Football
Reds Coutinho, Mane inspire Liverpool to joint PL top
SADIO Mane and Philippe Coutinho scored a pair of crackers to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over West Brom - but they’ve just been denied outright top of the table.
Arsenal Cech masterclass spares Wenger’s birthday
ARSENAL went top of the English Premier League after being held to 0-0 at home by struggling Middlesbrough on Saturday, Arsene Wenger’s 67th birthday.
Van’t Schip’s City remain a work in progress
ELBOURNE City coach John van’t Schip conceded his team had been brought “back to earth” after Friday night’s 3-2 loss to Perth Glory.
Is A-League the world’s softest league?
WITH more fouls blown than in the English Premier League, are A-League referees turning the local game into the world’s softest league?
Re-live: Keogh leads Perth to win over City
AN ANDY Keogh hat-trick has given Perth Glory a 3-2 win over Melbourne City in an enthralling contest at AAMI Park. LIVE COVERAGE.
Reality bites for Pep as first ‘crisis’ arrives
THE EARLY TACKLE: Pep Guardiola’s halo has slipped a little in recent weeks. But suggestions he has lost his way may be wishful thinking on the part of his rivals.
Muscat insists derby disaster hasn’t shaken belief
DEFIANT coach Kevin Muscat insists Melbourne Victory’s confidence has not wavered in the wake of its harrowing 4-1 derby defeat to Melbourne City last week.
How City is splashing the cash
MELBOURNE City’s class of 2016-17 is the most expensive team in Australian soccer history. Check out how they’re splashing the cash.
Socceroos reach highest world ranking since 2012
THE Socceroos have gained 20 points since September, moving them ahead of the likes of Ghana, Korea, Serbia and Greece. See the top 10 here.
City need to back up Victory march
MELBOURNE City’s fluid style has experts confounded, but coach John van ’t Schip insists there is always method to the madness.
A-League News
Guest referee Why Reds-Victory should have seen two reds
A FORMER top referee said he would have sent two Melbourne Victory players off against Adelaide on Saturday but was effusive in his praise for match official Peter Green.
Fit ‘I don’t want to miss an A-League game this year’
HE played with a virus and spent most of the week recovering from it, but Michael Zullo is adamant nothing will stop him from playing every game of the season.
A-League Victory grab last-gasp win despite Reds stunner
AN injury-time winner from Marco Rojas has given Melbourne Victory a last-gasp 2-1 A-League victory over Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium.
Fit ‘I don’t want to miss an A-League game this year’
HE played with a virus and spent most of the week recovering from it, but Michael Zullo is adamant nothing will stop him from playing every game of the season.
A-League Victory grab last-gasp win despite Reds stunner
AN injury-time winner from Marco Rojas has given Melbourne Victory a last-gasp 2-1 A-League victory over Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium.
#CCMvBRI Roar’s first win inflicts more Mariners pain
BRISBANE Roar have broken through for their first win of the season with a scrappy 1-0 victory over Central Coast Mariners.
Hindmarsh Victory break Red hearts with last-gasp winner
IT was Marco Rojas who fired the killer blow for Melbourne but goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas was the real hero in Victory’s thrilling win over Adelaide.
Rooney snaps at ex-teammate Owen after criticism
MANCHESTER United star Wayne Rooney took a swipe at former teammate Michael Owen on social media ahead of Manchester United’s Chelsea clash.
Giggs speaks out on Moyes’s biggest United error
RYAN Giggs was a loyal sidekick to David Moyes but in his first UK newspaper column, the Manchester United icon reveals where he feels it all started to go wrong.
