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Football Federation Australia top-flight soccer to resume on Friday

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MELBOURNE: Football Federation Australia (FFA) confirmed on Monday that the A-League would resume on Friday after a four-month hiatus, with three Melbourne teams in quarantine at a hub in western Sydney. Australia's top flight was originally to resume on Thursday with a match between Melbourne Victory and Western United but an outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne forced a schedule rejig. Sydney FC will instead kick off the restart against Wellington Phoenix at Jubilee stadium on Friday. Melbourne Victory, Western United and Melbourne City were relocated to Sydney over the weekend and are serving out a 14-day quarantine period. Agencies