Asian players will be a compulsory feature of the A-League's foreign contingent from 2018-19, Football Federation Australia has confirmed.

A Scottish football coach tricked young male players into sending nude photos of themselves, court told.

Real Madrid's remarkable 40-game unbeaten run stretching back to April ended in dramatic fashion on Sunday.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho played down the touchline confrontation between him and Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp near the end of Sunday's English Premier League draw.

• Michael Cockerill

If Australia is ever to return to the Oceania Football Confederation it helped form in 1966, it's now-or-never. So why not test the lie of the land.

Pep Guardiola endured the heaviest league defeat of his coaching career as Manchester City received a 4-0 Premier League thrashing at the hands of Everton to plummet further out of title contention.

• Michael Lynch

Melbourne Victory's push to close the gap on league leaders Sydney received a major boost on Sunday afternoon when the FFA decided to overturn the red card he was given in controversial circumstances during Friday night's 3-2 win over Brisbane Roar.

• Robert Dillon

Newcastle and Perth edged closer to the A-League finals with a thrilling 2-all draw at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday.

• Dominic Bossi

Sydney FC youngster Aaron Calver was put through a rigorous fitness regime to be fit enough for Saturday night's derby despite all the suggestions the Sky Blues were set to start a debutant against the Wanderers.

Melbourne Victory striker Besart Berisha is free to play against Wellington on Tuesday after his controversial A-League red card against Brisbane was rescinded.

• Dominic Bossi

Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Vedran Janjetovic avoided the media after being abused by Sydney FC fans who threw dozens of rubber snakes at him during Saturday night's derby clash.

• Dominic Bossi

Western Sydney Wanderers have found no way to snap their hapless fortune in the Sydney Derby after failing to beat their rivals Sydney FC for a ninth successive game.

• Ian Chadband

​Chelsea made light of striker Diego Costa's absence to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points with a 3-0 win at champions Leicester City.

• Dominic Bossi

Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic has taken aim at the officials in charge of his side's draw with Sydney FC after being denied a strong claim for a penalty in the opening half.

• David Polkinghorne

Acting Canberra United captain stars with a double hat-tick in convincing win.

Sidelined with injury for nearly two months, Phoenix midfielder Michael McGlinchey celebrated his return with a crucial goal in Wellington's 1-0 A-League win over Central Coast Mariners.

• Michael Lynch

The former champions are confident they can take on anyone.

• Michael Lynch

Brisbane Roar's hulking defender Luke De Vere is embarassed, and there are more than 20,000 Melbourne Victory supporters who will argue that he has every right to be.

Diego Costa has been dropped from the squad of Premier League leaders Chelsea for the match at champions Leicester City after a row over his fitness, according to media reports.

• Michael Lynch

It was Friday the 13th and a full moon. Not a night for the superstitious or those of a tender disposition to feel at ease.

• Dominic Bossi

Every time Danny Vukovic stepped on a plane for an away trip last season, his thoughts where elsewhere. His newborn son was diagnosed with a life-threatening liver condition and there was nobody at home to support he and his wife.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Canberra United teenager Nickoletta Flannery has been named in the Young Matildas squad ahead of the Asian Cup.

• Dominic Bossi

An experienced Dutch defender has answered Sydney FC's defensive crisis with former Eredivisie stalwart Jordy Buijs inking a deal with the Sky Blues.

• Dominic Bossi

Popovic: 'I hope he's right because if he doesn't have to make a save, then he's pulling the ball out of the back of the net.'

• Michael Cockerill

The word is Tony Popovic didn't sign Jumpei Kusukami because he was Japanese. He signed him because he was a good player. But as Western Sydney Wanderers prepare to salvage some pride in the Asian Champions League, the passport definitely helps.

• Michael Lynch

Melbourne City's young central defender Ruon Tongyik has made a hugely impressive start to his A_League career even though his first few games have co-incided with a difficult spell for the club.

• Michael Lynch

A brazen push for money by a venal organisation so hopelessly compromised that no-one has any faith in it?

• Jason Dasey

It's not often that a Malaysian player gets mentioned in the same breath as David Beckham. But Faiz Subri's feat in winning the FIFA Puskas Award had his Penang coach Ashley Westwood reminiscing about his days playing alongside the world's most famous footballer more than two decades ago.

• Jason Burt

West Ham United will reluctantly sell Dimitri Payet for £40 million ($65 million) if the French international continues to go on strike and refuses to play for them again, as the club claim he has threatened to do.