• Dominic Bossi

Sydney FC were controversially denied a late chance to equalise in the FFA Cup final when Alex Brosque was brought down by the last defender.

• Dominic Bossi

Talks between Robbie Keane and Western Sydney Wanderers are heating up.

• Michael Lynch

When you have been top dog in town for so long its difficult to handle your rival being the centre of attention.

The pilot of the chartered plane told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel and desperately pleaded for permission to land, according to a leaked recording.

• Michael Lynch

A player so improbable that his achievements, especially on the big stage, seem scarcely believable.

• Michael Lynch

John van 't Schip was there at the beginning, so if anyone has earned the right to be there at the moment of Melbourne City's greatest triumph, it is he.

• Daniel Cherny

In a thick Uruguayan accent a very excited Fornaroli thanked sponsors and fans, before proceeding to say two English words it seems he knows very well.

• Ronny Lerner

A goalkeeper in the South African Premier Division has pulled off one of the goals of the year do snatch a draw for his team in the 96th minute.

• Michael Lynch

Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold could only shrug his shoulders and smile.

Sydney FC goalkeeper Danny Vukovic has shown his tender side, carrying an injured seagull to safety in Wednesday night's FFA Cup final.

• Michael Lynch

Socceroo legend Tim Cahill has scored some spectacular goals and enjoyed some massive moments in his lengthy career in the national team and in the Premier League.

• Michael Lynch

The standard bearer for the Australian game delivers on the biggest occasion in City's history.

• Daniel Cherny

Melbourne City are aiming for a first piece of men's silverware as they take on A-League leaders Sydney FC at AAMI Park.

Liverpool prodigy Ben Woodburn enhanced his burgeoning reputation by becoming the club's youngest goalscorer in the 2-0 League Cup quarter-final win over Leeds.

• Dominic Bossi

Several Sydney FC stars will enter the final six months of their contracts not knowing who the coach of the club will be next season with Graham Arnold still yet to decide on his future. 

Matt Acton's circuitous football journey has taken him from Brisbane to Myanmar and the Philippines, but Melbourne Victory's new goalkeeper is keen to make the A-League home again.

• Michael Lynch

Right from its first season, when Adelaide City, of the South Australian NPL, turned over Western Sydney Wanderers in an early round, the FFA Cup has become a key part of the Australian soccer landscape.

• Miriam Webber

The deaths of Brazilian soccer team in an air crash on Monday draws parallels with Manchester United's story.

• Megan Levy

Rescuers searching through the wreckage of a charter plane that crashed into a mountain in Colombia had all but given up hope of finding any survivors when, more than six hours after the impact, a police officer heard a moan coming from under the twisted fuselage.

• Rory Smith

The competition's organisers acknowledged that the request had been made after the "unanimous agreement" of Nacional's players.

• Andrew Downie

Some of the biggest names in sport have sent their condolences to the little team from Chapeco in southern Brazil.

A British former soccer coach was charged on Tuesday with eight historical offences of sexual assault against a boy under the age of 14.

The friendship between Sydney FC and Melbourne City captains Alex Brosque and Bruno Fornaroli will be on hold for Wednesday night's FFA Cup final.

Perth Glory's top-two hopes have received a double blow, with star duo Diego Castro and Josh Risdon unlikely to play again until early next year.

• Michael Lynch

For a competition that delivers plenty of magic, there's nothing fairytale about a title decider between the A-League's current top sides.

• Emma Kemp

Western Sydney must be more ruthless in front of goal if they're to finally kick-start their stuttering A-League season against Central Coast, says defender Scott Neville.

Tim Cahill says Melbourne City have eyed off the FFA Cup since pre-season as a way to break through for the club's maiden piece of silverware.

Five-time world darts champion Eric Bristow sparked outrage on social media with comments about the ongoing child abuse scandal in English football.

• Michael Lynch

South Melbourne soccer chiefs are hoping that a top-level meeting on Wednesday between themselves, FFA boss David Gallop and A-League chief Greg O'Rourke will convince the Sydney-based pair that the Albert Park team should be one of the teams admitted in the next phase of A-League expansion.