• Jason Burt

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• Emma Kemp

Socceroos midfielder Massimo Luongo has revealed he regularly snubs mega-money offers from China to continue his pursuit of an English Premier League career.

• Luke Edwards

Ryan Mason, the Hull City midfield player, was conscious and speaking to doctors and visitors in hospital on Monday night as he continued to recover from a fractured skull suffered against Chelsea.

• Dominic Bossi

The German club that is said to have influenced the identity of Western Sydney Wanderers is on the cusp of signing their former fan favourite, Kerem Bulut.

• Michael Lynch

Graham Arnold's Sydney side comes to Melbourne on Thursday trying to keep its unbeaten A-League run – which stretches now to 16 matches this season – intact.

Western Sydney players dominate a 26-strong squad selected from A-League clubs for next week's relocated Olyroos training camp.

• Dominic Bossi

In a competition that's struggled to build icons and forge club identities, Sydney FC made a giant stride towards further defining their own culture.

Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has suffered a fractured skull in a clash of heads with Chelsea's Gary Cahill and is in a stable condition after having surgery at a London hospital.

Diego Costa marked his return to the Chelsea side with a goal-scoring performance in a 2-0 win against Hull as the EPL leaders extended their advantage to eight points.

• Martyn Herman

Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United all dropped points as Chelsea secured their lead at the top without kicking a ball.

• David Polkinghorne

Canberra United now reliant on results going their way if they're going to finish top of W-League.

• Michael Lynch

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago Melbourne City were the team of all-conquering talents in the W-League.

• Dominic Bossi

Western Sydney Wanderers finally found the result befitting of their performances after claiming their first home win of the A-League season to keep their finals hopes alive.

• Michael Cockerill

The football world is once again open for business, but it seems there is less interest in Australian players than ever before.

• Michael Lynch

Three games in seven days with trips to Wellington and Perth thrown in for good measure. Surely that takes its toll on players physical and mental strength?

• Emma Kemp

A-League title favourites Sydney FC enter this week's Big Blue with a psychological advantage after nearest rivals Melbourne Victory were brought undone by their gruelling road trip.

The three surviving players of the air crash two months ago that killed 19 members of Brazil's Chapecoense football club have lifted the Copa Sudamericana trophy in honour of their teammates.

• Julien Pretot

A furious Mario Balotelli asked fans whether racism was "legal in France" after the Nice striker accused Bastia supporters of abusing him during his team's 1-1 Ligue 1 draw, prompting a French League investigation.

• Justin Chadwick

Melbourne Victory have slumped to their second straight defeat, with Perth coming from behind to secure a 2-1 win in Saturday night's A-League clash at nib Stadium.

• Cathy Walshe

Brisbane have ended their five-week winless A-League run with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Phoenix in Wellington.

• Chris Dutton

Stand-in Canberra United captain Ash Sykes has warned her teammates against expecting an avalanche of goals when they play the W-League's worst defensive side on Sunday.

• Dominic Bossi

In less than one year, Andrew Nabbout went from being deemed not good enough for the worst ever Australian team in A-League history to the best domestic chance to win the Johnny Warren Medal.

• Dominic Bossi

Sydney FC heap pressure on Melbourne Victory ahead of Thursday's "Big Blue" suggesting the race for the premiership will become a one horse race if Victory fail to win.

• Michael Lynch

The FFA Cup has only been going for three years but already it has captured the imagination of the soccer public – nowhere more so than in Victoria.

Liverpool's former captain and talisman Steven Gerrard will return to his roots as part of the Academy's coaching set-up, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

• Dominic Bossi

Not even controversy could stop Sydney FC from continuing their dominance this season as the Sky Blues racked up their 12th win of the season, extending their undefeated record.

DOHA, Jan 20 AP - A British man has died while working at a stadium that will be a venue for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, organisers say.

Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic has warned Brendon Santalab to watch his on-field aggression as he prepares to make his return from a three-match ban.

• Dominic Bossi

A-League teams won a club versus country battle with the FFA, but it could come at a significant cost to the Olyroos who are falling behind the pacesetters in Asia.