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Klopp: I was lucky to escape sanction

Juergen Klopp loses his cool.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp admitted luck was on his side as he avoided being sanctioned for his outburst at fourth official Neil Swarbrick during his team's 1-1 Premier League draw with leaders Chelsea at Anfield on Tuesday.

Australia's Dodd, Sheikh Ahmad seek FIFA council spots

Moya Dodd.

​Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait will seek re-election to the FIFA Council after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) named him as one of eight candidates for the four spots available for the continent.

Klopp praises Chelsea's indispensable warrior

Fiery competitor: Diego Costa.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says Diego Costa is "not the nicest guy" on the pitch but praised him as an indispensable warrior for Premier League leaders Chelsea after Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Anfield.

Valeri backs Sainsbury's Inter Milan move

Carl Valeri admits Victory have underperformed in recent weeks.

Melbourne Victory skipper Carl Valeri has backed Socceroos defender Trent Sainsbury's loan move to Inter Milan – the club Valeri cut his professional teeth at – saying playing in the Serie A should help the centre-back develop and improve his game.

My performance wasn't good enough: Arnold

Graham Arnold turned to other codes to improve his coaching performance.

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.

Borrello bags four as Roar cruise past Global FC

Brandon Borrello celebrates another goal as the Roar defeat Global FC at Suncorp Stadium on Tuesday night.

Brandon Borrello became the first A-League player to slot home four goals in an AFC Champions League match as Brisbane easily accounted for Phillipines outfit Global FC 6-0 at Suncorp Stadium on Tuesday night.