Argentina, weakened by the last-minute suspension of Lionel Messi, suffered a fourth defeat in their World Cup qualifying campaign as a spirited Bolivia won 2-0 in La Paz on Tuesday.

• Michael Lynch

Results rolling in from Jeddah and Saitama overnight hammered home how vital it had been for Australia to beat the United Arab Emirates on home soil on Tuesday evening,

• Brian Homewood

Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been banned from their next four competitive internationals, starting with Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Bolivia, for swearing at a match official, FIFA said on Tuesday.

• Dominic Bossi

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou believes he wouldn't be scrutinised over his tactics if he was a foreign coach after putting Australia's hopes of reaching a fourth consecutive World Cup on track with an uninspiring win over the UAE.

• Dominic Bossi

United Arab Emirates coach Mahdi Ali announced his resignation immediately after losing to the Socceroos in Sydney

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• Michael Lynch

Join us for live coverage as the Socceroos host the UAE in a vital World Cup qualifier in Sydney.

• Jacob Bogage

Female athletes, in particular female soccer players, suffer concussions at a "significantly higher" rate than their male counterparts.

• Roy Masters

Given the problems rugby union faces in contracting the number of teams in the SANZAAR competition and the ambitions of the football dreamers for an increase in the A-League, we're entitled to ask: haven't they heard of the Super League war?

• Dominic Bossi

Ange Postecoglou has gone from unemployable to unwavering, and there's no chance he'll back down from his ultra-attacking style of play despite the looming risk of Australia not reaching the 2018 World Cup.

• