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Regional games will have no impact on A-League expansion plans

Geelong game: Leigh Broxham of Melbourne Victory heads the ball during a match against Central Coast Mariners at Simonds ...

It's generally a good time of year to be taking a holiday on the Surf Coast if you're a Melbourne Victory supporter. A day at the beach, and a balmy evening at Simonds Stadium. Monday night will be the fifth time Geelong will have hosted a Victory match, and the expectations are of a 15,000-plus crowd. Everyone wins. Or do they?

Liverpool win to keep touch with Chelsea

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 31: Diego Costa of Chelsea celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the Premier ...

Chelsea will take a six-point lead into the new year after they beat Stoke 4-2 on Saturday while second-placed Liverpool matched them with a 1-0 win over rivals Manchester City.

Santalab takes youngster under his wing

Lachlan Scott.

Teenager Lachlan Scott will likely be Western Sydney Wanderers' only striking option for Sunday's match against Perth Glory but the youngster is set to shine having been mentored by the club's most reliable goal scorer of recent years.

Sydney win fiery W-League derby

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 30: Smoke from a flare blankets the pitch during the round nine W-League match between ...

A Kyah Simon penalty in the dying stages handed Sydney FC a 2-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers, pushing the Sky Blues back to the top of the W-League ladder.

Klopp hails Guardiola's title hunger

Masters of the game: Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.

Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, says he admires Pep Guardiola for refusing the "easy" option of collecting titles in less challenging countries than England.

Tevez becomes highest-paid player in the world

Big money move: Carlos Tevez will reportedly earn a million dollars (AUD) every single week.

Carlos Tevez became the latest high-profile international player to join the Chinese Super League when Shanghai Shenhua confirmed the signing of the Argentine striker from his boyhood club Boca Juniors on Thursday.

Melbourne Victory's form as hot as the weather

Besart Berisha will have to wait until 2017 to break Archie Thompson's record.

On paper it looked like a regulation assignment, and that's how it turned out as Melbourne Victory eased to a 4-1 win over Central Coast Mariners to end round 12, setting themselves up perfectly for a New Year's clash with Newcastle Jets in Geelong.