Michael Lynch, The Age's expert on soccer, has had extensive experience of high level journalism in the UK and Australia. Michael has covered the Socceroos through Asia, Europe and South America in their past three World Cup campaigns. He has also reported on Grands Prix and top class motor sport from Asia and Europe. He has won several national media awards for both sports and industry journalism.
Melbourne Victory edged three points closer to league leaders Sydney after an incredible finale to the Melbourne derby when they came from a goal behind with just six minutes remaining to defeat Melbourne City 2-1.
FFA can't seem to take a trick. Last weekend it copped a hiding because a match in Adelaide was played in searing heat and not postponed until a later time.
The Crawford report into Australian soccer, overseen by the promiment Melbourne businessman David Crawford, was the spark that fanned the flames of football's 21st century revolution.
The Melbourne City and Canberra United women's teams will not, after all, have to sweat and swelter their way through the searing heat of the mid summer sun in their W-League semi final after the FFA shifted the time of the kick off.
Melbourne City returns to the scene of its best performance of the season for the third A-League derby of the campaign desperate to rekindle the spark they showed when they humiliated Melbourne Victory 4-1 in that round two fixture at Etihad Stadium last October.
Imagine if a newly-retired Magic Johnson had travelled to Australia to coach the South East Melbourne Magic or the Melbourne Tigers in the late 1990s.
Don't mention the S word.
Melbourne Victory's gamble on signing German age-group international Maximilian Beister has failed to bring any dividends, with the leaving the club less than four months after arriving in the country.
Victoria's three race clubs have welcomed Sydney's bold initiative to launch a $10 million sweepstake sprint race - to be known as The Everest - during the Melbourne spring carnival, arguing that it would boost the sport all over the country.
Melbourne Victory skipper Carl Valeri has backed Socceroos defender Trent Sainsbury's loan move to Inter Milan – the club Valeri cut his professional teeth at – saying playing in the Serie A should help the centre-back develop and improve his game.
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