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Vukovic isn't yet celebrating Socceroos call-up after career of setbacks
Sydney FC goalkeeper Danny Vukovic thought his chances of playing for the Socceroos had come and gone after so many setbacks in his career.
Sydney FC goalkeeper Danny Vukovic thought his chances of playing for the Socceroos had come and gone after so many setbacks in his career.
Canberra United star Ash Sykes hopes a stint in the US can help lift her game to a new level next season.
Tim Cahill's place in the Australian national team is under threat, according to Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou.
Melbourne City have been dealt a huge blow, with winger Fernando Brandan likely to spend 12 months on the sidelines after injuring an anterior cruciate ligament.
Eighteen-year-old Riley McGree is the shock Socceroos bolter for this month's crucial World Cup qualifiers, while veteran goalkeeper Danny Vukovic and right- back Rhyan Grant have been rewarded for their career-best form with Sydney FC.
Bayern Munich ran riot with a second successive 5-1 hammering of Arsenal to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 10-2 on aggregate at a stunned Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
The Matildas have come from behind to defeat China 2-1 in the Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal.
By failing to follow Italian's example and act decisively against mutinous star striker, the Arsenal manager has left himself looking indecisive and isolated, writes Jason Burt
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Tryone Mings of Bournemouth both face the prospect of lengthy Premier League bans after they were charged with violent conduct for separate incidents in last weekend's 1-1 draw.
It was unveiled by "Mr Soccer", features another of Australian football's most respected names and is backed by a Chinese property group worth more than $800 million – but the southern Sydney expansion bid doesn't have Football Federation Australia salivating just yet.
Canberra United defender Emma Checker has made a triumphant return to the Matildas after 12 months on the sideline.
Alexis Sanchez walked out of training and was involved in a bust-up with angry teammates days before being dropped for Arsenal's trip to Liverpool.
Normally coaches like to keep the momentum going after a win, but Melbourne City boss Michael Valkanis might be just as happy to be having a week off due to the A-League's split round which keeps his team out of action until March 18.
South Melbourne is making a lot of noise about securing a place in the top level of Australian soccer, the A-League, when the FFA finally agrees on an expansion plan.
Harry Kane's scoring streak continued as Tottenham survived some late nerves to beat Everton 3-2 at White Hart Lane.
A Russian politician has proposed an unorthodox solution to the country's football hooliganism woes ahead of next year's World Cup - legalise it and turn it into a spectator sport.
Bobo scores the goal which should deliver Sydney FC their first silverware after seven barren years, and I'm thinking, once again: "Maybe this will finally make some people see sense." Maybe.
Brisbane retained fourth place on the A-League ladder after winning 3-1 against a Newcastle side, down a player and their coach for 59 minutes, in a drama- packed Sunday night at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Five goals, including two own goals, a goalkeeper sent off and a bizarre penalty: no one can complain about the action in Gosford on Sunday afternoon.
They were controversially denied a goal by the officials, but Western Sydney had more than enough chances to right that wrong.
Three times Melbourne Victory have met Sydney FC this season, and three times Kevin Muscat's team have just fallen short.
Victoria's second tier soccer clubs are aiming to spark a national revolt to force Football Federation Australia to establish a genuine national second division and promotion and relegation through every level of the game.
Manchester United spurned a chance to move into the Premier League's top four after striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw against 10-man Bournemouth.
Western Sydney Wanderers' hopes of playing in the A-League finals are becoming more tenuous by the week, after a laborious stalemate against Adelaide United opened the door for the race for sixth spot.
Four Victorian men were arrested during the second half of Sydney FC's 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory and charged with affray following an ugly public brawl in Surry HIlls before Friday night's match.
Wellington Phoenix have surrendered a two-goal second-half lead to draw 3-3 with Perth Glory in their A-League encounter in Auckland.
Sydney FC captain Alex Brosque has told the club to make his contract negotiations their last priority of recruitment for next season, suggesting he is happy to be the final player to re-sign with the Sky Blues regardless of how much money is left in the salary cap.
A year spent at Melbourne Victory and the knowledge of how coach Kevin Muscat likes to play may have been the secret to Danny Vukovic's defining save for Sydney FC to all-but clinch the premiership for the Sky Blues.
Penalty shoot-outs could soon resemble tennis tie-breaks, under plans to change the order in which opponents take their kicks.
If the measure of a player is how his team performs without him, then Michael Jakobsen's importance to Melbourne City cannot be overstated.
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