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Sweden's national women's football team are ditching the names on the back of their jersey's for motivational tweets to empower women.
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The Matildas lose 1-0 to Sweden in a poor showing to begin their Algarve Cup campaign in Portugal.
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Adelaide United coach Guillermo Amor says the Reds will leave China satisfied despite losing 2-1 to Jiangsu Suning on Wednesday night in their Group H Asian Champions League match.
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There was plenty of action in the OFC Champions League, with the last minute fill-ins from Papua New Guinea Madang bouncing back from their opening loss to defeat Lupe ole Soaga from Samoa in a seven-goal thriller in Noumea.
Kerri Worthington
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John Aloisi's injury-hit Brisbane Roar are smashed 6-0 by Ulsan Hyundai, while Shanghai SIPG blast Wanderers 5-1 in the Asian Champions League.
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Its been a tough introduction to the OFC Champions League for the history making side from the Cook Islands, Puaikura.
Bindi Bryce
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Leicester City finally decides to show up, thumping Liverpool 3-1 days after sacking miracle-worker manager Claudio Ranieri.
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The options for the inaugural AFL Women's grand final are becoming clearer as the season enters its latter stages.
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Plans for a breakaway national soccer league in Papua New Guinea have at last been finalised.
Kerri Worthington
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Former Socceroo Steve Horvat slams Melbourne City's decision to appoint Bruno Fornaroli as captain this season and decries the lack of discipline and leadership in the A-League club.
By Loukas Founten
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Manchester United wins a fifth League Cup title as a double from - who else? - Zlatan Ibrahimovic gives the Red Devils a 3-2 win over Southampton
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Central Coast comes from behind to draw 1-1 with Newcastle, denying the Jets a return to the A-League's top six.
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Chelsea extends its lead at the top of the English Premier League to 11 points with a 3-1 victory over a resolute Swansea City side at Stamford Bridge.
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Melbourne Victory continue their surge toward the A-League finals, surviving a late scare from last-placed Adelaide United to claim a 2-1 victory.
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Brisbane Roar miss a chance to move ahead in the battle for third spot, losing 2-1 to Wellington Phoenix at Lang Park.
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Western Sydney Wanderers issue a formal apology to Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold over the offensive banner which marred last weekend's Sydney derby at the Olympic stadium.
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Sydney FC return to winning ways in the A-League, with Bobo's double and Manny Muscat's calamitous defending giving the Sky Blues a 3-1 win over a 10-man Melbourne City.
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If any more proof is needed that football is a cut-throat business, Leicester's ruthless sacking of club hero Claudio Ranieri seals the argument.
By
Andrew McGarry
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The Leicester City fairytale is officially over with manager Claudio Ranieri sacked less than a year after the most unlikely triumph in Premier League history.
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Western Sydney Wanderers are fined $20,000 after being found guilty by Football Federation Australia of bringing the game into disrepute after their fans had displayed an offensive banner during its match against Sydney FC.
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For 70 minutes the team looked like failures rather than fairytale champions, but a goal from Jamie Vardy gives Leicester City hope against Sevilla in the Champions League.
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Australia will meet football powerhouse Brazil at the MCG in June as part of its build-up to the Confederations Cup, with the five-time World Cup winners to back up after their clash with Argentina.
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Gamba Osaka inflicts an embarrassing 3-0 loss on Adelaide United in the Asian Champions League, but Reds coach Guillermo Amor is looking for the positives.
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Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold says the obscene banner showed by Wanderers fans has distressed his family, as the club suspends membership of 14 fans in the Red and Black Bloc.
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Cards for diving, saved penalties, end-to-end football and fabulous goals: Manchester City's 5-3 win over Monaco in the Champions League was a match that had everything.
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A British goalkeeper loses his job for eating a pie during his lower-league side's FA Cup clash with London giants Arsenal — after it emerges that a betting company offered odds on it happening as a novelty bet.
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The first PNG footballer to sign a professional contract since the 1990s has made an impressive beginning, scoring twice in his first two starting appearances for Penang in the Malaysian Super League.
Richard Ewart
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It's semi-finals day at the OFC under 17 championship in Tahiti, with Solomon Islands taking on New Caledonia and New Zealand will be up against Papua New Guinea.
Richard Ewart
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Western Sydney open their ACL campaign with a 4-0 shellacking by Japanese giants Urawa Red Diamonds, while the Roar hold Muangthong to a draw.
