Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast on track for historic treble after AFC Cup triumph
Ten years after the Western Sydney Wanderers lifted the AFC Champions League trophy, the Gosford-based Mariners have sealed another remarkable achievement.
- by Vince Rugari
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‘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
Glory coach fumes as Mariners snatch comeback draw
Perth Glory coach Ruben Zadkovich will seek answers from the referees department for the second week in a row after his side conceded a controversial penalty in a draw with Central Coast.
- by Justin Chadwick
Former Man Utd star watches on as Wanderers and Mariners play out thriller
After a dismal couple of months for the A-Leagues, this was just the tonic. The sort of game everyone needed – except, of course, the Mariners and Wanderers, who fought out a pulsating 2-2 draw that while thrilling for the neutral, ultimately does little for either team.
- by Vince Rugari