​Everton closed to within five points of the top-four with a convincing defeat of a lacklustre West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park on Saturday.

• Dominic Bossi

Sydney FC is the club most likely to host the A-League grand final but the pitch could be in disarray with a Waratahs rugby match scheduled the night before.

• Michael Lynch

Melbourne Victory cement themselves in second place with an emphatic win over Perth Glory.

• Dominic Bossi

Holosko's winner against Central Coast Mariners was a reason to celebrate for the coaching staff, sealing a move engineered on their training ground.

• Michael Lynch

The battle for control of the future of Australian soccer has well and truly been joined, and the announcement this week of a new and potentially powerful player has thrown a fresh dynamic into the equation.

• Matt Law

Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that his wife is his biggest critic at Tottenham Hotspur.

• Dominic Bossi

Mariners coach Paul Okon says Friday night's game against Sydney FC should not have gone ahead due to the poor state of the pitch at Allianz Stadium.

• Dominic Bossi

If it was a celebration Graham Arnold was fearing, then he need not have worried as Sydney cruised to a lackluster win in front of a small crowd to grasp one hand on the premiership.

• Michael Lynch

In any push towards radical change there is a tipping point - a moment when the proponents of new ideas and a fresh approach reach critical mass.

Paris St Germain players and their families were threatened by angry fans on their return to the French capital following their 6-1 Champions League defeat in Barcelona

• Tariq Panja

Mr Trump's updated policy, which limits entry for citizens of six Muslim majority countries, is incompatible with regulations for tournament hosts, according to Gianni Infantino, president of soccer's governing body FIFA.

Adelaide United midfielder Riley McGree says he was in disbelief when told of his inclusion in the Socceroos squad.

• Dominic Bossi

Sydney FC could be handed their first trophy in seven years on Saturday night if results in other games go their way, but coach Graham Arnold says he won't let his players celebrate what would be an historic event.

• Michael Cockerill

Instead of talking about a third Sydney team joining the A-League, everyone's talking about Wollongong. Unloved and unwanted for more than a decade, all of a sudden there's a tug of war for the Steel City's affections.

Barcelona became the first team in Champions League history to overturn a four-goal deficit in a knockout tie as a stoppage-time goal by Sergi Roberto completed an extraordinary 6-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.

The Matildas have finished fourth at the Algarve Cup in Portugal, losing their bronze medal play-off to Denmark in a penalty shootout.

• Dominic Bossi

Sydney FC goalkeeper Danny Vukovic thought his chances of playing for the Socceroos had come and gone after so many setbacks in his career.

• Chris Dutton

Canberra United star Ash Sykes hopes a stint in the US can help lift her game to a new level next season.

• Dominic Bossi

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.

• Jason Burt

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.

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• Dominic Bossi

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.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Canberra United defender Emma Checker has made a triumphant return to the Matildas after 12 months on the sideline.

• Matt Law and Jeremy Wilson

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.

• Michael Lynch

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.