Sydney FC

Perry signs deal, bids to continue dual career

Sydney: Ellyse Perry has signed with Sydney FC in a deal she hopes will allow her to continue representing Australia at both football and cricket.

The Australia defender was forced to leave reigning W-League champion Canberra United in May when coach Jitka Klimkova insisted she give a full commitment to football.

But the 21-year-old Perry, the youngest Australian ever to play senior international cricket and the first to play at both cricket and football World Cups, decided instead to change football clubs and signed on Tuesday with Sydney FC for the 2012-13 season.

Perry's family lives in Sydney, she studies at Sydney University and plays cricket for New South Wales state, and says she hopes to commit more time to both sports by avoiding a three-hour commute to Canberra for football....more    

Sydney FC say they've clinched Del Piero deal

Sydney: Sydney FC announced Friday that former Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero had agreed to contract terms with the A-League club, but the player's brother and agent said the deal was not finalized. The 37-year-old Italian had been in talks with several clubs but Sydney chairman Scott Barlow said Del Piero, who played a record 513 matches for the Serie A team and 91 times for Italy, had rejected other...