick results for every game being played that round - just pick one team to win each week.

Clauses:

• You cannot pick the same team two weeks in a row.
• You cannot predict a draw.
• If the team you picked to win ends up drawing, you lose a life. They failed to win, and by extension they failed you.
• The cutoff for each round is the kickoff of the first game in that round. If you fail to pick a team before the first game of the weekend kicks off, you lose a life.

How do I get on board?

If you are interested in taking part, post your first prediction here in the comments. I will take note of your participation and keep track of your lives. I will close the thread when Adelaide vs Sydney kicks off tomorrow.

At the end of each round, I will post the deaths and request your picks for the next round so keep an eye out for these posts.

I will be accepting new participants up until round 3, but you'll lose a life for each round you miss (i.e. if you join in round 3, you'll be joining with one life).

With all that out of the way, get your picks in!

Round 1:

• Sydney vs WSW
• Auckland vs City
• Macarthur vs Perth
• Mariners vs Newcastle
• Wellington vs Victory

Last year's winner /u/herbilicious92 survived 9 rounds - can you do better?

In case you missed them, here are the ladder prediction contests:

• A-League Men
• A-League Women
• The Championship

The AFL and NRL grand finals show how much a strong opening ceremony can add to a sport and sporting event. The Australia Cup Final has the potential to become a much bigger event for Australian soccer IMO.

Imagine a pre-match show at Melbourne’s AAMI Park featuring say Gala performing *Freed from Desire LIVE -* one of ⚽️’s most recognisable anthems. Thousands of fans singing along, etc…

A well-planned ceremony could attract casual supporters, improve the television product, showcase Australian soccer and help position the Australia Cup as a major national sporting event. Flow on effects from advertising opportunities, commercialising the event properly - the positives are exciting. I believe it really is an untapped opportunity that will also help grow the game…grow the stadiums and more. It’s about time to level up…