Festive Season Catch Up on our Aussies Abroad!

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Hello and welcome to the Aussie Football Passport, your one stop pod

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for updates on your favourite Aussie men and women who are playing their club cruise

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abroad. I'm your host Alex and let me wish you a Merry Christmas and

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Happy New Year. If you enjoyed the festive season a little too much

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and missed what's happening with our Aussies abroad, then don't worry because I've got

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you covered right here with this very podcast. While some leagues took

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winter breaks, others ramped up their schedule, so in this episode I'll look to summarise

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it all for you and tell you what it means for players chasing Matilda's squad

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spot for the Asian cup in March and to Socceroo's squad spot

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for the World cup in June. The headlines are up next.

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All right, let's start with transfer news because the transfer

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window is now officially open as of New Year's Day and it has brought a

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couple of big signings I would say. Mitchell Duke has left Mada zelvia

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and joined MacArthur FC in the A League for the rest of the 20252026

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season. This is due to the change in fixturing for the J League where they

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are aligning their season to begin mid particularly in August to

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align with European calendars rather than the calendar year format that

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they just finished. Duke will be hoping this move pays off and he can keep

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his spot in the soccero squad for the upcoming World Cup.

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Now staying in Japan with another soccer is hopeful, it's Jason

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Guerrier who has re signed with Albrecht's Niigata in the Japanese second division.

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They are running a small sort of tournament running from

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February to June I believe. February till May I

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should say, in Japan where it'll be in a regional

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format initially and then winners go through to next round and

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things like that. So it'll be interesting to see because I mean obviously that's not

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for silverware. That really means as much as what it would if

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they were playing for the J League proper or the J2 League proper.

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So whether this move for Guerrier has ruled him out

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of the Socceroos, I think it probably has. But let's see what happens

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there. Now to a Matilda, Amy Sayer. She has signed a

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three year deal with Malmo FF in Sweden. She was without a

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contract for next season as her contract with Christian Start expired at the end of

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last season. So a big move for Amy and we wish her all the best

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there. Now to some other headlines, particularly in

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terms of national teams and the junior divisions. The Joeys who are

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our under 17 side. They will play 15 Fiji and Solomon Islands in a

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three match series later this month. The tour begins on Saturday 17th

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January against Fiji in Fiji before moving to Honiara to take

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on Solomon islands twice. The first game takes place on Tuesday the

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20th and then the following game on Saturday the 24th.

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KVAT has named a 24 player squad which is made up of

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players based in Australia. Predominantly I think there's one player

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that is overseas based. The matches will provide key preparation

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for the Joeys ahead of May's AFC Under 17 Asian cup in Saudi

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Arabia and of course we will cover that one on the pod later on in

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the year. The young socceros played in the SBS cup in Japan

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just before Christmas. Unfortunately it was a difficult tournament for our lads losing all

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three games, two nil to Spain, two one to Shizuoka which is a

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district side if you like district rep side and 2 nil

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to the Japan national squad. So the less said about that tournament

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the better. I think it's fair to say but it should be noted that that

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young soccer squad was fairly experimental and is looking to

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build for the next set of under 20s

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tournaments coming up in the years ahead. Now to the

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under 23 soccero squad which has been named for their

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upcoming Asian cup campaign in Saudi Arabia. The squad is headlined by

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overseas based players James Overy who of course plays for Manchester United,

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Jed Drew who plays for TSV Hartberg and Stephen

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hall who is in the Brighton and Hove Albion squad.

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This side has previously had the likes of Joe Gauchi, Jordy Boss,

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Patrick Gazbeck, Kasuni Yengi, Lewis Miller, Jacob Italiano,

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Nishan Valuple, Ryan Teague, Patrick Beach Moture and Kai Truant.

