Sydney coach Graham Arnold gestures to the fourth offical during the round 13 A-League match between Sydney FC and Brisbane Roar at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Victory’s chance to stop Sydney ‘Invincibles’

IT IS a top-of-the-table blockbuster and a possible Grand Final preview and if there is one team that is entitled to think it can beat the undefeated Sydney, it’s Victory.

Fight Muscat’s men keeping the faith in chase

MELBOURNE Victory coach Kevin Muscat is refusing to give up on his side’s chase of undefeated Sydney FC atop the A-League ladder.

Australia Day Hungry Victory to throw everything at Sydney

Hungry Victory to throw everything at Sydney

A “hungry” Victory will throw everything at Sydney FC in their top-of-the-table clash, according to the player who knows Victory better than anyone.

Wrap Watch every goal from overnight Premier League

Watch every goal from overnight Premier League

A bumper night of Premier League is headlined by Wayne Rooney’s record, but Liverpool stumbled badly while Manchester City-Tottenham was a thriller.

W-League Rd 13 - Melbourne v Brisbane

W-League Sprinkler malfunction cuts City game short

MELBOURNE City set up a winner-takes-all mini W-League final against Newcastle on Friday night with a win over the Roar but the clash was not without controversy.

Stoke Rooney saves United with epic, late record breaker

WAYNE Rooney curled home a superb free kick deep into injury time to become Manchester United’s all time leading goalscorer and give his side a 1-1 draw against Stoke.

PL Liverpool dealt brutal home blow by Swansea

GYLFI Sigurdsson’s decisive goal boosted Swansea’s hopes of Premier League survival as they inflicted Liverpool’s first home defeat for almost a year.

A-League Cahill just getting warmed up for City

TIM Cahill says it usually takes him about 15 games to settle into a new league, which is a great omen for Melbourne City given his scintillating start at the club.

Bollocks Why Perth boss turned on journo after win

PERTH Glory had just knocked off Melbourne Victory at home, so when Kenny Lowe copped this question, he wasn’t having a second of it.

Santalab urged to curb aggressive style

Santalab urged to curb aggressive style

WITH Tony Popovic urging Brendon Santalab to curb his on-field aggression, the Wanderers striker says three weeks on the sidelines has helped him refocus.

Victory to resist sweeping changes

Victory to resist sweeping changes

STAR attacker Marco Rojas is among the few Melbourne Victory players set to be rested against Perth Glory on Saturday.

City’s Chapman off to Asia

City’s Chapman off to Asia

MELBOURNE City defender Connor Chapman has agreed a deal with Koreans Incheon United, as the January transfer window clicks into overdrive.

Video: Classic Cahill gets City out of jail

Video: Classic Cahill gets City out of jail

TIM Cahill scores goals, the referees create controversy and Melbourne City grinds out a result. It was just another standard A-League game at AAMI Park.

‘I’ll lose my hair if we don’t score a third’

‘I’ll lose my hair if we don’t score a third’

WHY can’t Melbourne City kill off A-League games? It’s a question clearly on the mind of fans, who have seen the all-star side limp over the line in several games this season.

Video: Rarest of goals saves Reds’ FA Cup run

Video: Rarest of goals saves Reds’ FA Cup run

LUCAS Leiva has not scored a domestic goal for Liverpool since 2008-2009. Despite incessant transfer talk of a departure he saved Liverpool’s blushes in the FA Cup.

City need more of the same from Colazo

City need more of the same from Colazo

MELBOURNE City concede that marquee Nicolas Colazo needs continuity, vowing to keep him in the same position for Thursday night’s clash with Central Coast.

City to capitalise on rival’s stumble

City to capitalise on rival’s stumble

MELBOURNE City defender Osama Malik said the top two is still attainable, after Melbourne Victory’s slip up at Wellington Phoenix.