Argentine side Boca Juniors has claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory in the clubs’ pre-season friendly before 13,020 fans at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
Marcelo Canete’s goal in the 42nd minute proved the difference, Canete recovering from a bloodied nose that twice required treatment after a collision with referee Strebre Delovski to slice through the defence and finish well.
Just three weeks before Melbourne Victory opens its 2010-11 Hyundai A-League campaign away to Sydney FC in a rematch of last season’s grand final, coach Ernie Merrick made the most …

Adelaide United FC has appointed Dutchman Rini Coolen as the club’s new Head Coach for the next two years.

Following an extensive search and selection process, which included a host number of overseas candidates, Coolen was awarded the Reds’ top job and replaces the departed Aurelio Vidmar, who has taken up a position with the Qantas Socceroos’ coaching staff.

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced the appointment of Adelaide United coach Aurelio Vidmar as head coach of the Men’s Olympic Team for the 2012 Olympic Games and assistant coach of the Socceroos.

Vidmar, who quit The Reds after two successful AFC Asian Champions League campaigns, will replace Graham Arnold, who will take up the role of Central Coast Mariners head coach after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
FFA CEO Ben Buckley said Vidmar’s appointment showed FFA was serious about developing Australian coaches for important …

Luiz Felipe Scolari and his team of coaches said their final goodbyes to Bunyodkor officials today with both parties insisting the relationship had been beneficial.
“We are pleased to have worked together,” Bunyodkor sporting director Muradilla Alimbaev told the club’s official website.
“We are sure that Scolari’s work in Uzbekistan will have a big effect very soon. Our players gained some very useful experience and I guess that other Uzbek club coaches learned a lot useful things from Scolari and his team.”
Scolari’s task upon his …

The draw for the AFC Champions League 2010 quarter-finals & semi-finals have been conducted.

With four Korea Republic teams in the last eight, there was bound to be an all-Korean quarter-final. And so it was with Seongnam Ilhwa slated to meet Suwon Bluewings in QF4.