FIA Sports Management

24/01/2017

FIA Blog | Thrust in to the interim coaching role at Melbourne City FC after the shock departure of John van 't Schip, Michael Valkanis says he plans to enjoy his new role for as long as it lasts.

MICHAEL Valkanis first felt the coaching bug bite when he was playing in Greece in his mid 20s. And, thrust in to the interim coaching role at Melbourne City last week after the shock departure of John van ‘t Schip, the Victorian says he plans…

08/12/2016

FIA VIDEO | Watch all the goals scored by Ariel Rodríguez Araya - Oficial in 2016 ⚽️⚽️⚽️ 21 goals for Bangkok Glass FC - สโมสรฟุตบอลบางกอกกล๊าส and a debut strike for Costa Rica capped a brilliant year for the forward.

Ariel Rodriguez - Goals - 2016 [email protected] www.fiasports.com www.facebook.com/fiasports www.twitter.com/fiasports www.pinterest.com/fiasports www.link...

21/11/2016

FIA Blog | “If it was any other club, I wouldn’t have done it. I was above and beyond happy with Melbourne Victory,’’ Seb Pasquali discusses his dream move to AFC Ajax.

HE produced an outrageous ‘Zidane turn’ with virtually his first senior touch, against giants Juventus and set up a crucial winning goal with his last via a sublime pass. All this in the space of 103 minutes and five substitute appearances for Melbourne Victory, aged…

10/11/2016

FIA Blog | The Wanderers have lost their home ground advantage

They say hindsight is 20-20, but given the lack of atmosphere at their new home ground, the Western Sydney Wanderers must be questioning the wisdom...

10/11/2016

FIA News | Osmar Barba Ibanez has been rewarded once again for his stellar season with FC서울 (FC Seoul), being named in the K LEAGUE Best XI for the 2016 season.

Osmar Barba Ibanez has been rewarded once again for his stellar season with FC Seoul, being named in the K-League Best XI for the 2016 season. Osmar captained his FC Seoul team to their sixth league championship. His impressive performance made him an MVP candidate…

08/11/2016

FIA Blog | Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi says a second Brisbane A-League side could provide a helpful rivalry

Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi has welcomed talk of a bid for another A-League team in the city, saying a cross-town rivalry would push both teams...

07/11/2016

FIA Blog | Aussies Abroad: Caltex socceroo's stunning winner

Caltex Socceroo Tom Rogic has scored another stunning goal to guide Celtic to a 1-0 win in the Scottish Premiership overnight. Rogic produced a...

07/11/2016

BREAKING | Apostolos Giannou has been called-in to the Caltex Socceroos squad for the team's important FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers against Thailand in Bangkok on Tuesday 15 November.

Apostolos Giannou has been called-in to the Socceroos squad for the team’s important FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Thailand in Bangkok on Tuesday 15 November. Giannou recieved the last-minute call-up as an injury replacement for Tomi Juric who has been ruled out after scans confirmed the extent…

07/11/2016

FIA Sports Management congratulates Osmar Barba Ibanez on leading his FC서울 (FC Seoul) team to K LEAGUE glory. Well done Osmar, fitting reward for the hard work and dedication!

Osmar Barba Ibanez has captained his FC Seoul team to their first K-League Championship in four years. FC Seoul defeated arch-rivals Jeonbuk Hyundai FC 1-0 in the penultimate match of the season to clinch the title. Going into the game, the two teams were level on…

04/11/2016

FIA NEWS | Ariel Rodríguez Araya - Oficial's stellar season for Bangkok Glass has earned him a call-up to the Costa Rica National Football Team World Cup Qualifying squad.

Ariel Rodriguez’s stellar season for Bangkok Glass in Thailand has earned him a call-up to the Costa Rican National Team. The Ticos named its squad for their World Cup Qualifiers away to Trinidad & Tobago Nov. 11 and at home against the USA Nov. 15. Rodriguez…

04/11/2016

FIA NEWS | Osmar Barba Ibanez has been recognised once again as one of the best players in the K LEAGUE, earning a nomination for the 2016 K-League MVP Award.

Osmar Barba Ibanez has been recognised once again as one of the best players in the K-League, earning a nomination for the 2016 K-League MVP Award. The…

20/10/2016

Congratulations to DT Albert Roca and Carles Cuadrat on leading Bengaluru FC to the AFC Cup Final for the first time in club and Indian history.

With Bengaluru FC becoming the first club in Indian history to enter the AFC Cup final, head coach Albert Roca was very satisfied with achievement. Bengaluru FC defeated Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta’zim 3-1 in the AFC Cup semi-finals on Thursday. “It’s a great day. Perhaps…

17/10/2016

Wishing Sergi a speedy recovery!

17/10/2016

FIA Video | Apostolis Giannou scores a cracker of a goal on his return from Caltex Socceroos duty for Guangzhou R&F F.C., in their 5-2 win over Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League.

Apostolos Giannou scores a cracker of a goal for Guangzhou R&F in their 5-2 win over Hangzhou Greentown on 16 October 2016 in the Chinese Super League. info@...

17/10/2016

FIA Video | Javier Patiño scores two goals for Henan Jianye in their 2-2 draw with Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League, including one from a sublime bicycle kick.

Javier Patiño scored 2 goals Henan Jianye, including a spectacular bicycle kick in Henan Jianye's 2-2 draw with Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League ...

17/10/2016

FIA Video | Javier Patiño scored in the Final of the 2016 Jingjinji Champions Cup for Henan Jianye in their penalty shootout loss to Hebei CFFC.

Javier Patiño scored in the Final of the 2016 Jingjinji Champions Cup Henan Jianye in their penalty shootout loss to Hebei CFFC on 8 October 2016. info@fiasp...

