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Sydney FC hold no fear in Asian Champions League
Dominic Bossi 6:33 PM Sydney FC don't fear any test they will come up against in the knock-out stages of the Asian Champions League after topping the continent's group of death.
Leicester crowned EPL champions
Rob Harris Leicester City are the new English Premier League champions without kicking a ball after nearest rivals Tottenham drew 2-2 with Chelsea in an enthralling clash at Stamford Bridge.
Victory to face Korea's Jeonbuk in ACL
12:31 PM Melbourne Victory have been handed a chance for Asian Champions League revenge in their round-of-16 tie.
Optus cops backlash from EPL fans
Claire Siracusa 11:45 AM Australian soccer fans have slammed Optus for its English Premier League pricing and lack of availability to non-Optus customers, after the telco released its pricing plan on Wednesday.
This Leicester City fan bet on the team every year - except this one
Des Bieler 9:44 AM John Micklethwait had nearly 200,000 reasons to find his team winning the EPL exceedingly bittersweet.
Real tame City to book all-Madrid final
7:13 AM Real Madrid reached their 14th European Cup final and ended Manchester City's hopes of a maiden title after securing a 1-0 victory in the second leg of their Champions League last four clash.
Leicester prove sport is heavenly while Eels endure hell
Peter FitzSimons 10:42 PM Ain't sport grand - even as it throws up characters that would pass for the the Good Samaritan on a good day, and the Devil, on a bad'un?!?!!
Hazard rediscovers passion for football
9:54 PM Chelsea's Belgium forward Eden Hazard said he had recovered his passion for the game after scoring a stunning equaliser to end Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League title hopes on Monday.
Archie looks forward to long farewell as Muscat sets knockout challenge
Michael Lynch 7:24 PM For Archie Thompson this could be the longest of long goodbyes.
Growing pains: Giants, Suns on different frontiers
Greg Baum 5:45 PM The Gold Coast is the Bermuda Triangle of Australian sport.
Stags underdogs for cup clash with Tigers
5:16 PM State League 1 side Goulburn Stags face a David versus Goliath battle after drawing National Premier League leaders Cooma Tigers in the fourth round draw of the FFA Cup qualifiers. The Stags beat Canberra City 2-1 in the third round but will need to improve further to upset the Tigers, who have won four of five games this season. The Capital League clash between White Eagles and Queanbeyan City set to be a potentially cracking clash whilst ANU FC, riding high in the same division, will be optimistc of causing an upset against NPL side Belconnen United after pushing the Blue Devils to the limit last season. FFA Cup round four fixtures: Tuesday, May 10 - Belconnen United v ANU FC; Cooma Tigers v Goulburn Stags; Thursday, May 12 - White Eagles v Queanbeyan City, Tuggeranong United v Monaro Panthers; Tuesday, May 17 - Narrabundah v Canberra FC, Woden-Weston FC v Brindabella Blues; Thursday, May 19 - Canberra Olympic v Gungahlin United; Weston-Molonglo FC v O'Connor Knights.
Mandurah man bets $5, wins $10k on unlikely Leicester City fairytale
Simon White 4:24 PM When a Mandurah man embarks on a a cruise next year to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary, he'll have his childhood club and unlikely English Premier League winner Leicester City to thank for it.
Long farewell is fitting for Archie: CEO
3:30 PM Archie Thompson's last two games for Melbourne Victory will function as a prolonged farewell reminiscent of Australian music icon John Farnham, the club's chief executive says.
Fabregas accused of provoking fight
Matt Law Cesc Fabregas has been accused of sparking the ugly scenes at the end of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge battle with Tottenham Hotspur by slapping Spurs players and staff in the groin.
Ronaldo confident of footballing legacy
Jason Burt The obsessive focus was even on Cristiano Ronaldo's diet after he completed Real Madrid training and was declared "100 per cent" fit to face Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on Thursday morning (AEST).
Atletico oust Bayern to reach ECL final
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola was brought to the club to extend their European dominance, but will leave having lost three successive Champions League semi-finals.
Leicester 'sons' are going nowhere
John Percy It was the day after the wild night before, but Claudio Ranieri has admitted it could take another two years for him fully to appreciate the magnitude of Leicester City's Premier League title win.
Sydney FC top ACL group despite loss to Evergrande
Dominic Bossi It was a question of which makeshift side would struggle amid the hot, humid and loud atmosphere at Tianhe Stadium.
Muscat elated by team's performance
Michael Lynch Melbourne Victory boss Kevin Muscat was trying to keep a lid on things after his history-making side reached the last 16 of the Asian Champions League for the first time, but even his hard-nosed professionalism had to give way to the sheer pleasure of the moment.
Bridge wins Wanderers Medal but may headline off-season exits
Sebastian Hassett Western Sydney Wanderers forward Mark Bridge has capped one of his best seasons by winning the Wanderers' Medal – but it might be a farewell accolade for the 31-year-old.
Thompson on target as Victory make history
Michael Lynch Archie Thompson will have to prolong his Melbourne Victory farewell for at least another few weeks after Kevin Muscat's team made history by beating Gamba Osaka in the final match of the group phase of their Asian Champions League campaign at AAMI Park on Tuesday night.
Let there be Leicester. And there was
Greg Baum To call Leicester City's feat a miracle is to undersell it. A miracle is an instantaneous things, achieving in a blinding, transforming, water-into-wine flash what would not be possible even with years and decades of sweat of the brow.
Leicester City's EPL title win brings tears to Canberra fan's eyes
David Polkinghorne Canberra's David Packwood thought of his late grandfather Richard when the Foxes won against the odds.
From agony to lonely ecstasy for a Leicester City fan in Perth
Sean Cowan For most of the 18 years that Sean Cowan has supported Leicester City, the Foxes have flown well under the radar. Not now though...
Schwarzer's piece of Premier League history
It's official: veteran Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is an English Premier League lucky charm.
Leicester City fairytale proves dreams do come true
Trevor Marshallsea Leicester are champions of England. Trevor Marshallsea has been around for the past 25 years of one rocky ride.
Good karma credited for Leicester triumph
Lindsay Murdoch Some 6000 kilometres away in the teeming Thai capital, saffron-robed holy men believe good karma played a part in Leicester City's stunning fairytale victory.
Leicester City fairytale lights up social media
Leicester City's fairytale finish as Premier League champions not only inspired scenes of jubiliation around the world, it also ignited many a million tweets, Facebook posts and Vines.
Mourinho to decide future by end of week
Sam Wallace and John Percy Jose Mourinho is expected to make a decision on his next job this week, with Manchester United a viable option if he is convinced that the structure at the club is in place to allow him to succeed.
Leicester's unlikely lads pull off the ultimate sporting fairytale
Michael Lynch It is one of the greatest upsets in sporting history. Most punters would have given Essendon more chance of winning the AFL flag than they would have given Leicester hope of winning the EPL when the season kicked off back in August.
