BC Place in Vancouver is minutes from downtown at the end of restaurant strip Robson St, combining the proximity to the CBD of Marvel or the MCG, with the grand boulevard of Caxton St outside Suncorp.
Bars are heaving on a warm afternoon in Vancouver ahead of the Socceroos' World Cup match against Turkey, and travel groups like the Green and Gold Army have hired out entire venues.
Food and beverage prices at the World Cup in Vancouver are ... not cheap.
Jack Snape
Jack Snape
Jack Snape
Bookmaker subject to AFL integrity unit probe continues in role for Gold Coast Suns
Socceroos fans gather around BC Place in Downtown Vancouver ahead of the World Cup match against Turkey.
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Huge TV audience for Women's State of Origin last night.
Get the popcorn ready @joshbutler.bsky.social
Lots of love for Aziz Behich from the Turkish players after his years in the Super Lig. The players are inspecting the pitch, with the Australians in their suits. The team will be named the next 20 minutes.
Doubt never did...n't? Commonwealth Bank's World Cup social promo released yesterday rubs salt in the wound by featuring absent Socceroos Riley McGree, Patrick Yazbek and Martin Boyle. www.instagram.com/p/DZJ33RZyLfY/
Guardian Australia
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Mark Opie managed warm-ups for Suns in weekend loss to St Kilda
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AFL CEO Andrew Dillon says league is looking into gambling link
A bookmaker continues to work inside the Gold Coast Suns’ dressing room while he is subject to an AFL integrity unit investigation, as the competition’s chief executive Andrew Dillon flagged the apparent conflict of interest will be addressed.
Mark Opie’s gambling firm Okebet was fined $100,000 by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) in 2024 for inducing bets by players at local footy clubs. Continue reading...