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A gay and lesbian rights group wants the FFA and Western Sydney Wanderers to sanction fans responsible for displaying an inappropriate banner during Saturday night's Sydney Derby.
By Daniela Intili
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The Wanderers are again under fire over supporters' behaviour after Saturday's derby against Sydney FC, with a homophobic banner brandished by its fans condemned by Football Federation Australia.
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Plans for a breakaway national soccer league in Papua New Guinea were set to be finalised in Port Moresby over the weekend, with the head of the recently formed Football Federation Papua New Guinea, John Kapi Natto, due to be hosting a dozen association presidents from around the country.
Richard Ewart
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A double to star striker Besart Berisha leads Melbourne Victory to a resounding win over Central Coast.
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Lincoln City becomes the first non-league club to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup in 103 years after beating Burnley in the fifth round.
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Western Sydney send Sydney FC to their first A-League defeat this season, shocking the runaway leaders 1-0 to claim their maiden derby win in more than three years.
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Melbourne City gets three valuable points, beating the Wellington Phoenix 5-1 to keep it in the mix in the battle for second place on the A-League ladder.
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Reds keeper John Hall escapes serious injury after slamming his head into the goalpost while making a save in Adelaide's 1-0 win over Newcastle.
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Reds keeper John Hall crashed face-first into the goal post.
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Pep Guardiola says Socceroos midfielder Aaron Mooy could be recalled to Manchester City for the 2017-18 Premier League season.
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Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke maintains he has been refused entry to the United States because of an Iranian stamp in his passport.
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A spirited Adelaide United ground out a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Newcastle Jets at Hindmarsh Stadium on Friday night thanks to a second-half penalty from Marcelo Carrusca.
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Mark Clattenburg, one of the world's best referees, is leaving the EPL. He's become known for some bizarre occurrences on the field. Here are five of our favourites.
By James Maasdorp
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Gianni Infantino says he is not concerned about trouble and violence at the 2018 World Cup despite the recent poor record of Russian hooligans.
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He is part of the furniture at Arsenal, but Arsene Wenger's 20-year reign as Gunners manager surely has to come to a sad end following a 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich.
By James Maasdorp
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Arsenal is all but out of the Champions League for another season after going down 5-1 to Bayern, while Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1.
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A study of the brains of former football players raises concerns about the potential risk of dementia.
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European football giants Barcelona look set to miss out on the Champions league quarter-finals, after the Catalans are hammered 4-0 by PSG in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
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The chairman of the recently-formed Football Federation Papua New Guinea, John Kapi Natto, is pressing ahead with plans for a new national soccer league, with the backing of a dozen association presidents around the country.
Richard Ewart
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Newcastle holds Melbourne Victory to a goalless draw to return to the A-League's top six.
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Nine months ago, Leicester City was crowned Premier League champions. But with the Foxes now staring relegation in the face, what has gone so drastically wrong?
By
Dean Bilton
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Melbourne City becomes the first club to win consecutive W-League titles after beating Perth Glory 2-0 in the grand final at Perth Oval.
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Irish striker Roy O'Donovan is the hero for Central Coast, with his double giving the Mariners a 2-0 away win over Western Sydney Wanderers.
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Sadio Mane finally gets Liverpool's 2017 up and running with a brace in the Reds' 2-0 win over Tottenham at Anfield.
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Melbourne City's second-stringers show their wares, earning a point with a gritty comeback to draw 2-2 with the Roar at AAMI Park.
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Perth Glory maestro Diego Castro orchestrates a 5-0 belting of a demoralised Adelaide United in Friday night's A-League match.
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Australian football fans will get the chance to see the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar in action at the MCG, with Brazil and Argentina to meet on June 9.
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The world's first vegan football club, Forest Green Rovers, is now looking to reinforce its eco-friendly credentials with a modern-age wooden stadium.
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Another week, another A-League win for table-topping Sydney FC, who make light work of Wellington to extend their unbeaten record to 19 games.
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With a surprise new coach and a mid-year losing streak, the defending champions have gone the long way round to reach the W-League grand final this weekend.
By Ben Lisson
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Rising star Brandon Borrello steals Carlos Tevez's spotlight by helping Brisbane Roar book a spot in the AFC Champions League's group stage with a stunning 2-0 victory over Shanghai Shenhua in China.
