Jordan Tsekenis will join a core group of young Canberra Olympic hopefuls looking to launch an A-League career.

Green Gully and Redlands United have already proved that a match fit and organised NPL club can shock highly-ranked A-League opposition in the FFA Cup. Now Bentleigh Greens get their chance.

Manchester City are still waiting to discover the full extent of the injury to midfielder Kevin De Bruyne which saw the Belgian forced off towards the end of the club's Premier League win at Swansea.

Southampton won 3-0 at West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday to record their fourth successive victory in all competitions.

Goalscoring sensation Bruno Fornaroli has been rewarded for his efforts last season by being handed the captain's armband by Melbourne City for the upcoming A-League season.

• ANALYSIS

Mark Jones isn't going to get a free ride now that he's coach of Newcastle Jets. But he will get a clear run at making a go of one of the toughest gigs in the A-League because he's a local. If you think that doesn't matter, or shouldn't matter, then you don't know what makes the Novocastrian football community tick.

All the action from week six of the EPL.

Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, scoring all three goals in the first half to claim their first Premier League victory over their London rivals in 10 attempts.

If Manchester United's performance in a 4-1 rout of English champions Leicester City on Saturday is anything to go by, Wayne Rooney may struggle to get back into the starting eleven.

Live EPL matchtracker: All the action as it happens

Ange Postecoglou is undecided as to whether Tom Rogic has done enough to sew up the Socceroos' No.10 role.

With his restless energy, and reputation for not suffering fools gladly, it's easy enough to get the wrong impression of Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has suffered another setback after sustaining a groin injury in the League Cup win at Swansea City, the Premier League club said on Friday.

A report has laid bare the woeful pay and conditions for W-League players as expectations ramp up on Football Federation Australia to improve the situation before the new season.

Big season coming up for Perth Glory. If last season was about burying the salary cap scandal, this one is about completing the rehabilitation and winning a first A-League championship. Favouritism is a new challenge for a club accustomed to a siege mentality forged by supposed "eastern states bias". Let's see how they respond.

It does sound like the pot calling the kettle black – world soccer's governing body, FIFA, trying to tell any other organisation how to improve its governance procedures.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has lashed out at football's "Einsteins" for criticising him over the English Premier League club's three successive defeats.

Melbourne Victory has failed in its bid to sign Ghanaian international Michael Essien.

Canberra United has re-signed inaugural captain Ellie Brush for the 2016-17 W-League season.

Signing with the Indian champions might not seem the obvious way to get a taste of the English club you've followed all of your life. But that's exactly what happened to former A-League midfielder Cameron Watson when he made his competitive debut for Bengaluru FC.

Melbourne City boss John van 't Schip was wearing a satisfied smile as he came to face the media after his side's demolition of a lacklustre Western Sydney Wanderers on Wednesday night, as well he might.

The 80-yard dash and knee-slide may not have counted towards the running statistics Antonio Conte likes to study, but the celebration in front of Chelsea's travelling supporters demonstrated the way in which Cesc Fabregas is tackling the biggest challenge of his career.

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.