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.
Sydney FC are riding high at the top of the table with 12 wins and four draws – enough to give them 40 points from their 16 games and put them on course to set all sorts of records in the A-League's 12th season. But are they the best team the competition has seen?
A Super League style rebranding of the A-League will put a tailored competition logo on the front of club jerseys.
Melbourne City's search for a high-profile coach to replace the departed John van 't Schip has been put on hold.
Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold is expecting a fiery Big Blue on Thursday night as Melbourne Victory look to remain in touch with the competition leaders.Â
Could it be a statue and the sack in the same season? Even in the condensed craziness of the Premier League, that would be incredible. But the harsh reality for Claudio Ranieri is that last weekend confirmed that Leicester City – the champions – are in a relegation dogfight.
Socceroos midfielder Massimo Luongo has revealed he regularly snubs mega-money offers from China to continue his pursuit of an English Premier League career.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United all dropped points as Chelsea secured their lead at the top without kicking a ball.
Canberra United now reliant on results going their way if they're going to finish top of W-League.
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago Melbourne City were the team of all-conquering talents in the W-League.
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.
The football world is once again open for business, but it seems there is less interest in Australian players than ever before.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Brisbane have ended their five-week winless A-League run with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Phoenix in Wellington.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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