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The year football fans flexed their muscles
Sebastian Hassett There were plenty of highlights and a few lowlights looking back at the year that was in football in 2015.
From strugglers to favourites, how the Wanderers got it right
Dominic Bossi 7:15 PM This time last year they were battling a player revolt and sitting bottom of the table. Now, Western Sydney Wanderers are favourites to win the A-League.
Kiting right back into Canberra's defence
Lee Gaskin 6:58 PM Canberra United defender Rebecca Kiting is now an essential part of the side's rock-solid back four.
Roar in contract stand-off with Borrello, Donachie
5:47 PM Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi has reiterated his desire to "lock down" boom attacker Brandon Borrello amid a stand-off with his management over a new contract.
French foreign legion leaving their mark
Michael Lynch 3:35 PM It's nowhere near the level that it has reached in the English game, where several clubs - notably Newcastle United and Arsenal - could, it sometimes seemed, put out an entire starting XI made up of Frenchmen.
Crummer not focused on league scoring record
Daniel Cherny 3:19 PM She may have more than twice as many goals as the next most prolific players in the W-League this season, but Larissa Crummer says she is not thinking about the possibility of breaking the competition's single-season scoring record.
Ninkovic promises he'll find the gears we haven't seen
Sebastian Hassett 3:18 PM Milos Ninkovic is frustrated. Not angry, just frustrated.
Delpierre plans to quit Victory
Michael Lynch 6:00 PM Melbourne Victory's commanding French centre-half Matthieu Delpierre plans to call it a day with the champions at the end of the current A -League season.
Melbourne belongs to Victory... or does it?
Michael Lynch 1:38 PM Melbourne Victory have nearly 27,000 members, Melbourne City have almost 8500.
Veteran stopper may return for Melbourne City
Michael Lynch 1:18 PM Veteran stopper Aaron Hughes will come back into the Melbourne City squad for just the third time this season and could line up alongside Patrick Kisnorbo in the heart of the in-form City defence for the derby against Melbourne Victory on Saturday night.
How the axe fell on Jose Mourinho
12:51 PM Jose Mourinho joined his Chelsea players for their annual Christmas lunch at the club's Cobham training ground just hours before he was sacked, but there was little festive spirit to go around.
Frustration grows as second-tier clubs look for A-League promotion
Michael Cockerill 5:00 PM A football breakaway may happen - but it won't involve the A-League club owners.
Suarez hat-trick as Barcelona stroll into final
10:25 AM Barcelona's Luis Suarez got a hat-trick, including an exquisite second goal, as they strolled into the Club World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande on Thursday.
Mourinho sacked by Chelsea
Martyn Herman 10:22 AM Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Premier League champions Chelsea on Thursday, according to BBC sources, following a dreadful run of results.
Spurs and Juve set for Victory in ICC next year
Michael Lynch 9:14 AM Melbourne Victory will provide the local spice when English Premier League powerhouse Tottenham and Italian giants Juventus arrive in Victoria for the second International Champions Cup next year.
Putin calls for Blatter to receive Nobel Peace Prize
8:38 AM Beleagured FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has fronted the governing body's ethics committee, as the Russian president turned up the heat.
Under-fire Arnie furious at being cited
Sebastian Hassett 12:53 AM Having been cited again by Football Federation Australia for his post-match comments, Graham Arnold has declared enough is enough and told the governing body to either let him speak freely or he won't speak at all.
Blatter faces FIFA ethics judgment
9:31 PM Sepp Blatter is trying to save his FIFA presidency on Thursday at the ethics committee he helped create and whose authority he does not recognise in his case.
No guests allowed? A-League clubs scramble for imports
Dominic Bossi Many of the A-League's 10 clubs are frantically trying to raise the profile of this season by signing overseas guest players when the transfer window reopens in early January.
Canberra NPL clubs unite to voice academy concerns
Lee Gaskin Canberra's eight NPL clubs have voiced their concerns about Capital Football's Canberra United Academy and proposals for a Canberra National Youth League team to be operated under a "user pay" system.
Tim Cahill may become face of southern Sydney A-League bid
Dominic Bossi Pressure on Wellington Phoenix's future in the A-League has mounted with Tim Cahill offering his support to a third team from Sydney to oust the New Zealand club.
How fatherhood motivated Cole to return to the A-League stronger than ever
Dominic Bossi How fatherhood spurred veteran Shannon Cole to return to the game after the longest injury lay-off in his career
Archie arrives in time for Melborne derby
Melbourne Victory forward Archie Thompson is in line for his A-League season debut in Saturday's Melbourne derby.
Coach Kewell taking cues from Postecoglou
Harry Kewell has vowed to walk his own path as he makes his way through the coaching ranks, a journey he hopes will return him to the dugouts of the English Premier League.
City need to win to prove themselves
Michael Lynch Melbourne City have to win this weekend's derby with Melbourne Victory if they want to silence the critics and prove teir championship credentials.
Melbourne Victory suffer shock defeat
Melbourne Victory's title defence is on shaky ground after slumping to a shock 1-0 loss to struggling Perth Glory.
Muscat's test to lift players for derby as Victory slump continues
Michael Lynch It wasn't pretty when Melbourne Victory crashed to its third successive defeat in Wednesday night's A-League catch up match against Perth Glory, the first time in years that the competition's powerhouse team has lost three matches in a row.
A-League clubs risk sanctions if owed money isn't paid
Sebastian Hassett Four A-League clubs risk losing competition points, seeing their players made free agents and other potential sanctions if they do not catch up on the outstanding payments to players by December 31.
A-League Live: Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory
Follow live scores and statistics as Perth Glory host Melbourne Victory in a rescheduled A-League match from round five.
Is the AFL switching places with the EPL?
Rohan Connolly Is the AFL competition really as even these days as we'd like to think?