The Beautiful Game

Sydney FC have signed ex-Socceroos coach Frank Farina on a deal that will see him take the reigns of the team for the remainder of the A-League season. Sydney FC Chairman Scott Barlow has welcomed Farina “Frank has coached at the highest l evel and has dealt with the demands of coaching a high profile team. He also brings with him a wealth of A-League coaching experience that will serve him well as he joins us part way through our season." “We believe Frank has the experience, leadership and coaching acumen to have a positive and immediate impact on Sydney FC.” With the recent resignation of former coach Ian Crook and a string of poor results blighted further by lack of on-field quality it appears Sydney FC will overhaul their squad and management staff to rekindle what seemed likely to be a promising season. With pressure from the media, namely SBS football analysis Craig Foster for Sydney to define its playing style it appears the club will prioritise coaching st...

Even ADP wasn't enough to lift the Sky Blues After a week to forget Sydney FC were keen to bounce back with a win against the reigning Premiers. The Roar also found themselves in trouble languishing on the wrong side of the ladder. Keen to avoid the fate of Crook, Vidosic needed to somehow revitalise the Roar and prove that they could move on without An ge Postecoglou. Insanity is the repetition of the same act and expecting a different result and last night proed that Sydney should be institutionalised. Poor defending again put Sydney out of the contest as Brisbane scored at will converting four times in a night to forget for the Sky Blues. Brisbane opened the scoring when Broich's 40 metre free kick went untouched and slowly bounced into the back of the net. Brisbane built on the momentum just 3 minutes later with  Paartalu effortlessly beating Sydney's man marking and converting a rebound of Necevski's save. However Sydney's s...

Wellington Phoenix have taken down Sydney FC in an epic 3-2 win at Westpac Stadium. In a frustrating first half for players an supporters, the teams entered the break without scoring a goal. The stalemate would not continue though, with Wellington firing quickly after the break though Tim Brown. Brown's retirement may be imminent but he appeared keen to prolong his career even by a game. Sigmund then went on to double the kiwis' lead in the 78th minute, the goal was the first in a frantic final 10 minutes of play. The 10,000 strong crowd then went on to witness one of the most entertaining finishes in A-League history. Sydney clawed back into the game through Chianese. The sky blue slotted home a quick brace with goals in the 70th and 82nd. Wellington had the last laugh though. An 87th minute penalty goal from crowd favourite Paul Ifill secured the win for Wellington. The 3-2 win puts Wellington through to the next round of finals where they will face either...

A gritty 3-2 win against Newcastle at the SFS has seen the Sydney FC qualify for the 2011-12 A-League finals. Sydney join Melbourne Heart, Perth Glory, Wellington Phoenix, reigning champions Brisbane Roar and of course newly crowned premiers the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League's finals series. The finals will unfold as follows: Wellington will host Sydney at Westpac Stadium this friday in the first elimination final. On Sunday Perth will host Melbourne Heart at Nib Stadium in the second elimination final. Brisbane and Central Coast will face off in a two legged Major Semi Final, played first in Brisbane this Saturday and then in Central Coast next Sunday.