29/09/2016

BREAKING NEWS | Apostolos Giannou has been recalled into the Caltex Socceroos squad for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Saudi Arabia (6 October) in Jeddah and Japan on Tuesday 11 October in his hometown of Melbourne.

Striker Apostolos Giannou has been brought into the Socceroos squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Saudi Arabia (6 October) and Japan on Tuesday 11 October. The Melbourne-born Giannou will join the likes of Tim Cahill, Tomi Juric, Robbie Kruse and Mathew Leckie…

27/09/2016

FIA NEWS | Costa Rican forward Ariel Rodríguez Araya - Oficial became the first Bangkok Glass FC - สโมสรฟุตบอลบางกอกกล๊าส player to score more than 20 goals a season after his solitary strike on the weekend that lifted the Rabbits to third spot in Thai League ไทยลีก PLT table.

Costa Rican forward Ariel Rodriguez Araya became the first Bangkok Glass FC player to score more than 20 goals a season after his solitary strike secured Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Sukhothai FC that lifted the Rabbits to third spot in Thai League table. The 26-year-old…

26/09/2016

Apostolos Giannou is back on the park and back on the score-sheet for Guangzhou R&F F.C., scoring a belter of a goal in their 2-0 win over Henan Jianye F.C. in the Chinese Super League.

Apostolos Giannou scores his 4th goal for Guangzhou R&F in their 2-0 win over Henan Jianye on 25 September 2016 in the Chinese Super League. [email protected]...

26/09/2016

Ariel Rodríguez Araya scores goal number 19 in the Thai League ไทยลีก PLT for Bangkok Glass FC - สโมสรฟุตบอลบางกอกกล๊าส in their 1-0 away win against Sukhothai FC.

Ariel Rodriguez scores his 19th goal of the Thai Premier League season for Bangkok Glass in their 1-0 away win over Sukhothai FC on 24 September 2016. info@f...

26/09/2016

ANNOUNCEMENT | FIA Sports Management is pleased to announce the signing of Alastair Bray to Melbourne Victory for the 2016/17 Hyundai A-League season.

FIA Sports Management is pleased to announce the signing of Alastair Bray to Melbourne Victory for the 2016/17 season. The former Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper has been on trial at Victory for the past few months, and fills the goalkeeping vacancy left by the recent departure of Danny Vukovic.…

24/09/2016

Congratulations to on reaching 100 games for in the . Osmar is the quickest ever foreign player to achieve this milestone!

23/09/2016

FIA Blog | Goals win games: with a lack of top strikers, how can China solve its goalscoring conundrum?

Foreign players are scoring the vast majority of the goals in this year’s Chinese Super League, and the effects of that are showing at...

22/09/2016

FIA Sports Management | Several young Socceroos on the rise

I think we can all agree in saying that the Socceroos aren’t at the worst place in their long history. A recent AFC Champions League trophy, two...

21/09/2016

FIA Blog | Evolving Socceroos reach their high mark

The two recent games, against Iraq at home and UAE away, showed, against very different opponents, just how balanced the team is. In the first...

20/09/2016

Javier Patiño scored his sixth goal of the season for Henan Jianye, a 90th minute winner in their 2-1 win over Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.

Javier Patiño scored his sixth goal of the season for Henan Jianye, a 90th minute winner in their 2-1 win over Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League on...

20/09/2016

FIA Blog | FFA powerbase under fire as FIFA says clubs left out in cold

19/09/2016

Ariel Rodríguez Araya - Oficial scored his 18th goal of the Thai League ไทยลีก PLT season and Danel Rodriguez (Toti) also scored to give Bangkok Glass their first win in the Aurelio Vidmar era, defeating Suphanburi FC 3-1.

Ariel Rodriguez scored his 18th goal of the Thai League season and Danel Rodriguez (Toti) also scored to give Bangkok Glass their first win in the Aurelio Vi...

19/09/2016

FIA Instagram | FIA stars Matt Smith 04, Ariel Rodríguez Araya - Oficial and Toti celebrate Bangkok Glass FC - สโมสรฟุตบอลบางกอกกล๊าส's 3-1 win over The official Suphanburi FC.. Ariel and Toti both got on the score sheet in Aurelio Vidmar's first win in Thailand.

18/09/2016

FIA Blog | South Melbourne coach Chris Taylor slams ‘lazy’ A-League recruiters, reignites promotion-relegation debate

WINNING South Melbourne coach Chris Taylor has taken a swipe at the A-League’s ecosystem, declaring deserved players are missing out on top tier...

14/09/2016

FIA Blog | Brisbane Roar backed to be as big as Wanderers or Victory

The new head of the A-League says there’s no reason why crisis-torn Brisbane can’t be as big an off-field success as Western Sydney or Melbourne...

14/09/2016

FIA Sports Management's Osmar Barba Ibanez being interviewed before FC서울 (FC Seoul)'s AFC Champions League quarter-final against Shandong Luneng tonight. Osmar will be marking UEFA EURO 2016 and Nazionale Italiana di Calcio star Graziano Pellè in the do-or-die clash.

13/09/2016

FIA Blog | Chinese Super League developing as Shanghai SIPG grow Europe links

In 2004, Manchester United signed young Chinese forward D**g Fangzhuofrom what was then China’s most successful club Dalian Shide. D**g did not...

12/09/2016

FIA Sports Management | World Cup qualification essential to drive Australian soccer

World Cup qualification is the engine of financial growth for Australian soccer, with the national team’s success on the world stage underpinning...

06/09/2016

FIA Blog | Brisbane Roar aiming for huge surge in member numbers ahead of A-League season

BRISBANE Roar are aiming for a staggering membership increase of almost 74 per cent from their current wooden spoon numbers by the time they kick...