SYDNEY (Reuters) - Humiliating defeats for Australian sides in the Asian Champions League this week has forced Football Federation Australia to rethink their scheduling for the local A-League next season. Brisbane Roar were thumped 6-0 by Korean side Ulsan, while Western Sydney Wanderers were humbled 5-1 by Shanghai SIPG on Tuesday. The sides had to travel to South Korea and China on a short turnarounds following last weekend's A-League fixtures. "It's only hurting the A-League and it hurt us definitely (against Ulsan)," Aloisi told the Brisbane Courier-Mail. The ACL draw was also released about six months after the A-League had finalised their fixtures, O'Rourke said.

Source: The Star March 02, 2017 01:52 UTC