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All current or recent soccer as it should be noted, the tournament begins for

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our lads on Thursday 8th January against Thailand and you can watch that

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on on Paramount plus now to some unfortunate

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injury news and it's Riley McGray who went off in

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the 16th minute of Middlesbrough's two nil loss to Bristol City just

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before Christmas. He appeared to feel for his hamstring and

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his coach has confirmed he will be out for the next couple of games for

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Borrow which is very disappointing. Speaking of injury prone players,

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Ryan Strain looks like he has done a groin injury as well.

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He was substituted early on in a Dundee game.

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Dundee United game over the festive period

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so we will keep you updated. There's no timeline on that injury either

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but once we get further news, once those scans have been completed we

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will bring that to you in the next episode. All right,

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that is it for the headlines. Next up, we'll go to the Weekly Wrap.

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Let's kick off the Weekly Wrap as is tradition with our ladies

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in the usa. Well, one lady to be exact. It's Morgan Aquino who kept

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a clean sheet, but it wasn't enough for DC Power to get to win as

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it as it ended scoreless with Carolina Ascent. The result

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means that DC go into the break sitting in 8th on the USL

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table, but due to the congestion in that table,

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they're more than a chance of climbing the ladder quickly and even winning the

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thing. All right, let's head to England where whilst the WSL

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action has wrapped up heading into the winter break, there was some

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European Champions League action and League cup

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action just before Christmas. So it began in Germany where Chelsea defeated

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Wolfsburg 21 Kerr. Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter both

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started for Chelsea in that one. Arsenal defeated OH Louvain 30

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to secure a playoff against the same opponents in February.

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Caitlin Ford forced an own goal in the second half of that

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match. Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney Cross both started for the Gunners whilst Ford

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was a second half substitute. Coming on with full effect getting

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that third. Well helping with that third goal going in for Arsenal in that win.

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Then going to the League cup action. Kyra Cooney Cross picked up an assist as

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Arsenal Defeated Crystal Palace 2 nil. Cooney cross and Caitlin Ford

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started for Arsenal whilst Steph Catley came on as a second half

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substitute. Manchester United came from behind against Tottenham to win

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21 in League cup action. Claire Hunt started and played the full game

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for Tottenham whilst Charlie Grant remains unavailable due to a knee

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injury. Now to France where Lyon defeated Fleury 30

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and they will head into the winter break with a perfect 11

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win record in the league. Wow. Incredible stuff.

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And in even more positive news, Tegan Micah got a rare start and played

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the full game in goals, keeping another clean sheet for for her side.

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Now to Germany where Eintracht Frankfurt defeated SGS

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Essen 41 to go into the winter break off the back of a win.

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Aylie Rasso came on as a second half substitute for Frankfurt.

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TSG Hoffenheim comfortably defeated Carl Zeiss Jenna

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51 to head into the winter break. Only one point

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away from European qualification. Of course still a long time to go.

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Jamila Rankin started as part of a back three before being withdrawn

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late in the second half. All right, now let's

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check in with our men overseas and there is a lot of games to

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get through so bear with me as we sort of jump around all over

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the place, but we'll start in the championship where Lewis Miller produced

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a standout performance for Blackburn Rovers, playing a full game in defense

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as they won 2 nil against Millwall. The defender won nine of his 11 ground

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jewels and two tackles, helping his side keep their first clean sheet since early

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November. It then contributed to a clean sheet for Blackburn again.

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This time they drew nil with Sheffield Wednesday. He played

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the full game for Blackburn then in a two nil loss to Wrexham

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before picking up an assist in a two all draw with Charlton Athletic playing the

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full game in that one. Now let's check in on Nestor Iron Kunder

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who came on after 76 minutes for Watford as they picked up a one nil

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win against Stoke City. He then came on after 66 minutes of Watford's

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21 win over Leicester City. He then assisted Watford's last

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minute winner against Norwich City after coming on in the 79th minute and rounding

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out his games. He then played a half in Watford's 30 win against

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Birmingham City and provided a lovely assist to Boots and that

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one I have shared on our social media if you want to go and check

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that out. Hayden Matthews scored an own goal in his full game

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for Portsmouth as they drew one all with Derby County. Callum Elder played

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a full game for Derby whilst Adrian Segicic came on in the 66th

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minute for Portsmouth. Hayden Matthews then played a full game for Portsmouth

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as they drew yet again one all, but this time with Queens Park Rangers or

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QPR for short. Adrian Segaa came on in the 59th minute

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for Portsmouth in that one whilst Daniel Benny remained on the bench for QPR

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and with rumours that he is looking to move on to

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get some playing time. Hayden Matthews then played until the 64th

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minute of Portsmouth's 21 win against Charlton Athletic.

