Western United's players are now free agents after the A-Leagues club's men's and women's teams were placed in hibernation for this season.

The Australian Professional Leagues on Saturday confirmed the one-year pause after WMG Football Club Limited, the club's owner and operator, was placed into liquidation last month.

The wind-up process has dragged out, with various reviews and appeals pushed back until next week at the earliest.

With the men's and women's seasons beginning in October, the APL moved to officially put the club on pause ahead of next week's fixtures announcement.

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Western United has less than three days to

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