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25 February 2021 12:17pm Tasmania is getting a taste of the A-League thanks to a partnership between Western United, the Tasmanian Government and Football Tasmania. Western United will be heading over to Launceston to play two home game fixtures at York Park during both the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 seasons. Western United CEO Chris Pehlivanis said the team is excited to bring the game to Tasmania. “We were presented with an opportunity to work with the Tasmanian Government and Football Tasmania to not only showcase Western United’s brand of football but to bring the A-League to the state,” he said. The partnership will also include a women’s exhibition match between Calder United Soccer Club and a local Tasmanian representative team, as well as community football initiatives. The vision for 2022 includes a W-League fixture as part of a broader festival of football in the state. ....
Five years ago Johnny Koutroumbis joined the Newcastle Jets as a fresh faced 18 year old and has not left the team since. The young defender from Adelaide made his … ....
Neos Kosmos to talk about the new football season ahead. The Sydneysider moved down to Melbourne after signing a scholarship contract with Western United for the 2019–20 season and has since locked in a two-year contract extension with the team. Skotadis is the living, breathing essence of football, kicking a ball round from the moment he could walk. Now he lives with two other teammates, as he chases his sporting dreams. What drew you to football? For me, most of my uncles, my dad even my mum played. It was pretty natural. At around one or two years old I was kicking a football around. It was in our family’s culture. ....
A-League player ratings: Western United vs Adelaide United A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Western United hosted Adelaide United in this year’s season opener, and in a cagey and generally end-to-end affair neither side was able to find the back of the net, with Western United’s largely counterattacking style unable to satisfy the home fans with a victory. Adelaide United were satisfied with a point, as coach Carl Veart remarked in his post-match press conference, and both coaches felt a draw was the right and justified result for both sides. ....