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#ICYMI A start and full 90 minutes for Younis in Denmark 🇩🇰🇦🇺👏 Over the weekend, Australia U23 international Marcus Younis featured for his @BrondbyIF side as they drew on the opening matchday of the new @Superligaen season 🟡🔵 The 21-year-old attacker played the entire match for Brøndby IF in their 1-1 away draw to current league holders AGF. For Younis, it's his first league start in Brøndby colours as Brøndby host Viborg on matchday two.

City make it three in a row and push for a near-impossible finals run ⚫️🔴 Earlier today, @BlacktownCityFC made it three wins in a row in the @NPLNSW Men's competition as they defeated the Wollongong Wolves to steer clear away from relegation and now push for the finals 3⃣ City defeated the Wolves 2-0 at Macedonia Park and sit eight points behind a finals position with five matches to go. Up next for City is a home match against sixth-placed Sydney FC and could close the gap between them and a finals position. 📸: Brett Nielsen Photography

APIA Leichhardt is looking to make history in the Australia Cup. 🏆 With the Round of 32 wrapping up tonight, APIA has booked its place in the Round of 16 after defeating Peninsula Power two weeks ago. It marks the fourth time the club has reached this stage of the competition. APIA is experiencing great form so far, taking the top spot in NPL NSW following yesterday's win over UNSW FC. Head coach Franco Parisi will be aiming to add silverware and guide the club beyond its best-ever Australia Cup finish of a quarter-final appearance. 🔗 For more from Franco Parisi on APIA's season so far → shorturl.at/G0BZG

#ICYMI A Socceroo back on the scoresheet in South Korea 🇦🇺🇰🇷⚽️ A few days ago, Australia international John Iredale scored his first goal for his new club Gwangju FC in the South Korean top flight 🟠⚫️ The 26-year-old forward scored the opening goal in Gwangju FC's 1-1 draw against Gimcheon Sangmu FC. Gwangju FC remain in last position on the K League 1 ladder. Up next for Iredale and Gwangju FC is a home match against Jeju SK FC. 📸: sourced from John Iredale X

An Aussie manager set to lead against Premier League opposition in front of expected record crowd in New Zealand 🇦🇺🇳🇿👏 Australian manager Luke Casserly is set to manage @fc_auckland in their upcoming pre-season clash against English outfit Tottenham Hotspur at Eden Park. Earlier this year, the 52-year-old manager led his Auckland FC 2 side to @OFCProLeague glory having won the competition in its inaugural season ⚫️🔵 Casserly is also set to be part of a historic day for football in New Zealand with an expected crowd of 40,000 - the most for a men's football match in the country. Auckland FC take on Tottenham Hotspurs tomorrow afternoon at 3pm local time. 📸: sourced from Auckland FC Facebook

BREAKING 🚨 Hrustic is off to the Emirates 🇦🇪🇦🇺✍️ Australia international Ajdin Hrustic has completed a move to UAE Pro League side Al Nasr SC 🔵⚪️ It's the 30-year-old's first move to an AFC country having spent his professional career in Holland, Germany and Italy. Al Nasr SC are based in Dubai and play at the Al Maktoum Stadium; last season the club finished in 6th position on the UAE Pro League ladder. 📸: sourced from Al Nasr SC Instagram

A chance to share the pitch against one of Europe's best 🇭🇺⚔️🇪🇸 Australia international Daniel Arzani could feature against European giants Real Madrid as the Spanish outfit are set to make the trip to the Hungarian capital to take on @Fradi_HU 👀 Real Madrid's trip to Hungary and clash against Ferencváros on the 8th of August has been confirmed and will take place at the Groupama Aréna in Budapest. 📸: Ferencváros

The Danish top flight returns tonight and could present a huge opportunity for an Aussie talent to test himself again in Europe 🇩🇰🇦🇺 The 2026/27 Danish @Superligaen season commences tomorrow morning and there are a few Aussies to keep an eye on. One of them is Australia U23 international Marcus Younis who lit up the A-League Men's competition during his loan spell for Melbourne City last season. Here is a list of the current Australian crop in the Danish top flight: 👇 - Marcus Younis (Brøndby IF) - Paul Izzo (Randers FC) - Oliver Jones (Randers FC) - Musa Toure (Randers FC) In the opening matchday of the new season, Younis and his Brøndby IF travel away to take on the current league champions AGF while the Aussie contingent at Randers FC host Silkeborg. 📸: sourced from Brøndby IF Facebook

Less than two months to go until Asian club competitions commence and plenty of Aussies are set to feature 🇦🇺👏 The 2026/27 @TheAFCCL Champions League Elite and Two competitions are getting closer with the best of Asian club football fighting for silverware. Here is a list of Australian footballers and managers that are set to feature in the upcoming edition: 👇 ACL Elite: - Curtis Good (Buriram United) - Kenny Dougall (Buriram United) - Brad Tapp (Johor DT) - Ange Postecoglou (Al Nassr, manager) - Kevin Muscat (Shanghai Port, manager) - Nick Montgomery (Beijing Guoan, manager) - Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka)* - Stefan Mauk (Công An Hà Nội)* ACL Two: - Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia) - Mitch Duke (Machida Zelvia) - Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Kuching City FC) - Bailey Wright (Lion City Sailors) - Dylan Fox (Tampines Rovers) *playoff stage

