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Redmayne to make cross-city move

Switch: Wanderers keeper Andrew Redmayne will join the Sky Blues in the January transfer window.

Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne may have played his last game for the club, and is poised to move to bitter rivals Sydney FC as part of a swap deal with Vedran Janjetovic.

FFA land $346m A-League deal with Fox

Star signings: Melbourne City's Tim Cahill and Sydney FC's Filip Holosko.

Football Federation Australia has promised A-League clubs a significant financial boost from its improved six-year, $346 million TV deal with Fox Sports.

FFA set to announce new TV deal

Star power: Gun players such as Melbourne City's Tim Cahill have helped the FFA broker a better TV deal.

Football Federation Australia is set to announce the first instalment of its bumper new TV deal on Tuesday though clubs will await confirmation of their share before celebrating.

Real survive scare to win Club World Cup

Hat trick hero: Ronaldo celebrates his third goal of the night.

Real Madrid suffered an almighty fright before a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick hauled them back from 2-1 down and gave them a 4-2 win over rank outsiders Kashima Antlers.

Maclaren secures victory for Roar

Jamie Maclaren celebrates his match-winning goal against the Mariners.

Jamie Maclaren's 76th-minute goal secured a 2-1 A-League win for Brisbane Roar over the Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on Sunday afternoon.

Auckland is an option, but needs imagination from all involved

Spectacular failure: The New Zealand Knights were part of the A-League for the first two seasons.

Less than 6,000 people at Mt Smart Stadium last Saturday afternoon for the match between Wellington Phoenix and Western Sydney Wanderers doesn't bode well for Auckland's case to join the A-League. Truth is, of all the 'bidders' who have signalled their interest, this one is at best luke-warm. Pity, that. New Zealand's biggest city is also the biggest market the competition has left to conquer, but it needs much more than simple metrics. It needs imagination.