• David Polkinghorne

Injury cruels Canberra United's last gasp victory as winger Ashleigh Sykes calmly slots late penalty to beat Victory.

• Dominic Bossi

Since the first days of pre-season, Graham Arnold has reiterated the same bullish stance that the biggest test Sydney FC will face this season will be against themselves. As of January 1, that may no longer be the case. 

• Dominic Bossi

The homecoming of Kerem Bulut lasted just four months after Western Sydney Wanderers announced the departure of one of their most popular players.

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• Paul Hayward

This is the season of the lost and found. There is surely no precedent for the English champions sitting 16th in the table approaching the halfway point while the team who finished 10th last time were seven points clear after Boxing Day.

• Michael Lynch

Was this the greatest game in A-League history? With six goals, three penalties (two saved), red cards, frantic action and refereeing controversies, it has to be up there.

• Michael Lynch

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.

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• Michael Lynch

What a Christmas cracker of a match this was -  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.

• Michael Lynch

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.

• Laine Clark

Despite a record-breaking start to the season, Sydney FC skipper Alex Brosque insists the dominant Sky Blues are yet to peak.

• Jason Burt

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".

• Dominic Bossi

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.

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Sydney FC maintained their unbeaten start to the season after thrashing Adelaide 4-0 at Coopers Stadium on Monday night.

• Emma Kemp

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.

• Michael Lynch

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.

• Jamie Marcuson

It's that time of the year again. A time for presents. A time for food. And most importantly, a time for soccer.

• Michael Lynch

The euphoria of winning their first ever silverware has worn off for Melbourne City.

• Rory Smith

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.

• Simon Evans

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.

• Emma Kemp

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.

• Dominic Bossi

"People want to beat Sydney FC, that's the reality of it. Every club gets up to play against us."

• Dominic Bossi

"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.