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Vince Rugari

Vince Rugari

Vince Rugari is a sports reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Ange Postecoglou and Evangelos Marinakis in July.

Meet the ‘Greek oligarch’ who could bring Ange Postecoglou back to the Premier League

Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek owner of Nottingham Forest, is a noted Ange-phile. Could his club be Postecoglou’s next landing spot?

  • Vince Rugari

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Lions take third spot after winning heavyweight bout; Dog of a day for flat Beveridge

Brisbane have defied another dose of the Gabba wobbles to edge past Hawthorn and lock in third place in their premiership defence. But there was late controversy when Hawthorn were penalised for insufficient intent. Earlier on Sunday, Freo sealed a finals spot in a horror loss for Western Bulldogs.

  • Scott Spits, Peter Ryan, Marc McGowan and Vince Rugari
The SCG is off limits, the Swans have told the Giants.

‘Not going to happen’: Swans chairman declares SCG off limits to Giants

The Giants and Richmond want to play an AFL game at the SCG next season, with the help of the NSW government - but the Swans are not having a bar of it.

  • Vince Rugari
Adrian Segecic has made a terrific start to life in England with Portsmouth.

Pick up the phone, Popa: Socceroos could lose another rising star to Croatia

Adrian Segecic is hopeful his roaring start to life at Portsmouth will earn him a Socceroos call-up. If not, he wants Tony Popovic to know he has options.

  • Vince Rugari
Isaac Heeney.

Swans star Isaac Heeney was kept to a rare quiet day. He may pay a price for his reaction

The Swans finals hopes were already over, but Sunday’s loss to Geelong was still painful.

  • Vince Rugari
Pep Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension with Manchester City last year - and he won’t stay beyond it.

‘I don’t want to be remembered’: Pep Guardiola on Man City, his legacy and Ange

No manager has won more top-level trophies, but in a rare one-on-one interview, Pep Guardiola explains why they don’t bring him true satisfaction.

  • Vince Rugari
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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes.

‘Something good is coming’: Man Utd primed to bounce back from horror season, says Fernandes

In an exclusive interview, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes reveals why he said no to Saudi Arabia, and why he can sense an immediate response to the club’s wretched 2024/25 season under manager Ruben Amorim.

  • Vince Rugari
Former Football Australia CEO James Johnson and chief football officer Ernie Merrick, who was appointed in mid-2022, but recently departed the organisation.

Football Australia dumps ‘national playing style’ amid executive clean-out

Ernie Merrick joined the national body with a remit to “disrupt” - but it appears he may have been too disruptive for the liking of FA’s stakeholders.

  • Vince Rugari
Mark Schwarzer’s famous saves against Uruguay in 2005.

Safe hands and sliding doors: The incredible legacy of Mark Schwarzer

After a nervous start on international debut and the longest Premier League career by an Australian, Mark Schwarzer has been recognised with a rare honour.

  • Vince Rugari
Sacked by Tottenham Hotspur: Ange Postecoglou.

Post-Ange Spurs and Liverpool’s quest to stay on top. What to watch for this EPL season

The major talking points on the eve of the 2025-26 English Premier League season.

  • Vince Rugari and Emma Kemp