With a full pre-season under his belt, could Garang Kuol make a name for himself in Czechia and potentially catch the attention of Socceroos manager Tony Popovic? 🤔 For the first time in his career abroad, it seems that Australia international Garang Kuol has settled for Czech giants @ACSparta_CZ with the new season commencing this weekend 🇨🇿🇦🇺 Last season, Kuol featured in more than 20 matches for the club in all competitions and played against sides such as Legia Warsaw, Aberdeen and AZ Alkmaar. The former Central Coast Mariners player helped Sparta Praha to a second-placed finish and qualify for the UEFA Champions League qualifying stages. Sparta Praha and Garang Kuol open their league campaign this weekend with an away trip to take on newly promoted FC Zbrojovka Brno.

Now that the dust has settled on the 2026 World Cup, what were your thoughts on the Socceroos' performance? Generational Roos super fan Ben Horvath shares his assessment of how the campaign rated historically ✍️ frontpagefootball.net/post/how-did-t…

ANOTHER CUPSET TO THEIR NAME. 🏆 On Wednesday, Sydney United defeated the Central Coast Mariners in a tense penalty shootout, which featured 21 PENALTIES in the Round of 32 of the Australia Cup. It would be United's third cupset, and first since the run in 2022, that made them the first non-A-League side to reach the final. The win ties them for 2nd, level with APIA Leichhardt, in wins as a local federation club over A-League opposition in the Australia Cup. Sydney United will play in the Round of 16 for the seventh time, as they sit in third place in the league table for NPL NSW. It has been a great week for the side, being only four points behind the league leaders heading into Round 25. @SydUtd58FC @AustraliaCup @NPLNSW 📸 @harleyappezzato

After suffering another disappointing qualifying start, does the Scottish Premiership continue to be a good destination for Australian players? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺 For a number of seasons, across the qualifying stages of UEFA club competitions, Scottish clubs have suffered defeats to teams from lower ranked coefficient rankings. Earlier today, Hibernian FC lost 0-2 against Kosovar outfit KF Malisheva in Conference League qualifying, while in Champions League qualifying Hearts went down to Austrian side Sturm Graz 0-4. For the past few seasons, Scottish clubs have struggled in UEFA club qualifying by either dropping down to lower competitions or being eliminated in general. Scottish club football is in a decline given poor results in just the qualifying stages of European competitions.

Contract signed 🤞 Mer freue uns op Dich, Paul! 🤩 _ #effzeh

Australian-based representation at the upcoming 2026 ASEAN Championship 🇦🇺👀 The 2026 ASEAN Championship commences later tonight with the best of Southeast Asia competing for silverware. The upcoming tournament has a few Australian-based players, here is a list below: 👇 Indonesia 🇮🇩 - Mathew Baker (Melbourne City) Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 - Dylan Niski (Western City Rangers) - Liam Farrugia (Manningham United) - Ryan Jom (Canterbury Bankstown) - Jackson Fowler (Valentine FC) - Tristan Arrarte (Western Sydney Wanderers)

A big season coming up for a young Aussie midfielder in Scotland? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺👀 Tonight, Australian midfielder Oscar Priestman is set to make his European debut for his @MotherwellFC side in UEFA Conference League qualifying as the Scottish side take on HB from the Faroe Islands🟤🟡 It's been a positive spell abroad for the 23-year-old since his departure from Australia, having featured in more than 25 matches for Motherwell FC in all competitions last season. The former Western Sydney Wanderers player helped guide Motherwell to a fourth place finish last season, resulting in their participation in Conference League qualifying. With another Scottish Premiership season looming as well as Conference League football, Australian football fans could see Priestman go one step further in season 2026/27.

#ICYMI An Aussie goes top of the league as @vikingfotball look to defend title 🇳🇴🇦🇺🔝 Earlier today, Australia international Gianni Stensness featured for his Viking FK side in their away win over Lillestrøm SK that sees the club climb into first position on the @eliteserien competition ladder 👏 The 27-year-old defender played the entire match for Viking FK in their 2-1 away win. Overall, Stensness has seen plenty of minutes in the Norwegian top flight, having featured in 12 of Viking's 13 league matches this season as the club sit one point ahead of second-placed Bodø/Glimt. Up next for the Socceroo is another away clash against Aalesunds FK.

From the A-League to the Champions League 🇸🇮🇦🇺👏 A shoutout to Australian forward Yaya Dukuly who featured for his @NKCelje side in UEFA Champions League qualifying earlier today ⚫️🔵 The 23-year-old played 88 minutes for NK Celje in their 3-3 away draw to Albanian champions KF Egnatia. Next week NK Celje host KF Egnatia with the winner of the tie set to face the winner of Ararat-Armenia/Shamrock Rovers.

👋 Welcome, Holly! 🔵 Everton have signed Australia international forward Holly McNamara – the Blues beating a wide range of top clubs across Europe and the USA to secure the services of the two-time A-League Golden Boot winner.