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Adrian Segicic picked up an assist in his full game in that one,

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then Adrian Sega backed it up by playing a full game

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for portsmouth in their five nil loss to Bristol City. Aidan Matthews played

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29 minutes whilst a welcome return to Jacob

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Farrell via the bench. He didn't get any minutes but great to see him on

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the bench. Portsmouth's game at the weekend was postponed due to the cold weather

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in the uk. Now Cameron Burgess he played a full game for Swansea

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City in a come from behind 21 win against Wrexham in the Welsh Derby.

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There despite scoring an own goal, the defender made 14 clearances,

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two blocks and an interception to help Swansea secure their seventh

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win of the season. Now I hope you can keep up because Cameron Burgess then

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put in a strong performance in defense Despite Swansea City's 10 loss to

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table topping Coventry City. Burgess then played all of Swansea City's

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10 win against Oxford United. He helped his side to

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another clean sheet in yet again a one nil win over West Brom. Playing the

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full game in that one and then Burgess played another full game at the weekend

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as Swansea went down to Millwall to 1.

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Now Callum Eldaff he played a full game for Derby county in their

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one all draw with Birmingham City. He then notched an assist in Derby County's 21

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loss to Leicester City. He played a full game for Derby in

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their surprise 10 win over Middlesbrough. And in that one

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Sam Silvera got 15 minutes off the bench rounding out the action

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for Callum Elder over the festive period. He played an hour as Derby lost

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21 to Wrexham. Now Sam Silvera he scored

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in his full game for Middlesbrough as they beat Southampton 4

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nil. It was his first goal of the season and we will share that one

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on our social media as well. Now let's drop down a division to League

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One where Alex Robertson came off the bench in the 80th minute for for Cardiff

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City on in a 31 loss to Chelsea in

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league cup action. He then played 74 minutes scoring an own goals.

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Cardiff lost 21 to Lincoln in League One action.

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He then scored his first goal of the season at the right end

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of the pitch this time as Cardiff beat Exeter City 1 nil.

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Robertson played 79 minutes in that one. He then backed it up by coming

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on in the 83rd minute to help Cardiff City to a 21 win

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against Stevenage. He then got 27 minutes in Cardiff's 10

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draw with Wickham. Wonders. Now. Rafael Borges Rodriguez continued

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his run of starts playing a full game for Wigan Athletic in a two nil

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loss against Blackpool. He also picked up a yellow card in that game.

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Tyrese Francois was substituted on in the 76th minute of that

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game. Rafael Borges Rodriguez then played a full game for Wigan

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as they lost 21 to Bradford City. Torres Francois came on

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in the 72nd minute. Rafael Borges Rodriguez then

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played until the 89th minute of Wiggins 2 nil win against

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Burton Albion. Tyrese Francois played the full game then

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rounding out the action. Well there's actually two more games to cover for Wigan,

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but Rafael borges Rodriguez played 66 minutes of Wigan's one

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all draw with Barnsley. Tyrese Francois played the full game.

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Now rounding out the Ligue 1 action. There was a one all draw

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between Wigan and Cardiff. Rafael Borges Rodriguez and Tyrese

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Francois both played full games for Wigan whilst Alex Robinson played

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a full game for for Cardiff. Now to Scotland where

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Nicholas Milanovic and Kasuni Enghi were both unused substitutes for Aberdeen

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against Garen Qual's Sparta Prague. Qual came off the bench at

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halftime and scored as Sparta cruised to a 30 win in Conference League action there

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then heading to Scottish league action and Milanovic came on in the 82nd minute

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for Aberdeen as they drew one all with Dundee United.

