Central Coast Mariners
Mariners 0 Sydney FC 0
A-League Men
Mariners book grand final showdown with Victory after controversial semi-final
Central Coast did just enough in the second leg to keep their treble dream alive, but Sydney FC were furious at the referee after two big calls went against them late in the game.
- by Vince Rugari
Latest
‘He punched me’: Sparks fly after Mariners clinch semi-final advantage
Sydney FC finished Friday night’s A-League semi-final with only nine men, and if Luke Brattan’s account is to be believed, the Mariners were lucky to not see red, too.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
ACL
After Asian triumph, the Mariners are one trophy away from Australia’s GOAT conversation
Ten years after the Wanderers lifted the AFC Champions League trophy, the Gosford-based Mariners have sealed another remarkable achievement. Now an unprecedented treble beckons.
- by Vince Rugari
‘Business class? It’s not us’: Inside the Mariners’ 100,000km Asian odyssey
They’ve flown almost three times around the world – all in economy class. The Mariners’ incredible AFC Cup journey is one of the best stories in Australian sport right now.
- by Vince Rugari
The Mariners’ incredible AFC Cup journey
The Central Coast team have travelled 100,000km on their way to the final of the tournament in Oman.
A-League player Angel Torres charged with rape, stalking and assault
The Colombian player was arrested in Terrigal over the alleged sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman.
- by Perry Duffin and Emma Kemp
How the A-League Women hope to waltz beside the Matildas’ success
After a record-breaking Women’s World Cup, can the domestic competition be a success?
- by Billie Eder and Marnie Vinall
Central Coast 6 Melbourne City 1
A-League Men
Cummings gets last laugh as Mariners destroy City to win A-League title
Socceroo Jason Cummings bagged a hat-trick and the Joe Marston Medal as the Central Coast Mariners claimed their first championship in a decade in stunning style on Saturday night.
- by Vince Rugari
Misshapes, mistakes and misfits: How Toy Story explains the Central Coast Mariners
This is the story of the A-League’s smallest club and how they put together a grand final team on a shoestring budget.
- by Vince Rugari
Central Coast 2 Adelaide 0
A-League Men
Bolt from the blue: Aussie sport’s ultimate underdog story rolls on
Almost five years since the Usain Bolt gimmick, the Central Coast Mariners are into the A-League’s grand final, and have become a model club for this struggling competition.
- by Vince Rugari
Bos moves: Is this Australian fans’ last chance to see Gen Next in the flesh?
As Socceroo Jordan Bos contemplates a nearly $2 million move to Belgium, the four clubs left in the A-League finals are putting paid to the adage that you can’t win anything with kids.
- by Vince Rugari