• James Ducker

Manchester City's captain is one of several likely departures.

• Michael Lynch

When Ange Postecoglou picked Adelaide United teenager Riley McGree in the Socceroos squad earlier this week, young A-League players must have asked themselves: "Could that be me?"

• Michael Lynch

Melbourne Victory is confident of receiving confirmation by Friday morning that the deal to offload their marquee player Oliver Bozanic to a struggling J-League side has been completed.

• Martin Flanagan

Kevin Muscat admits to ''one or two things'' in his playing career he'd take back if he could. "But you can't go back."

Melbourne Victory have banned several fans from matches after they were involved in a violent brawl with Sydney supporters early this month.

• John Percy

Samir Nasri has described Jamie Vardy as "a cheat" and accused the Leicester City striker of play-acting to get him sent off, following their angry confrontation in the Champions League tie on Tuesday night.

Monaco stunned Manchester City to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit with a 3-1 victory in a pulsating clash to go through on away goals.

• Emma Kemp

Western Sydney have survived a late onslaught to defeat FC Seoul 3-2 and resurrect their ghastly Asian Champions League campaign.

• Dominic Bossi

"We're hopeful that it won't be a rebel league ... but if the FFA won't help or endorse it, then what's the alternative?"

Melbourne City midfielder Luke Brattan wants to use the final rounds of the A-League season - and hopefully a title win - as a springboard back to European football.

• Michael Lynch

Pressure is mounting on the embattled Football Federation Australia as the country's second-tier National Premier League clubs say world soccer's governing body FIFA has backed their demands for a role in determining the game's future.

The fairytale rise of Leicester reached new heights when the English champions reached the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 home win over Sevilla.

• Harriet Alexander

Brazilians have reacted with fury after one of the country's most high-profile goalkeepers was snapped up by a football team on leaving prison – despite serving only a fraction of his sentence for torturing and murdering his girlfriend, and ordering that her body be fed to his rottweilers.

• David Polkinghorne

But the former Socceroo wants it done properly so it's "1000 per cent sure" it will work.

• Michael Lynch

Australia's second-tier soccer clubs are stepping up the pressure on the FFA as they seek a say in the future direction of the game.

• Michael Lynch

Adelaide United's teenage sensation Riley McGree has retained his place in Ange Postecoglou's squad for the crucial World Cup qualifiers.

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• Jonathan Liew

The man with the hardest job in London on Monday  night – with due respect to junior doctors, the police and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's press officer – was Mike Jones, the fourth official at Stamford Bridge. On a night when the FA Cup threatened spilled to spill over with bad blood, Jones was the man tasked with keeping peace on the touchline. And when Jose Mourinho is on that touchline, with his personal pride at stake, that peace can never be guaranteed.

Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho had to be separated from Chelsea manager Antonio Conte during their FA Cup clash.

After a run of six games in all competitions without a win, Brisbane returned to form with a 3-1 A-League victory over the Newcastle Jets more than a week ago - their 13th match since the start of the year.

• David Polkinghorne

Canberra club interested in being part of national second division.

• Michael Lynch

So we know that Sydney FC will be crowned Premiers Plate winners.

• Michael Lynch

Melbourne Victory's marquee player Oliver Bozanic looks to be on the way out of AAMI Park, with talks ongoing for him to join a J-League club before the Japanese transfer window shuts at the end of March.

• Jerome Pugmire

Memphis Depay showed just why Lyon signed him from Manchester United after lobbing the goalkeeper from near the halfway line in a 4-0 home win against Toulouse.

An injury to Harry Kane marred Tottenham Hotspur's FA Cup farewell to White Hart Lane on Sunday.

Craig Shakespeare has been appointed as Leicester City's manager for the rest of the season, the Premier League champions announced on Sunday.

• Michael Lynch

Besart Berisha's audacious talent tipped Victory into an emphatic 4-1 win against Perth.

• Michael Lynch

Coach Michael Valkanis said he would look to cover injured Argentine winger Fernando Brandan by either playing other players in his place or tinkering with the way the team is set up.

• Michael Lynch

The FFA says it is still aiming to tie up the business by the end of the month, but it is hard to see how the original timetable can be met.

• Michael Cockerill

A second division is off and running, whether Football Federation Australia likes it or not.