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Sachs ups had started and played 73 minutes for

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Dundee United in that one. Aberdeen then went down two

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nil to Hibbs. Nicholas Milanovic played eight minutes as a substitute for Aberdeen

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whilst Jack Iredale played the full game for Hibbs and Martin Boyle

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was a second half substitute playing 40 minutes for Hibbs.

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Nicolas Milanovic then came on in the 80th minute as Aberdeen lost one

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nil to Falkirk. So it seems the change of manager of course Jimmy

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Thielen was sacked for Aberdeen but it looks like it has

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opened the door for Milanovic to work his way back into the side so fingers

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crossed for him. It doesn't look as good for Kasuna Yengi who doesn't

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seem to even be in the matchday squad and potentially looking

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for a move. Ryan Strain as we made mention earlier he did get

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injured but before that he played a full game for Dundee United as they beat

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Celtic 2 1. Zach Sapsford scored the winner in that one and it was

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a cracking goal. Martin Boyle scored Hibbs only goal

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in a 10 draw with Dundee United. Jack Iredale played a

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full game for Hibbs for Dundee United. Zach Saps had started and played the full

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game whilst Ryan Strain was substituted off in that one picking up that groin

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injury. Jack Aydahl played 52 minutes of Hibbs 31

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win against Kilmarnock whilst Martin Boyle was not in the

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squad for that one. Cameron Devlin, well he's having some season isn't he?

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But let's check in on what he's been up to in Scotland because he played

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a full game for Hut Harts as they beat Rangers to one. A very

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important victory at the top of the table there for Hartz. He then scored in

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Hart's three two lost to Hibs on the weekend. It was a midfielder's

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first goal of the campaign in what has been a strong season as

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his side push for the Scottish League title to break up the duopoly

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of Celtic and Rangers. Now keep up here because the

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Hearts Hibbs game of course is the Edinburgh Derby but Martin Boyle played until the

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84th minute and Jack Iredale played the full game in that

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Edinburgh Derby against Hart. Going back to Cameron Devlin he started midfield

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as Hart edged out Livingston 1 nil. The midfielder completed 61 passes

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and made eight tackles in his usual combative role in midfield.

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Ryan McGowan and Teti Yengi both started and played full games for

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Livingston in that one. Apostolis Demetalopoulos was subbed on in the 72nd

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minute for Motherwell in their 10 win against Dundee FC. Johnny Katrumba

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started and played 58 minutes whilst Oscar Priestman was a late substitute

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coming on in the 87th minute. Apostolos to my Teleopoulos then came on in

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the 69th minute for Motherwell in a 10 loss to Rangers. Johnny Katumba started

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and made way in the 69th minute whilst Oscar Priestman started and was

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subbed off in stoppage time in that one. Mavoir then produced a massive

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upset beating Celtic 2 nil. John Katrumbas played the full game

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whilst Oscar Prisman got 84 minutes. Apostolic Stamartalopoulos

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was on the bench. Mavoil then beat St. Mirren 2 nil. Oscar Priestman

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played 18 minutes. Apostle Stamatopoulos was on the bench getting no minutes

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whilst Johnny Kudrumbras was not in the matchday squad. Also note that Keanu

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Backus hasn't been in the last couple of squads for

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St Mirren so we will keep you updated once we find out news of that

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one whether it is an injury or whether Keanu is on the move. Let's hope

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not because it looked like he was settling into life back at St Mirren

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quite well. Now rounding out the action In Scotland, Ryan McGowan played a

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full game for Livingston in their 42 loss to Celtic.