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Melbourne City goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis is told he should count himself fortunate he will only miss five A-League matches for repeatedly calling Melbourne Victory's Albanian striker Besart Berisha a "f***ing gypsy".
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Tim Cahill apologises for swearing at A-League referee Chris Beath during last weekend's fiery Melbourne derby, acknowledging his behaviour hurt the game.
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Manchester United's 3-0 win pushes last year's champions Leicester closer to the drop zone, as Manchester City beats Swansea to go third.
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A bad season gets worse for the defending premiers Adelaide United as the Reds lose 2-1 to the Mariners in Canberra.
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Jess Fishlock sends reigning W-League champions Melbourne City to their second-straight grand final with a 106th-minute winner against Canberra United.
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Melbourne City goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis apologises after calling Victory striker Besart Berisha a "f***ing gypsy" in Saturday night's A-League derby.
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Eden Hazard's mazy dribble from his own half to bamboozle Arsenal's defence sets up a 3-1 win for the Premier League title favourites as Liverpool's terrible 2017 continues apace.
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Besart Berisha propels Melbourne Victory to an A-League derby comeback for the ages, coming from a goal behind to defeat Melbourne City 2-1 in the dying stages.
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Perth Glory reach the W-League grand final with a crushing 5-1 win over Sydney FC their semi-final showdown.
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Western Sydney Wanderers' lacklustre A-League season sparks into life with an emphatic 3-1 win over Wellington Phoenix.
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Asian Champions League title-holders Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea fail in a bid to overturn a ban from the competition.
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Sydney FC fail to end their Lang Park drought but remain on track to end the A-League season unbeaten after a 0-0 draw with the Roar in Brisbane.
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The excitement surrounding the first AFL Women's match is in stark contrast to the lack of hype around this weekend's W-League semi-finals.
By
Brittany Carter
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Manchester City reminds the Premier League of what it can do with a 4-0 thrashing of West Ham, as young Brazilian Gabriel Jesus stars.
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The bitter war of words in Papua New Guinea's soccer fraternity has taken another twist with the PNG FA accusing leading club Hekari United of preventing their representative players from training with the national team.
Richard Ewart
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As pubs across England heave on a Tuesday night, football fans in Melbourne cheer just as loudly while sipping their morning coffees.
By
Fiona Pepper
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Jeremy Story Carter
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Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is embarrassed by a David Luiz free kick, but makes amends with a penalty save to give the Reds a 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
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For the first time in the country's history Cook Islands will have a team playing in the OFC Champions League this season, with Puaikura guaranteed to go through from the qualifying tournament in Nuku'alofa.
Richard Ewart
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John Aloisi will keep Brisbane players in suspense over who heads to China for the ACL playoff and who remains in the A-League to face Melbourne City.
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Socceroos defender Trent Sainsbury secures a dream move on deadline day to Italian giants Inter Milan until the end of the season.
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Spanish football officials announce a move to introduce video referees rather than goal-line technology after bad decision costs Barcelona a goal.
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It's Match Day two in the OFC Champions League qualifying round in Nuku'alofa, where Puaikura are bidding to become the first team ever from Cook Islands to make it through to the tournament proper.
Richard Ewart
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Canberra United is unhappy its W-League semi-final has been moved from its home ground to Canberra Stadium as a forerunner to a match between two visiting men's teams at the bottom of the A-League ladder.
By
Tom Lowrey
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The shocks keep coming in the FA Cup fourth round, with non-League Sutton United beating Leeds and EPL sides Watford and Hull knocked out.
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Wellington blows a chance to sneak into the A-League's top six as two Adelaide United novices score goals in a 2-2 draw.
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English Premier League football team Chelsea will visit WA for a friendly against Perth Glory at the new stadium next year, in a match the Premier says is likely to draw 15,000 interstate and overseas visitors.
By
Irena Ceranic
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Some semblance of normality returns to battle-scarred Aleppo for a few hours as local soccer clubs Al Ittihad and Horiyah meet in the first derby in the city for five years.
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Soccer returns to Aleppo with local clubs Al Ittihad and Horiyah playing their first derby in the city in five years.
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Brett Holman caps his return from injury by guiding Brisbane Roar to a last-gasp 2-1 win over Western Sydney at Lang Park.
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Central Coast Mariners again prove to be a thorn in Perth Glory's side, pulling off a 2-0 upset win in Gosford to climb off the bottom of the A-League ladder.
