A-League Men
Men's top tier soccer league in Australia
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A-League Men is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competition for the sport. A-League Men was established in 2004 as the A-League by the Australian Soccer Association (ASA) as a successor to the National Soccer League (NSL) and competition commenced in August 2005. The league is currently administered by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), contested by thirteen teams; eleven based in Australia and two based in New Zealand. The men's, women's and youth leagues have now been brought together under a unified A-Leagues banner.
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Josh Cavallo: A-League player becomes only current openly gay male top-flight footballerAdelaide United player Josh Cavallo comes out as gay, making him the world's only current openly gay male top-flight footballer.BBC Sport - Published | |
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