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Melbourne Victory face reckoning after years of work disappear with one throw of a bucket | Joey Lynch

The actions of those who stormed the pitch were a betrayal of a club that has done much to empower fansAAMI Park was not where the Melbourne Victory managing director, Caroline Carnegie, wanted to be on Sunday morning but, given the events of the previous night, she had little choice. As she made her way into Victory’s offices, the weight of what had transpired in the Melbourne derby was clearly visible in her step.In just over an hour she would somehow attempt to make sense of the indefensible; answering for the Victory fans who had stormed the field and attacked Melbourne City’s goalkeeper, Tom Glover and the referee, Alex King, minutes after they had thrown a flare that injured a...

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A-League opening round starts with a bang, record crowds, and a few red cards

Between DeVere’s stunning equaliser, the Mariners’ rousing revival and Sydney’s thumping derby win it’s been a busy roundIt is either genius or folly to schedule the opening round of the A-League season in between two crucial qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. When you think however that only a handful of leagues around the world this year will boast an attendance figure higher than the 61,880 at Saturday’s Sydney derby – a new A-League record – then it is safe to say it went pretty well. Related: Football Federation Australia to look into ignition of flares at Sydney derby Related: A-League wrap: Mariners provide late drama, Sydney FC crush derby rivals Continue reading...

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