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Newcastle livewire Andrew Nabbout continues his A-League purple patch, scoring twice to dismantle Melbourne City 2-1 and lift the Jets back into the top six.
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Graham Arnold says he and his Sydney FC team is targeting more than the championship or premier's plate — they want the greatest season in the league's history.
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Adelaide footballer Andrew Marveggio's journey may have taken him to Germany to play for VfV Hildesheim but he still harbourers dreams to play for the Socceroos.
By Loukas Founten
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Sydney FC salvages a Big Blue win, coming from behind to defeat 10-man Melbourne Victory for the second time this season to all but clinch the A-League premiership.
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Ange Postecoglou has won two A-League titles, led Australia to the World Cup and won the Asian Cup, but there is one critic he still cannot shake — his father.
By Tom Wright
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A dozen football association presidents in Papua New Guinea are pressing ahead with plans to form a new national association and national premier league in defiance of the re-elected PNG FA President, David Chung.
Richard Ewart
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Hull midfielder Ryan Mason undergoes surgery after fracturing his skull in a clash of heads during the Premier League match against Chelsea.
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Alexis Sanchez loves his dogs Atom and Humber just as much as Arsenal fans love him, so the club's next move was obvious — a giant banner on match day.
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The Western Sydney Wanderers remain undefeated in five games as they beat the Newcastle Jets 2-0 at Campbelltown Stadium.
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Rooney overhauls Charlton to become Manchester United's record scorer, coming off the bench to net his landmark 250th goal in stoppage time at Stoke.
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A survivor of the air crash two months ago that killed 19 members of Brazil's Chapecoense football club lifted the Copa Sudamericana trophy in honour of his dead teammates.
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A late goal from Adam Taggart gives Perth Glory a 2-1 win over the Victory in a thriller in Perth.
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Jamie Maclaren comes off the bench to break the deadlock late as the Roar snatch all three points against the Phoenix.
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Sydney FC stretch their unbeaten A-League streak to 16 games, notching their 12th win and 10th clean sheet to climb eight points clear at the summit.
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Tim Cahill's double and Roy O'Donovan's red card set Melbourne City on their way to a comfortable 2-1 A-League win over Central Coast.
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A bribery and match-fixing scandal leads to Asian Champions League title-holders Jeongbuk Motors being kicked out of this year's competition.
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If you like attacking football, then round 12 of the W-League delivered in spades, writes Brittany Carter.
By
Brittany Carter
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Jets A-League fans were lucky to escape unhurt when a section of fencing gave way in Newcastle.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic delivers his most important goal yet for Manchester United as he nets a late equaliser against Liverpool, while Manchester City is buffeted in a 4-0 loss to Everton.
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Both Newcastle and Perth come from behind to play out a thrilling 2-2 A-League draw in Newcastle on Sunday.
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Kelli Underwood presents Offsiders Summer Edition live on location from Melbourne's Olympic Park precinct.
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Chelsea makes light of Diego Costa's absence to extend its Premier League lead with a 3-0 win over Leicester City, while Tottenham and Arsenal both enjoy 4-0 victories.
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Sydney FC retain their superior A-League derby status, holding the Western Sydney Wanderers to a goalless draw in controversial circumstances.
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Wellington beats Central Coast 1-0 as Michael McGlinchey comes back to haunt his old team.
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Introducing a new sport to a country on the brink of collapse in an attempt to provide new hope to an entire generation is an ambitious project, but that's what happened in the Solomon Islands with futsal, and now it is the country's de facto national sport.
By Catherine Graue
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Melbourne Victory take an iron grip on second spot on the A-League ladder, with a fiery 3-2 win over Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park.
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Just three months since joining Manchester United, Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he has already conquered England.
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Adelaide United come from behind to claim a dramatic home victory over Melbourne City.
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FIFA's decision to expand the World Cup to feature 48 teams will make the organisation less money and devalue football's premier competition, according to the man widely credited with creating the global cash cow the sport has become.
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FFA chief executive David Gallop praises the expansion of the World Cup finals to 48 teams from 2026, saying the move reflects the global growth of the game.
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FIFA expert Alex Krumer discusses the governing body's decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams for the 2026 tournament.
Auskar Surbakti
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The World Cup will expand to 48 teams from its current 32, starting with the 2026 edition of soccer's showpiece tournament, the game's governing body FIFA decides.
