Mike Tuckerman

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Articles

Western United are putting the fun back in the A-League Men

Jan 12, 2025 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

When Jordan Lauton scored one of the most spectacular bicycle kicks the A-League has ever seen, he probably didn’t think it wouldn’t even be Western United’s most thrilling finish of the week. Is there something in the water in Tarneit?
At what point do we admit the City Football Group offer the A-Leagues very little?

Dec 15, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

It should come as no surprise that Melbourne Victory will host the annual pre-Christmas derby next Saturday given the fact Melbourne City fans have abandoned their club in droves. In the 14-year history of the Melbourne Derby, Victory have never once hosted the annual pre-Christmas fixture. That all changes next week when the Australian Professional Leagues will pray Victory fans fill the stands at AAMI Park as the designated home team.
'Gasoline on the fire': The 'transformational' events in Seattle that will change football in the USA forever

Dec 9, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Christy Doran |Doran Smith |Mike Tuckerman

When people think Seattle, instantly the Seahawks and Sonics spring to mind. But increasingly, they’re hearing the Sounders, too. Although the FIFA World Cup in the United States might have been invisible in some parts of the country three decades ago, that’s certainly no longer the case. And over the next two years, football in the USA is about to explode across the country like never before.
The best game in Australian football right now is played in New Zealand

Dec 8, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

The best scenes in Australian football this weekend took place in the largest city of another country, with the Kiwi Derby already starting to rival the Sydney Derby for intensity. Auckland FC’s 2-1 win over Wellington Phoenix in front of 26,253 fans at restlessly sold-out Mount Smart Stadium was the new club’s sixth win in succession. Roar editor Christy Doran made the trip to Seattle with VisitSeattle.org, diving into the city’s electric sports vibe, outdoor adventures, and renowned food scene.
The lack of atmosphere at A-League games is slowly killing the competition

Dec 1, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

The biggest mistake the A-League ever made was giving clubs free rein to spend wantonly on players without spending so much as a second thought on marketing the fixtures. Full credit to the few thousand fans who turned up at AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon to watch Melbourne Victory down Western United 3-1 in the day’s only A-League Men game. A new era of the UEFA Champions League is here, only on Stan Sport.
In the wake of Unite Round, has the APL learned anything?

Nov 24, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

Surely the biggest irony of Unite Round was the fact that the only fixture which generated the kind of atmosphere the APL can advertise did so in spite of the game’s administration. I was in the stands at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night and the atmosphere inside the ground was one of the best I’ve experienced in recent years. A new era of the UEFA Champions League is here, only on Stan Sport.
Dear Popa: Improved start - and goals - crucial to gain ascendancy and nullify Bahrain playacting

Nov 17, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

He may only be three games into his Socceroos managerial career, but Tony Popovic is already faced with a sizeable challenge as he takes his team to Riffa to face Bahrain. How lucky were the Aussies to come away from Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier against an undermanned Saudi Arabia with a point? The A-Leagues’ 20th season is on now! Be part of the action in stadium or watch it live.
The A-League is back in a big way, and Unite Round could be even bigger

Nov 10, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

The Unite Round concept may have been shamelessly lifted from other sports, but it should generate some genuine interest based on the opening four rounds of the season. Was that the most entertaining round of A-League Men action we’ve seen so far this season? The A-Leagues’ 20th season is on now! Be part of the action in stadium or watch it live.
Are Melbourne Victory really the biggest club in the A-League?

Nov 3, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

When Melbourne-born Reno Piscopo arced a long-range bomb over the stranded Filip Kurto at AAMI Park on Sunday, he seemed to restore the natural order of things. The 26-year-old endured a frustrating spell at the Newcastle Jets, starting just 11 games last season as injuries and loss of form blighted his stay in the Steel City. But the former Australia youth international – who also represented Italy in his schoolboy days – looks a player reborn in Victory colours.
Western United deserve credit for what they've done with Ironbark Fields

Oct 27, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Mike Tuckerman

Western United may have only secured a point from their first home game of the season, but they deserve credit for actually trying to build their own identity in Melbourne’s west. Had Iraq youth international Charbel Shamoon not ballooned a header over the crossbar in stoppage time, the green and blacks might have taken all three points from Sunday afternoon’s clash with Western Sydney Wanderers.