Bobo's halting English is better than Graham Arnold's Portuguese, which means Sydney FC's new marquee player is well-primed to hit the ground running.

Melbourne Victory wide man Marco Rojas was a darling of the home crowd in his first spell at AAMI Park, which finished with him winning a Johnny Warren Medal as A-League player of the year before he departed for Stuttgart at the end of the 2012-13 season.

A superb individual goal from midfielder Milos Ninkovic helped Sydney FC to a 2-0 extra-time win over Perth Glory.

NSW defender George Timotheou has been promoted and signed by Sydney FC on a two-year A-League contract.

Sydney FC's search for a new marquee striker is over after signing Brazilian centre forward Bobo.

Ronaldinho's agent and brother will arrive in Sydney next week for negotiations over a guest deal while Milos Ninkovic requests a release from Sydney FC.

Wollongong Wolves lost no admirers, but they were eliminated from the FFA Cup in a 3-0 loss to A-League heavyweights Sydney FC on Wednesday night.

Graham Arnold says it's time to deliver some overdue silverware to Sydney FC fans and he's putting his faith in his Australian players.

"Yesterday when we counted we had 158 put forward," Graham Arnold said.

"I don't think anything could be any worse than that," Bernie Ibini says, but not about his horror injury.

Australian international winger Bernie Ibini is on the cusp of sealing a move back to the A-League with a return to Sydney FC set be concluded in the coming days.

Life is often unstable in Italian football, just ask Joshua Brillante.

Sydney FC will travel to Wollongong to face Wolves in the opening round of the 2016 FFA Cup

Chris Naumoff's unveiling as a Numancia player was supposed to be the start of his European dream. Two weeks later it was mysteriously dashed.

Fringe Socceroo Josh Brillante is set to return to the A-League, with Sydney FC deep in discussions to sign the player for next season pending a release from Italian Serie A side Fiorentina.

A record crowd for an Australian club football match will likely feature in the opening round of the A-League season with a Sydney derby set to take place at ANZ Stadium. 

Hao Junmin's devastating last-minute strike for Shandong Luneng on Wednesday night didn't just signal the end of Sydney FC's extended season – it also ended the tenure of eight players.

After crashing out of the Asian Champions League in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night, Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold says he is ready to ring the changes in order to make his team more competitive next season.

Having held out for 89 minutes, Sydney FC needed to hold out for just one more to qualify for the Asian Champions League quarter-finals for the very first time.

Their domestic season ended in ignominy, but Sydney FC are closing in on one of their greatest achievements

Sydney FC might hold an away-goal advantage over Shandong Luneng going into their Asian Champions League round of 16 second leg, but that's no reason to play defensive, according to Matt Jurman.

Sydney FC chief executive Tony Pignata has implored the club's fans to come out in full force for Wednesday's Asian Champions League round of 16 second leg against Shandong Luneng, saying it is one of the most important matches in the club's history.

When Rhyan Grant bore the brunt of the "Tardelli Special" in the Asian Champions League this week, the Sydney FC defender didn't even really know who he was dealing with.

A hard-fought 1-1 away draw against Shandong Luneng on Wednesday night has given Sydney FC the perfect springboard to qualify for the final eight of the Asian Champions League next week, according to goal scoring hero David Carney.

​Sydney FC have taken a sizeable step towards a maiden Asian Champions League quarter-final berth after securing a 1-1 draw with Shandong Luneng in China.

Given virtually no critics gave Sydney FC any hope of progression from their so-called "group of death" in the Asian Champions League, attacking midfielder Milos Ninkovic says there's no reason his teammates can't spring more surprises as they begin the tournament's knockout phase on Wednesday night.

Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold is adamant is side won't be settling for just a draw in Wednesday night's round of 16 Asian Champions League clash against Shandong Luneng, saying the Chinese Super League side is there for the taking.

Sydney FC's Shane Smeltz has seen just about everything during his 15-year professional career - but even he must have thought he wouldn't seeing the city of Jinan again.

Bruno Fornaroli may be about to price himself out of the A-League with demands of $2.7 million per season