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A former Perth Glory player who submitted fraudulent insurance claims of more than $122,000 has been jailed for 20 months.
By
Irena Ceranic
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It was an ambitious project: to introduce a new sport to a country that was on the brink of collapse after years of civil unrest, and in doing so, to try provide new hope to an entire generation.
Catherine Graue
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Cristiano Ronaldo receives FIFA's best player award for a fourth time, while Leicester City's Claudio Ranieri wins the men's coaching prize for the Foxes' fairy tale Premier League title run.
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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will go head to head for FIFA's newest individual award at an awards night in Zurich.
By Kearyn Cox
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Adelaide United's dismal season ignites a stoush between the board and fans, who have been accused of directing "inappropriate language" at the board after Saturday's loss to Melbourne Victory.
By Malcolm Sutton and Shuba Krishnan
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Sydney FC survive a scare against a determined Central Coast Mariners to keep their winning streak alive with a 3-2 victory.
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Offsiders returns in 2017 with a special Summer Edition hosted by Kelli Underwood live on location at Melbourne's Olympic Park precinct.
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James Troisi stars for Melbourne Victory as the side notches up its fifth A-League win on the trot with a 2-0 defeat of Adelaide United.
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A late strike from Morten Nordstrand seals the Newcastle Jets a 3-2 upset A-League victory over Brisbane Roar.
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The FIFA Council looks set to approve a form of expansion for World Cups from 2026, with team numbers rising from 32 to 40 or 48.
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Ivan Franjic's wonder goal gives Melbourne City a much-needed 1-0 A-League win over 10-man Western Sydney in sweltering conditions.
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Perth Glory come from behind to end their winless run and beat a 10-man Wellington Phoenix 2-1 at Perth Oval.
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A Dele Alli double gives Spurs a vital 2-0 win over Chelsea, ending the Premier League-leaders' 13-match winning run.
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Chapecoense, the Brazilian football club devastated by an airline crash, will sign up to 20 players as the club hopes to be ready for a new season.
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Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip resigns from his post to return to his native Holland, in order to contribute to the palliative care of his father.
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A fourth straight win returns Melbourne Victory to within seven points of A-League leaders Sydney FC.
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Arsene Wenger praises Olivier Giroud's finish as "art" after the striker scored what could prove the goal of the season in Arsenal's 2-0 defeat of Crystal Palace.
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Jaushua Sotirio's first goal of the A-League season secures a valuable point for Western Sydney who holds Perth to a 1-1 New Year's Day draw.
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Struggling Adelaide United holds Wellington Phoenix to a 0-0 draw as the Reds' shocking A-League run on the road continues.
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Usain Bolt makes call to MUTV to celebrate Man United's win over Middlesbrough
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Manchester United's in-house TV channel is left bemused and star-struck after receiving a phone call from none other than Usain Bolt during a post-match panel show.
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Tim Cahill shows he is a good sport after being the butt of a New Year's prank by a ballboy which is drawing worldwide attention.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is left fuming at referee Lee Mason after a poor decision robbed the Manchester United striker of a brilliant, record-setting goal.
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Bruno Fornaroli scores a dramatic late penalty to deny struggling Central Coast a famous New Year's Eve victory over A-League giants Melbourne City at Central Coast Stadium.
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Some things are simply a matter of trust and belief, and Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold says his squad can go undefeated in the A-League.
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Hull City moves off the bottom of the Premier League ladder with a 2-2 draw against Everton.
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Even down to 10 men, Sydney FC proved too good for the Brisbane Roar in a 2-0 win for the A-League table-toppers.
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Melbourne Victory move to second on the A-League ladder after pummelling the Central Coast Mariners 4-1 at AAMI Park.
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Liverpool rebounds after a slow start against Stoke City to register a 4-1 win at Anfield and keep in touch with Premier League leaders Chelsea.
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Liam Reddy was the hero for Perth Glory in an incredible 3-3 A-League draw with Melbourne City that saw both teams reduced to 10 men and Bruno Fornaroli miss two penalties.
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Chelsea increases its Premier League lead to seven points with a club-record 12th straight victory, beating Bournemouth 3-0.
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League leader Sydney FC thump bottom-side Adelaide United 4-0 in Adelaide as the Sky Blues' rampant A-League march continues apace.
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The Jets twice come from behind to seal a 2-2 A-League Boxing Day draw with Wellington Phoenix and secure their top-six spot.
