The A-League Men’s greatest goalscorer is leaving Melbourne City for a new challenge but not before a final derby this weekend
Melbourne City’s Jamie Maclaren will play his final derby this weekend before he leaves the A-League Men for pastures new.Melbourne City’s Jamie Maclaren will play his final derby this weekend before he leaves the A-League Men for pastures new.
It is his baby Remy and Iva, wife and partner of more than a decade, who have been the main influences in his decision. “It wasn’t easy to have a conversation with her,” Maclaren says of his discussions with Iva about the family’s next move. “After the Asian Cup, when I knew that I wasn’t playing for the Socceroos that maybe a fresh start ,” he says.
It’s hard to see it as anything else than a blow for Australian football. Whatever club they support, most fans begrudgingly respect the sheer effectiveness of Maclaren. Australia has lost one of the local league’s few world-class performers. About whether he has had any second thoughts: “You don’t want to regret not taking opportunities because you want to have a nice pasta down the road with your coffee.”He admits he “needed a new challenge”, and notes that professional football – as he gets closer to the end of his career – is no longer just about goals and trophies. “It is our job, people forget sometimes we have to put food on the table.
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