World News – UA – Melbourne Victory signs Callum McManaman

Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce that it has signed FA Cup-winning winger Callum McManaman on a two-year deal

McManaman comes to Victory after playing for more than a decade in the Premier League and the Premier League

Home to Merseyside, McManaman’s professional career began at his childhood club Everton and notably had the honor of representing England at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 29-year-old spent seven seasons at Wigan Athletic before moving through West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland and Luton Town

One of the highlights of McManaman’s career was being named man of the match in Wigan’s famous 1-0 loss to Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup final

« Melbourne Victory is such a great club in Australia with a proud history, and after speaking with Grant I knew this was a great opportunity for my career, » McManaman said

« I can’t wait to get to Melbourne, I can’t wait to meet my new teammates and work hard in the preseason

« Like I said, they are a proud club with a huge fan base and we all want to help put Victory back on the table It’s going to take a lot of hard work, but I can’t wait to get started under Grant « 

Winning head coach Grant Brebner said he was delighted to sign a player of McManaman’s caliber

« We are extremely happy to announce that Callum will join Melbourne Victory for the 2020/21 season, » said Brebner

« Callum is a very experienced player who has played on the biggest stage of the world’s toughest club competition, the English Premier League

« He’s a wonderful addition to our playgroup Callum works hard both ways, is a proven goalscorer and at only 29 years old he has a lot of good football ahead of him

« There is no doubt that Callum is a very talented player, but he also brings leadership and a thirst for success. He will play an important role in driving the standards of our playing squad on and off the field. »

McManaman has obtained his visa and travel exemption and is expected to arrive in Melbourne in the coming weeks

In these extremely difficult times it has been wonderful to see the Melbourne Victory family stand together

Many of our members and fans have done difficult things, so the club has created an initiative that allows the community around the club to support each other.

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Melbourne Victory is set to continue its AFC Champions League campaign in Doha, Qatar after an agreement was reached between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Qatar Football Association (QFA) on Friday

The AFC Champions League (East), which will be played between

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