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Brisbane Roar's A-League unbeaten streak stretches to 10 games after a scrappy and controversial 1-1 draw with Western Sydney.
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The English Football Association and clubs are accused of ignoring hundreds of allegations of child sexual abuse against a staggering 155 former coaches and officials, claims described as a bigger scandal than the crimes of serial paedophile Jimmy Saville.
By Europe correspondent Steve Cannane
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Tim Cahill throws his support behind Football Federation Australia's tripling of its marquee war chest that brought the veteran Socceroos striker home to the A-League.
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Liverpool climbs into second place in the English Premier League by beating Everton 1-0 in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
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Manchester City produces a thrilling second-half comeback to beat Arsenal 2-1 and move above Arsene Wenger's side into second place in the English Premier League.
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Real Madrid suffers an almighty fright before a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick helps give the Spanish giants a 4-2 win over Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup final.
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Brisbane Roar leapfrog Melbourne City to sit in third and on equal points with second-placed Melbourne Victory after defeating the Central Coast Mariners 2-1.
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Besart Berisha says he "smashed" up the Victory change room in frustration before emerging to score the winner in the A-League Melbourne derby.
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Chelsea tightens its stranglehold on the English Premier League after a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace earns the club an 11th consecutive victory and a nine-point buffer on top of the standings.
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Sydney FC belts Perth Glory 4-1 to move even further ahead at the top of the A-League ladder.
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Melbourne Victory comes out on top of the Melbourne Derby with a controversial 2-1 win over rivals City.
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Wellington Phoenix claw their way back from a two-goal second-half deficit to secure a 2-2 draw with the Western Sydney Wanderers in Auckland.
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Newcastle is in the A-League top six after downing Adelaide 2-1 despite an embarrassing own goal by keeper Jack Duncan.
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The battle for Vanuatu's second slot in next year's Oceania Champions League reaches its climax this weekend, with all four sides in the Super League playoffs still in contention after a series of draws in the first two rounds.
Richard Ewart
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Chelsea maintained its stranglehold on the English Premier League by beating Sunderland 1-0 to register its 10th successive win and move six points clear at the top of the table.
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The football-loving Afghan boy, who became famous for wearing a Lionel Messi jersey made from a plastic bag, finally meets his idol.
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A tough night for title-chasing Arsenal, losing 2-1 to Everton away from home, as Leicester loses to Bournemouth.
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Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Ballon d'Or award for the fourth time after claiming the European Championship and Champions League titles in 2016.
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Fiery striker Diego Costa uses his aggression to positive effect to extend ladder leader Chelsea's winning run in the Premier League to nine games with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
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Brisbane Roar ends its run of four straight draws with a thumping 4-0 win over Adelaide United at Lang Park.
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Melbourne Victory striker Besart Berisha says his desire to prove critics of his form wrong has spurred him on against Western Sydney.
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Jamie Vardy ends his goal drought in emphatic fashion, scoring a hat-trick as fairy tale champions Leicester City stun Manchester City 4-2, while Arsenal returns to the top of the Premier League.
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Perth Glory's 10-game unbeaten run at home comes to an end after they suffer a shock 2-1 loss to Newcastle at nib Stadium.
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Western Sydney go down 3-0 to Melbourne Victory in their A-League clash, undone by their wastefulness and Albanian marksman Besart Berisha.
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W-League footballer Adriana Jones was hospitalised and faced the threat of self harm before beginning her recovery form anorexia nervosa.
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John van 't Schipp believes Fernando Brandan's dive was nothing compared to Jade North's last week — is he horribly one eyed or right on the money?
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho labels it unfair that teams he believes are inferior to his side are higher in the Premier League table.
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Sarah Coyte and Adriana Jones have fought their battles in the sporting arena but it is away from the pitch they have faced their fiercest rival, anorexia nervosa.
By Daniela Intili
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A 10-man Sydney FC side snatches a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Melbourne City and keep its unbeaten A-League streak alive.
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A new 30,000-seat rectangular stadium at Parramatta, in Sydney's west, will be the envy of the country, the New South Wales Government boasts.
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Borussia Dortmund draws with Real Madrid and clinches top spot in their Champions League group, while Leicester has embarrassing 5-0 loss to Porto.
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Brisbane Roar captain Matt McKay says team-mate Jade North's dive in Saturday's night match against Melbourne City has been "blown out of proportion".
