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Poll: Which International Should Melbourne Ditch?

January 9th, 2008 · 10 Comments

One important decision which Ernie Merrick will have to make in the next month is which international player he leaves out of the Melbourne Victory squad for the Asian Champions League.
Coaches have to get their 30-player squad lists in by the 11th of February. One of the stipulations is that each team can only have […]

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Tags: Leandro Love · Asian Champions League · Grant Brebner · Melbourne Victory · Joe Keenan · Carlos Hernandez

More Potential Melbourne Recruits: Sasa Ognenovski, Stuart Musialik, Nathan Burns

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Since I first posted about Lucas Pantelis potentially signing with Melbourne Victory, a few more potential new recruits have been mentioned in the press:

Sasa Ognenovski: Simon Hill mentioned this one during the match on Saturday night. Could the Queensland Roar defender be on his way down to Melbourne? The chance to play in the Asian […]

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Tags: Sasa Ognenovski · Nathan Burns · Stuart Musialik · Asian Champions League · Melbourne Victory · Rumours

2008 Asian Champions League: The Draw

December 17th, 2007 · No Comments

The Melbourne Victory has been drawn in Group G, along with Chonburi FC (Thailand), Gamba Osaka (Japan) and the Chunnam Dragons (South Korea).
Adelaide United, meanwhile, have been drawn in Group E with Changchun Yatai (China), Pohang Steelers (South Korea) and Binh Duong (Vietnam).
Here’s who we’re up against, and how they made it to the Champions […]

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Tags: Asian Champions League · News · Adelaide United · Melbourne Victory

The 2008 Asian Champions League: A Quick Overview

December 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Last year, neither Sydney FC nor Adelaide United were able to make it past the group stage of the Asian Champions League. Adelaide faired badly, managing two wins, two draws and two losses. Sydney FC, on the other hand, narrowly missed out on knocking the Urawa Reds out in the group stage.
So when considering the […]

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Tags: Asian Champions League · Melbourne Victory