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Frank Micic inducted into Football Victoria Hall of Fame

Football Victoria (FV) is proud to announce that the final inductee into the FV Hall of Fame for 2021 is Socceroo, Victoria’s most capped state representative and Footscray JUST club legend, Frank Micic. The epitome of longevity, Frank Micic played a remarkable eighteen consec

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Vale Jim Milisavljevic

Football Victoria is saddened to learn of the passing of 1974 World Cup representative and one of Victoria’s finest goalkeepers, Jim Milisavljevic. Jim Milisavljevic was born in Melbourne on 15 April 1951, merely a year after his parents migrated from post-war Yugoslavia.

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NPL Victoria Official Season Guide

Football Victoria has released the National Premier Leagues Victoria Official Season Guide for the 2022 Senior Men's season.  Serving as an accompaniment for all media covering the NPL Senior Men’s competition in Victoria, the second offering of the Official Season Guide is a

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Call for 2022 Life Membership Nominations

Football Victoria is now calling for nominations for 2022 Life Membership from the Victorian football family. If you know a person who has provided ‘continuous outstanding meritorious service’ to football in Victoria, please consider recommending them for nomination. Nomina

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Lynette McKernan inducted into FV's Hall of Fame for 2021

Football Victoria (FV) is proud to announce that the late Lynette McKernan (1925-2006) has been inducted into the FV Hall of Fame for 2021.

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Vale Don Di Fabrizio

Football Victoria is saddened to hear of the passing of Life Member and Football Australia Hall of Fame inductee, Donato 'Don' Di Fabrizio OAM. Don Di Fabrizio was born in November 1933 in the Abruzzo region of Italy and at the age of 20 migrated to Australia, settling in Geel

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Gary Cole inducted into Football Victoria Hall of Fame

Football Victoria (FV) is proud to announce that the first of our 2021 inductees into the FV Hall of Fame is renowned Socceroo, NSL great and championship winning coach Gary Cole.   Gary Cole has had an immense impact on Australian football for over half a century, with

FV Hall of Fame
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FV's Hall of Fame to welcome three new members for 2021

Football Victoria (FV) is thrilled to announce that three outstanding members of the Victorian football community will be inducted into FV’s Hall of Fame for 2021. Following a pause on inductions during 2020, nominations reopened earlier in the year with a record number put fo

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Behind the lines: Victorian soccer and WWI

Originally published 20th April 2015 Dr Ian Syson explores the connection between soccer and WWI. For many Australians, this 1918 photograph and text from the Melbourne Weekly Times (3 August 1918, p.