Sydney FC's hopes of finishing the season as invincibles came crashing down to earth after Brendon Santalab seals a thrilling win for the Wanderers.

While the Western Sydney Wanderers team song was echoing across the change rooms after full-time in the Sydney A-League derby, the referee at the centre of their controversial win was quietly apologising to Sydney FC.

Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold doesn't mind causing a stir, but his pre-match comments before Saturday night's Sydney derby caught everyone off guard.

Sydney FC are a team based on imitation, which is why Josh Brillante is the Sky Blues' answer to Chelsea's "water carrier" N'Golo Kante.

Are Sydney FC that good, or is the rest of the A-League that bad?

Not celebrating against your former employer has become the new norm in world football, though Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Terry Antonis could snap that trend against Sydney FC.

Sydney FC aren't prepared to make the same mistake twice and are preparing to make Bernie Ibini's second loan spell at the club permanent by the end of the season.

​Western Sydney will swap one hoodoo venue for another when they take on the mighty Sydney FC at the Olympic stadium.

Guns N' Roses and extreme heat have failed to damage the pitch at ANZ Stadium ahead of the Saturday night's Sydney derby.

If the Sky Blues go on to win the A-League championship they may well have more reason to thank their Serbian playmaker, and a pre-season chat he had with assistant coach Steve Corica.

Sydney FC are set to battle the riches of Asia, Europe and the Middle East for the services of Milos Ninkovic next season but defender Rhyan Grant urged the club to make every effort to keep the star midfielder.

There were 333 fewer fans at Allianz Stadium against Wellington on Thursday than the club's first ever match against a New Zealand side when they hosted the now defunct Knights in a pre-season friendly in July 2005, before the A-League started.

Sydney FC are one step closer to finishing the season as invincible after scoring three stunning goals in their 3-1 win over Wellington.

Sydney FC could be about to find out what they missed out on when Wellington Phoenix come to town on Thursday night as young defender Jacob Tratt vows to make a statement at the expense of his former employers.

In just three months, Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold has gone from spruiking his desire for his team to become the A-League's first "invincibles" to telling his players to stop stop talking about it.

He slammed Sydney FC for "months of lies" and claimed he wasn't wanted, but Vedran Janjetovic now insists he left the A-League club on good terms.

The SCG Trust has reignited its bid for a new stadium at Moore Park with a modified 40,000-seat proposal now on the table.

Perth Glory are into the W-League grand final after American import Vanessa Di Bernardo scored a brace to inspire her side to a crushing 5-1 win over Sydney FC their semi-final showdown at nib Stadium.

Vukovic was Sydney's saviour in the 0-0 draw with Brisbane Roar on Friday night just weeks after his son underwent a liver transplant

Brandon O'Neill labels Brisbane Roar as "bad boys", suggesting they will resort to negative tactics to stifle Sydney's midfield.

Graham Arnold has revealed that he turned to Wayne Bennett, Trent Robinson and Michael Cheika after Sydney FC missed the finals in the 2015-16 A-League season.

Sydney FC defender Rhyan Grant is confident that last week's suspension has allowed him to freshen up and lead the team's charge towards an undefeated season.

With just 10 games to go, Sydney FC have their eyes firmly focused on replicating the Arsenal invincibles of 2003-04 and finishing the A-League season undefeated.

In a statement that will send shivers down the spines of A-League coaches, Graham Arnold has revealed Bernie Ibini's best is yet to come.

As far as league leaders go, Sydney FC are doing better than Real Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus and Bayern Munich but are from Celtic.

Marking the A-League's greatest ever goal scorer in a debut would seem a baptism of fire for most defenders though Sydney FC's Dutch centre-back wasn't overly impressed by Besart Berisha

Sydney FC have won hand on their first piece of silverware in seven years after making a making the Premiers Plate theirs to lose with a dramatic win over Melbourne Victory.

Provocative comments from Kevin Muscat attempted to rattle the nerves of Sydney FC ahead of Thursday's Big Blue with Melbourne Victory, though the Sky Blue's midfielder Milos Ninkovic didn't even flinch.

Sydney FC will put their unbeaten season on the line when they face Melbourne Victory on Thursday, in what is shaping as their biggest challenge of the season.