By Mark Hides
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Brazilian club Chapecoense is awarded the Copa Sudamericana championship by the governing body of South American football after losing most of its players in an air crash last week.
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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter loses his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations, imposed amid the biggest corruption scandal to shake the world soccer body, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says.
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Wellington Phoenix confirms coach Ernie Merrick has stood down from his post after the team's 2-0 loss to Adelaide United.
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The FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea has been won for the second time by North Korea, after they came from a goal down to defeat France 3-1.
Richard Ewart
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Liverpool blows a 3-1 lead at Bournemouth as the determined Cherries surge back to pinch an incredible 4-3 win.
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The reigning A-League champions have finally won a game in the 2016/17 season thanks to new recruit Henrique's thunderous strikes against Wellington.
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Sydney FC remains unbeaten through the first nine games of the A-League season after a 2-0 win over the Jets in Newcastle.
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Chelsea comes from behind to secure a dramatic 3-1 win at Manchester City and forge clear at the top of the Premier League, as their top-of-the-table clash ends in a mass brawl.
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Brazil's President bestows honours on the victims of an air crash as 50 coffins are flown in from Colombia, site of the disaster this week that killed 71 people and wiped out a rural soccer team.
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An under-strength Melbourne City pay the price for their FFA Cup exertions, limping to a 1-1 A-League draw with Brisbane Roar.
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A 10-man Western Sydney Wanderers outfit rolls the Central Coast Mariners 4-1 despite goalkeeper Jerrad Tyson being sent off.
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Perth Glory stymies Melbourne Victory's attempts to jump back to second on the A-League table, holding on to a 1-1 draw at AAMI Park.
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The FFA hands Melbourne City captain Bruno Fornaroli a reprimand for his FFA Cup final victory speech F-bomb.
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In an emotional interview, Arsenal's Brazilian defender Gabriel remembers his time with Chapecoense's coach and his former team-mates after they died in a plane crash in Colombia.
By James Maasdorp
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The Matildas' Caitlin Foord is crowned Asian women's player of the year in a glittering ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
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The FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup reaches its climax at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby tomorrow evening, when France play North Korea in the final.
Richard Ewart
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Melbourne City skipper Bruno Fornaroli says he meant to say something else when he dropped the F-bomb in front of the AAMI Park crowd after their FFA Cup win.
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Aviation officials confirm that the plane that crashed in Colombia killing 71 people had no fuel on impact, prompting an investigation into why the plane flew under those conditions.
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Six players, a handful of support staff, and deep sorrow are all that remain of Brazil's Chapecoense soccer club.
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The pilot of a chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel before crashing into the Andes, according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the doomed flight.
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With less than a month to go before the Papua New Guinea Football Association's Congress, the man who wants to topple David Chung as FA President has been ruled out of the contest.
Richard Ewart
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The official motto of the FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup hosted by Papua New Guinea is a simple one: To Inspire, To Excel!
Richard Ewart
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Tim Cahill has brought success to Melbourne City, scoring the only goal of the FFA Cup final against Sydney FC as the A-League upstarts claimed the first trophy in their seven-year history.
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Socceroos legend helps Melbourne City lift the first trophy in the club's history with 1-0 triumph in the FFA Cup final thanks to his 53rd minute goal.
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Tim Cahill brings success to Melbourne City at long last, scoring the only goal of the FFA Cup final against Sydney FC as the A-League upstarts claim the first trophy in their seven-year history.
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For many sporting teams around the world, the Colombian air disaster which has devastated Brazil's Chapecoense is a reminder of their own tragic histories.
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A plane crash that killed 71 in Colombia — including most of Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team — prompts an outpouring of grief.
By
James Maasdorp
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Melbourne City have a chance to win major silverware for the first time in the history of the men's team.
By Frank Ienco
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Adelaide Oval will host a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the Socceroos and Saudi Arabia next year.
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Coach Ange Postecoglou is on standby to help struggling Socceroos find new clubs in the January transfer window.
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Two young players from Hobart United FC have been selected to attend a national soccer tournament in Canberra, but they need your help to get there.
By
Carol Rääbus
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was sent off for the second time in a month, as he watched his side draw 1-1 at home to West Ham United and lose more ground in the Premier League title race.
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Melbourne City will head into the FFA Cup final full of steam after seeing off Wellington Phoenix 2-1 at AAMI Park.
