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.

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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.

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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.