Manchester City reached the fourth round of the EFL Cup with a 2-1 win over Swansea City, continuing their imperious start to the season under Pep Guardiola with a ninth straight win in all competitions.

Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip declared himself delighted with his team's 4-1 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers, fired by the first-half contribution of star signing Tim Cahill, who linked well with Uruguayan hitman Bruno Fornaroli.

Sydney FC marquee man Bobo has made a cracking starting debut for his new club, scoring his first goal and notching two superb assists to propel the Sky Blues into their first FFA Cup semi-final.

It was the Timmy and Bruno show _ with a little spectacular assistance  from their Danish friend Michael Jakobsen's overhead kick  _ as rampant Melbourne City put Western Sydney Wanderers to the sword and powered through to the FFA Cup semi finals.

Canberra Olympic coach Frank Cachia says regional divisions would create the best pathway for local talent.

The investor group seeking funds to buy former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi's soccer club provided a false bank report during its initial deal negotiations, according to the lender whose name was on the documents.

Football Federation Australia will look at boosting its $1 million marquee player assistance fund next season when it seeks to refresh and rebrand the A-League.

Australian soccer's governing body has begun talks with FIFA as tensions over the governance of the local game continue to rise.

German goalkeeper Marco Kwiotek was arrested by police on Monday when he turned up for training five days after SV Volderort's record-breaking defeat to local rivals PSV Oberhausen 43-0.

Michel Platini could receive a pay-off from UEFA despite being banned from the game over a payment from ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2011.

Michelle Heyman says it would be easier to win the World Cup and Olympic golds if the W-League season were longer.

Melbourne City will give a home debut to Socceroo star Tim Cahill and a competitive first outing to new Danish defender Michael Jakobsen when they take on Western Sydney Wanderers in the FFA Cup quarter-final at AAMI Park on Wednesday night.

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has tinkered slightly with his line up for the upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Japan.

More than 30 years after Kevin Keegan's hugely-successful guest stint, and 26 years after they left the national stage, Blacktown City are primed to make the most of their return to the spotlight in Wednesday night's FFA Cup quarter-final against Sydney FC at Edensor Park.

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Jose Mourinho is 53. Jurgen Klopp is 49, Antonio Conte is 47, Pep Guardiola is 45, Mauricio Pochettino? Just 44. Does the fact that Mourinho is already in his 50s matter?

Canberra United will reunite their star attacking duo when the W-League season begins.

An injury to Mat Ryan looks set to hand Mitch Langerak his first Socceroos start in nearly two years.

Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi believes they are in better shape compared to this time last year as they prepare for their final pre-season match against A-League opposition.

Coach Jose Saturnino Cardozo was sacked by Mexican soccer club Chiapas for the second time in a week on Sunday following Saturday's 3-0 home defeat by Cruz Azul.

Juventus surrendered the lead and lost 2-1 in a classic match at Inter Milan, slipping to second place, one point behind Napoli in Italy's Serie A.

Late goals from Juan Zuniga and Troy Deeney helped Watford sink Jose Mourinho's visitors to a stinging defeat.

Real Madrid brushed off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to beat Espanyol 2-0 away and maintain their 100 percent start to the league season while matching the La Liga record of 16 consecutive victories.

Melbourne City will be hoping that their last two friendlies are certainly not a harbinger for A-League the season ahead.

Socceroo striker Mathew Leckie made a big impression in his Bundesliga side Ingolstadt's match against Bayern Munich.

After being dumped twice by Sydney FC, Dubbo born-and-bred defender Jacob Tratt has been thrown an A-League lifeline by Wellington Phoenix.

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Is it because a joint FIFA/AFC delegation will be in town this week to push the barrow for a second division with promotion and relegation and the FFA simply want to be seen to be doing something? Maybe. Does it matter what the motivation is? Not at all. What matters is that the pressure for a second-tier is building to fever pitch, both internally and externally, and the FFA can't keep sticking their head in the sand hoping it will go away. It won't.

The Pep Guardiola revolution at Manchester City has continued apace as they crushed Bournemouth 4-0 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

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Melbourne City fans will finally get the chance to see star signing Tim Cahill in action for the first time on their own turf later this week when John van 't Schip's side takes on Western Sydney Wanderers in the FFA Cup.