The A-League has returned - and for all the criticism surrounding a lack of promotion ahead of the season’s launch, it appears the best marketing remains the on-pitch product. Kosta Barbarouses was denied an excellent goal on his Sydney debut by the width of a bee’s proboscis. Have we ever seen so many teenagers appear during the opening round of an A-League season? A-League 2019-20 season preview: team-by-team guide Read moreOver the first three games of the opening round of the A-League 11 Australian teenagers were handed 546 minutes of competitive football. The 2019/20 A-League season may not have been preceded with much fanfare, but if young Australian footballers continue to be given time to flourish, it may yet prove the best promotion the game has seen.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2019 17:02 UTC