What a Christmas cracker of a match this was - Â a game that began at a furious speed and only picked up the pace from that point onwards before ending in high drama and controversy with Melbourne City missing a second penalty in stoppage time, and with it the chance to snare a last-gasp winner.
The harsh Australian sun presents a challenge to all – but professional sports players, whose workplace is often in the open air, are more vulnerable than most to the dangers that exposure to sunlight can present.
City's air of  W-League invincibility has well and truly disappeared after the champions crashed to their third straight loss, going down 3-2 at home to Perth Glory on Tuesday evening.
Despite a record-breaking start to the season, Sydney FC skipper Alex Brosque insists the dominant Sky Blues are yet to peak.
Taking a stab at the pick of the English Premier League players for 2016.
League leaders Sydney FC ripped through a sorry Adelaide United side 4-0 at Coopers Stadium on Monday in a performance coach Graham Arnold described as "ruthless".
A year that was all about Timmy Cahill, expansion and TV rights.
Chelsea's grip on the Premier League title race tightened on Monday as they beat Bournemouth 3-0 for a club record 12th successive league win that took them nine points clear at the top.
All the action you might have missed overnight.
Sydney FC maintained their unbeaten start to the season after thrashing Adelaide 4-0 at Coopers Stadium on Monday night.
Newcastle have climbed back into fifth spot on the A-League table and will see in the New Year inside the top six after holding a re-energised Wellington to a 2-2 draw.
Former Australian football boss John Constantine died on Monday.
Melbourne Victory defender Jason Geria opened his Kris Kringle present after a training session on Boxing Day morning and discovered his team-mates had given him a copy of Ange Postecoglou's latest book, Changing The Game.
It's that time of the year again. A time for presents. A time for food. And most importantly, a time for soccer.
The euphoria of winning their first ever silverware has worn off for Melbourne City.
English soccer's holy week is looked on with envy and admiration worldwide. Except, perhaps, for those inside it.
Sam Allardyce has admitted losing the England job was one of the "darkest moments" of his career.
Last Christmas, Leicester City was halfway to a miracle, perched atop the Premier League standings, but they head into this festive season in a more familiar place – three points above the relegation zone with their fans left wondering where the magic has gone.
BRISBANE, Dec 23 AAP - Brisbane's A-League unbeaten streak has stretched to 10 games after a scrappy and controversial 1-1 draw with Western Sydney.
If it was up to Filip Holosko, he'd have already drafted himself a contract extension to stay at Sydney FC next A-League season.
"People want to beat Sydney FC, that's the reality of it. Every club gets up to play against us."
"Do you see what is happening to John Grant in the NRL at the moment? Nothing is off the cards."
After securing promotion to the Korean top flight and sealing some huge off- season signings, Gangwon FC hope to make a flying start to their upcoming K League Classic soccer campaign by playing home games at the 2018 Winter Olympics ski jumping venue.
The first transfer directly between Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers is a product of the death of loyalty in football.
Sam Allardyce could be handed a route back into football after being made the early favourite to replace sacked Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew.
A look at how the A-League season has unfolded and, from top to bottom, how they might finish this season.
The much celebrated homecoming of Kerem Bulut is set to come to an abrupt end with the Western Sydney Wanderers striker closing in on a move to Asia 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.
David Gallop cannot boast his code's recently proclaimed TV deal is the richest in Australian sport.
No derby in world soccer is played quite as frequently as that between the Garrison Gunners and the Woolpack Wanderers.
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