Asia Champions League humblings leads to A-League fixture rethink


  • Football
  • Thursday, 02 Mar 2017

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.

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