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The tough matches keep coming for Ange Postecoglou's Socceroos, pitted against world champions Germany and 2014 World Cup nemesis Chile in the draw for the 2017 Confederations Cup.
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Chelsea stayed at the top of the Premier League after coming from a goal down to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Stamford Bridge after earlier winners Manchester City and Liverpool also briefly scaled summit on a topsy-turvy day.
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Sydney FC is still undefeated after eight A-League rounds but it has put in its poorest performance of the season in a goalless draw with Adelaide.
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Marco Rojas's second-half double sends Melbourne Victory to second on the A-League table, breaking the deadlock in a 2-0 win over Newcastle Jets.
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A child abuse scandal is threatening to engulf professional football clubs in England, with former players alleging the existence of paedophile rings that operated unchecked.
By Europe correspondent Lisa Millar
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In another case of "close, but not close enough" for Western Sydney, the Wanderers are held to a 1-1 draw by the Brisbane Roar thanks to their own wastefulness and Michael Theo's safe hands.
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The former head of Capital Football is awarded more than $180,000 after winning a defamation case against a Canberra man whose Facebook posts alleged she was incompetent and had misappropriated money.
By
Elizabeth Byrne
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Australian goalkeeper Brad Jones scored an own goal and conceded three more, as Manchester United thrashed Feyenoord 4-0 in their Europa League fixture at Old Trafford.
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At the FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea, North Korea and Japan are through to next Tuesday's semi-finals.
Richard Ewart
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Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard announces his retirement a week after confirming he would not be returning to play for MLS side LA Galaxy.
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Harry Ascroft and Roy O'Donovan both score in Central Coast's 2-0 home A-League win over Perth Glory.
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What should you read into the draw between Man United and Arsenal? Why are Leicester and West Ham so poor when they were red hot last season? And what are the strangest injuries footballers have sustained? The team answer all these questions in the latest episode.
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Western Sydney Wanderers are open to the prospect of signing Robbie Keane but Brisbane Roar are yet to decide whether they will pursue the veteran Irish striker.
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Manchester City booked a spot in the Champions League last 16 after securing a 1-1 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach in their Group C match, as both teams had a player sent off.
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Borussia Dortmund nets a record eight times against Legia Warsaw in the Champions League, while Leicester City's fairytale year continues with a spot in the last 16.
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A cunning plan by two Manchester United fans to hide in an Old Trafford toilet to get to see their team play is foiled by authorities.
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A scorpion kick goal, Lionel Messi's free-kick, Neymar's flick and volley, and a goal scored from inside the player's own half make this year's Puskas Award shortlist. Which is your favourite?
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US Soccer confirms Juergen Klinsmann has been fired as head coach of the US men's national team.
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There's been a changing of the guard at the top of the soccer world in Vanuatu, with Erakor Golden Star taking out the Port Vila FA Premier League title for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Richard Ewart
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Young footballers from the NSW Hunter region honour their Anzac ancestors on a historic tour to England and France this week.
By Ashleigh McIntyre
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Chelsea replaces Liverpool at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 1-0 win at Middlesbrough thanks to Diego Costa's first-half strike.
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The Newcastle Jets are held to a 1-1 draw against Central Coast Mariners in the F3 Derby.
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Gerard Whateley is joined by The Australia's Gideon Haigh, The Age's Caroline Wilson and News Corp's Richard Hinds to examine the crisis engulfing Australian cricket and the other major sporting issues of the week.
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Sydney FC remains unbeaten after a 1-1 draw with Brisbane Roar, with the two sides unable to be split in a controversial clash at Lang Park.
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Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic admits he has ambitions to be the best football coach in the world, but that does not mean he is ready to leave the A-League.
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Glory striker Andy Keogh scores two goals in a spiteful win over Adelaide United at Perth Oval.
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A late own goal from Melbourne City midfielder Neil Kilkenny cancels a goal from team-mate Tim Cahill during the Socceroos veteran's highly-anticipated hometown comeback.
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Reigning A-League Champions Adelaide United are awarded team of the year at the South Australian Sport Awards, with Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers honoured as the state's sports star of the year.
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The host nation of the Fifa Under 20's World Cup Papua New Guinea will play the last of their group matches on Sunday.
Richard Ewart
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Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold reckons there won't be any extra inspiration for Brisbane when they run out in a special maroon strip.