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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Stefan Nita
Sydney FC asked and Astra said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Lachlan Miller joins the Sydney FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lachlan Miller is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Tim Mitchell joins the Sydney FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tim Mitchell is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Oscar Bennett steps up from the Sydney FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oscar Bennett 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
- Market Sydney FC promote Tom Ross from within
- Squad 6 new faces, and Sydney FC are still learning each other
- The dugout Abel Walatee knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad An aura around Takahiro Sekine