The Sydney FC Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Sydney FC
Takahiro Sekine was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Abel Walatee signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Abel Walatee commits to Sydney FC for another 4 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
Riley O'Neill steps up from the Sydney FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Riley O'Neill has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sydney FC promote Callum Bennett from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Callum Bennett has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Callum Ward steps up from the Sydney FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Callum Ward has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Flynn Gordon steps up from the Sydney FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Flynn Gordon has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad 6 new faces, and Sydney FC are still learning each other
- The dugout Rhys Youlley knocks on the manager's door
- Squad An aura around Takahiro Sekine