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Premier League smashes spending record, but not on the players
Ben Rumsby 6:43 PM Players and fans won't be happy with the recpord $260 million football clubs have splurged.
Fans threaten boycott after Gallop response
Dominic Bossi 5:59 PM Football Federation Australia is at risk of alienating A-League supporters after fans reacted with fury to comments by chief executive David Gallop on Tuesday.
Hoole: Carney too slow to shut me down
Dominic Bossi 5:49 PM Former Jets winger Andrew Hoole is relishing the prospect of marking former teammate David Carney who he says is getting too slow for the A-League
Mariners unhappy with A-League schedule
Dominic Bossi 5:30 PM Just four days after hosting Western Sydney Wanderers, the Mariners are facing their lowest crowd of the season with a Thursday night clash with Melbourne City
Melbourne City put faith in Novillo to step up
2:49 PM Melbourne City are pondering how to replace injured winger Corey Gameiro, knowing there's still improvement to come from their wide forwards.
Gallops sticks to guns over FFA bans
Emma Kemp 2:34 PM FFA chief executive David Gallop says the fundamentals of a proposed stadium ban appeals process will be "fine-tuned" but not changed.
Bored president calls for early shootout
Kristen Tsiamis 11:23 AM The Mauritanian Super Cup final ended in unusual fashion at the weekend, after the country's president got bored of the action, and ordered a penalty shoot-out in the 63rd minute.
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar up for Ballon d'Or
10:05 AM Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head once again for the title of world's best soccer player after being shortlisted along with Neymar on Monday for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Van Gaal plays down Rooney injury
9:07 AM Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has moved to calm fears that captain Wayne Rooney is set for a spell on the sidelines after the striker limped out of Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw with Leicester City.
Coutinho set for Reds return
9:06 AM Midfielder Philippe Coutinho is on course to return to Liverpool's squad for their League Cup quarter-final clash against Southampton on Wednesday, manager Jurgen Klopp has said.
Higuain double sends Napoli to top of Serie A
8:53 AM Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain scored twice to put them top of Serie A with an extraordinary 2-1 win over Inter Milan who twice hit the woodwork in stoppage time after playing the entire second half with 10 men.
City dominating the W-League, but is that good for the competition?
8:00 AM Melbourne City is unbeaten six games into the season and looks to have the title wrapped up.
United goalies' partner slams club
Sean Gibson 7:11 AM Yolanda Cardona was upset that neither she nor her long-term boyfriend Victor Valdes were invited to the 'United for Unicef' fundraiser.
Aguero injury fears dismissed by Pellegrini
11:25 PM ​For a moment the Etihad Stadium crowd held their collective breath. With an hour of this game gone, Sergio Aguero leapt for a header and, as he landed, seemed to twist his ankle.
Socceroos, Postecoglou win AFC Awards
Tom Decent 9:18 PM Ange Postecoglou has been named Asian football's coach of the year, while the Socceroos were judged national team of the year after their historic Asian Cup win at the AFC Annual Awards in India last night.
Sydney FC's Ali Abbas makes comeback after 12-months on the sideline
Dominic Bossi Exactly 365 days after suffering a potential career-ending injury, Ali Abbas finally makes his comeback from injury for Sydney FC
Santalab declares Wanderers champions in the making
Dominic Bossi Western Sydney Wanderers striker Brendon Santalab has boldly declared his side champions in the making having extended their winning streak to five in a row, beating Central Coast Mariners in testing circumstances. After narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon last season, the Wanderers are now second to league leaders Melbourne Victory on only goal difference and growing in confidence of winning an elusive A-League title.
Five things we learned from A-League, round 8
Dominic Bossi Five things we learned from the A-League, round 8.
Matildas move eyes from pay to Rio
Daniel Cherny At last free from the clutches of the contract dispute that hogged headlines surrounding his team, Matildas coach Alen Stajcic says his team's eyes are focused squarely on a berth at next year's Rio Olympics.
West Ham's wasteful finishing costly in draw with West Brom
Andy Sims Slaven Bilic admitted West Ham's wasteful finishing cost them as they were pegged back by Rickie Lambert in a 1-1 draw against West Brom.
Arsenal EPL hopes suffer double-blow
Mark Bryans Arsenal's EPL title ambitions suffered a double-blow as a draw at Norwich was compounded by an injury to Alexis Sanchez.
Privacy watchdogs to investigate soccer fans' details leak
Markus Mannheim Soccer's governing body, police and a government agency to receive 'please explain' letters.
Klopp pleased Liverpool maintain momentum against Swansea
Carl Markham Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was pleased his side's momentum was not blown off course as his side ground out a 1-0 win over Swansea.
Costa dropped but Chelsea still toothless in Spurs draw
Ian Chadband Tottenham and Chelsea played out a dull 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
Wanderers climb to top of the A-League
Dominic Bossi After narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon last year, the Wanderers are now joint top of the league after fifth win in a row.
FFA to introduce appeals process for banned fans
Dominic Bossi Governing body has vowed to finally open an appeals process for banned spectators after about 1000 Wanderers fans walked out of Sunday's game against Central Coast.
Soccer circles in a spin about Melbourne visit of Brazilian superstar Kaka
Michael Lynch Brazilian soccer superstar Kaka is due to arrive in Melbourne for a flying visit next weekend.
Canberra United cruise to W-League win without Matildas stars
Chris Dutton Canberra United showed no signs of weakness without their Matildas trio, beating the Wanderers 4-1 on Sunday.
