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10 years ago

Best of 2015/16: Round 14 v Central Coast Mariners

Melbourne Victory completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in Hyundai A-League history to snatch a draw against Central Coast Mariners in Round 14. While Victory was disappointed to leave Geelong with only a point, the nature of its second-half...

10 years ago

Best of 2015/16: FFA Cup Final v Perth Glory

Melbourne Victory created history in November last year by winning its first ever Westfield FFA Cup, defeating Perth Glory 2-0 in the Final at AAMI Park. Victory was cruelly eliminated by Glory in the Quarter Finals of the inaugural competition in...

10 years ago

Matthieu Delpierre: It was a privilege to play for Victory

Melbourne Victory’s newest club champion Matthieu Delpierre says it has been a privilege playing at the club for the past two seasons. The 35-year-old, who is retiring from professional football after the AFC Champions League Round of 16, finished his career...

10 years ago

ACL sense of fate not lost on Victory players

A sense of fate after being drawn against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 has not been lost on Melbourne Victory players. As if it needed any more motivation to reach the Quarter Finals of...

10 years ago

ACL knockout stage: What you need to know

The 2016 AFC Champions League is down to 16 teams, with Melbourne Victory looking to create history of its own in the knockout stage. After advancing from the group stage for the first time, Victory will face South Korean side...

10 years ago

Archie Thompson eyes Round of 16 as Victory swansong

There will be numerous subplots to Tuesday night’s crunch AFC Champions League match between Melbourne Victory and Gamba Osaka at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Most notably, the game presents a chance for Victory to progress to the Round of 16 in...

10 years ago

Emotion removed from possible Victory swansong

Departing Melbourne Victory forward Kosta Barbarouses says emotion will be put to one side in Tuesday night’s crucial AFC Champions League match against Gamba Osaka. If Victory fails to progress to the Round of 16, it will be the last...

10 years ago

Kevin Muscat eyes ‘immediate success’ for Victory

Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat has urged his players to embrace the lofty expectations the club will encounter heading into the next Hyundai A-League season. Speaking at the Victory Medal in front of more than 900 guests at Palladium at...

10 years ago

Gamba game a grand final for Victory

Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat has labelled the club’s AFC Champions League game against Gamba Osaka as its own grand final. Victory will progress to the Round of 16 for the first time in the club’s history if it beats...

10 years ago

Confident Victory ready for Finals Series

Melbourne Victory will enter the Hyundai A-League 2016 Finals Series confident it can make an impact, according to captain Carl Valeri. Victory is unbeaten in its last six games in all competitions, including its past four Hyundai A-League matches. The...

11 years ago

Brave Matildas fall to Japan in World Cup

The Westfield Matildas’ World Cup dream is over after an 87th-minute goal handed Japan a 1-0 win in Edmonton on Sunday (AEST). In a gripping match played in stifling conditions, the Matildas battled hard and showed enormous character only to...

11 years ago

Matildas surge into World Cup quarter-finals

Melbourne Victory W-League stars Lisa De Vanna and Steph Catley have helped steer the Matildas to a history-making win against Brazil in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Moncton. The Westfield Matildas are through to the quarter-finals at the Women’s...