The Pride Celebration will take place across all A-Leagues fixtures on the weekend of February 24-26 in Australia, continuing the following weekend in New Zealand at Wellington’s A-Leagues double-header at Sky Stadium on March 4.
Thomas Deng was one of the key off-field contributors through the Socceroos' 2022 World Cup campaign. The 25-year-old hopes to be influencing proceedings on the field come 2026.
John Coyne still has Pele's shirt, and a catalogue of tales including bodyguards in the dressing room and getting smashed at training - by Pele himself.