Head of A-League Greg O'Rourke joins Matt Connellan and Nick Stoll on The World Game LIVE show to discuss all the challenges the A-League faces.  01:00: Positives.02:30: Choosing stadiums to play in.05:00: What initiatives worked? 09:10: Expansion11:45: Ideal A-League15:00: Appealing to general sports fans v. the football community.18:15: Capitalising on record participation numbers.  21:30: Marquee players. 29:00: Learning from the MLS. 30:45: Update on Western United. 32:30: Active support. 38:10: New Leagues Working Group. 41:35: A second division. 47:00: Promotion-Relegation. 49:45: Salary cap. 52:50: Transfer system. 54:20: Kick-off times. 56:00: Atmosphere at games. 59:45: What qualifies as a marquee player. 1:05:50: Future of Wellington Phoenix. 

Head of A-League Greg O'Rourke

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Join Lucy Zelić and Nick Stoll as they welcome special guests former Matilda Joey Peters, ESPN's Stephanie Brantz, women's football expert Sam Lewis, Sydney FC grand finalist Jada Whyman and Championship winner the Victory's Lisa De Vanna to reflect on the W-League grand final and Matildas loss to Germany.

TWG LIVE - W-League Grand Final and Matildas special edition

Lucy Zelic and Nick Stoll discuss all the latest in Australian and world football including Real Madrid's win over Liverpool and Man City's late win over Borussia Dortmund this morning, the recent A-League matches and the upcoming W-League Grand Final. Guests: Adelaide United's Craig Goodwin, Sydney FC W-League coach Ante Juric, Women's Football expert Samantha Lewis and Melbourne Victory captain Angela Beard. 

TWG LIVE - UCL, A-League, W-League chat - GUESTS: Craig Goodwin, Ante Juric and Sam Lewis.

Lucy Zelic and Nick Stoll discuss all the latest from Australian football including a possible South-East Asian Super League that Aussie teams could be a part of (3:15) how the A-League and W-League should be marketed (8:20). Then Western United youngster Dylan Pierias joins (17:40) to discuss why he's having a breakout season, his special connection with Alessandro Diamanti and which current A-League player was his idol growing up. Later, Women's football expert Sam Lewis joins (45:00) to talk about the record TV deal for the Women's Super League and what it means for Australian women's football plus all the latest from the W-League including the thrilling final weekend coming up and Brisbane Roar's big name losses. After that, Melbourne City captain Scott Jamieson joins (1:07:00) to talk how Patrick Kisnorbo is going in his first season as an A-League head coach, how City turned it around after three straight losses to go on a run of five straight wins and his evolution to playing as an inverted full-back. Finally, Lucy and Nick talk who are the favourites to progress from the UCL quarter-finals (1:31:00), Aussies Abroad (1:34:00) including how well Mitch Langerak is doing in Japan and their bad and good news for the week (1:38:00).  

TWG LIVE - Western United's Dylan Pierias, W-League expert Sam Lewis, Melbourne City captain Scott Jamieson

Lucy Zelić and Nick Stoll are joined by APL managing director and Sydney FC CEO Danny Townsend to talk about all the latest in the A-League and W-League, including playing in summer v winter. PFA Chair Francis Awaritefe joins to discuss the VAR, racism in football and on social media, player contracts. Sydney FC W-League players Charlotte Mclean and Cortnee Vine join to discuss their upcoming Big Blue clash against Melbourne Victory.

TWG LIVE - Summer v winter - when is best for the A-League? What to do about VAR? GUESTS:  Danny Townsend, Francis Awaritefe, Charlotte Mclean and Cortnee Vine

Lucy Zelic and Nick Stoll are joined by Newcastle Jets new signing Liridon Krasniqi who explains how the move came about, his thoughts on the Jets and the league so far and speaking six languages.Melbourne Victory director Richard Wilson joins (16:05) to talk about why he wants to sell his shares in the club to the fans and how it will work. Matildas legend Sarah Walsh (46:21) speaks about creating a legacy for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and the W-League. Later, Lucy and Nick discuss the problems with Juventus strategy playing out in the Champions League (1:08:00), whether Melbourne Victory can turn their season around (1:17:15), if Mitch Langerak is pushing for Socceroos number 1 spot (1:20:00), and their bad and good news for the week (1:23:00).   

Head of A-League Greg O'Rourke

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