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Tetiangi started and played 68 minutes. Livingstone went down to Dundee

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United 3 1. Brian McGowan played the full game for Levy whilst Tetty Yengi

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got 32 minutes off the bench. Sakshapsud scored for Dundee United

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and played 74 minutes. Now let's head to Italy where Alessandro

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Ciaccati made his triumphant return from injury in spectacular fashion

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contributing to a clean sheet in a full game for Parma in their 10 win

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over Fiorentina. He also wore the captain's armband in

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that one. He then backed it up playing a full game for Parma in

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their one all draw with Suss Swallow which could have been an interesting game

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if Christian Volpado started but he did not. There is pictures

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going around on social media of the two exchanging jerseys after the

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game, which was a lovely sight. And maybe Ducati can

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talk Volpato into wearing green and gold. Who knows, he can do pretty

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much anything else. Now to Germany. Jackson Irvine played a full game for

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St Pauly as they drew nil or with Mainz. Conor Metcalfe

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was on the bench for St. Pauli. The Bundesliga took its winter break and

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will return this weekend with St. Pauli taking on RB Leipzig.

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Now to Spain where Matty Ryan played the full game for Levante

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in his sides one all draw with Real Sociedad. The Socceroos

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captain making five saves to preserve a point for his team.

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All right now staying in Spain and dropping down a division. Alamobile played

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86 minutes for Castellon in a 2 nil loss to Cadiz.

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He then played 61 minutes as Castellon secured a 41

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win against Esti Huesca. Let's head to the Netherlands where Arnhustic

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scored and assisted in an impressive 90 minute display

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for Heracles Alamello as they beat Vivi Hugueen 4

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1. He then played all of Heracles 30 loss

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to Essie Herenveen. Jordan Bloss played a full game

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for feyenoord in a 32 loss to SC here in Veen in the Dutch

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Cup. Max Ballard played a full game for Nac Breed as they went

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down 1 nil to Telstar. The Eryvardisi will resume in mid

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January as they take their winter break. Now to Belgium

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where a welcome return for Ryan T coming on in the 89th minute

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for his side KV Mechelen as they drew one all with FCV Denda

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eh. Again similar to the Netherlands, the Belgian league will return in mid

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January after their winter break. Now to Serbia where

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Milos Degenerek played all of TSC backer Topplers 10 win

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against OFK BioGrad. That is it for

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the weekly wrap. That was a big one. Catch your breath and I'll join you

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for players of the week shortly.

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All right Players of the week time and our

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Women's Player of the Week is Sam Kerr. A brilliant header

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from her in the second half proved to be the winner against Wolfsburg in the

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Champions League action. In the Champions league game they

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won 2 1. Of course Chelsea that is. She then scored a brace as Chelsea

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defeated Liverpool 91 to advance to the semi finals of the

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League cup. How about that for a scoreline 9 1. You can see why Chelsea

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are near the top and Liverpool are near the bottom in the WSL.

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Kerr started before being withdrawn in the second half in that

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game. 3 goals in 2 games. Need I say more?

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I don't think so, apart from the fact that I think it's fair to say

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that Sam is back. Wonderful to see. As for our

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men's Player of the week, it had to be Matt Ryan as he put in

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a outstanding match winning display for Levante,

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helping them beat Sevilla 3 nil. During the

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match, Ryan made 7 saves including a penalty save in stoppage time and

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in fact that penalty save was a double save because not only did he save

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the penalty from the striker, the ball rebounded from the save and

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fell back to the striker who headed towards goal and Matt Ryan had to make

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a second save. Absolutely stuff and we will share that on our

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social media, that is for sure. All right, well that is it for another week

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of the Aussie football passport. I hope you enjoyed this episode and if you haven't

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already, and make sure you check out the Socceroos year in review that I did

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with Scott from the Brisbane Football Review. It's a really great episode. I quite

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enjoyed recording it. That was a big episode. It's a massive year ahead

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with the Asian cup on home soil for our Matildas and the World

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cup in Northern America for our Socceroos. I can't wait to keep you updated on

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all the players in contention for both sides. However, normal service will

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resume from next week. Thanks for listening and I'll catch you in the next episode.

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Goodbye for now.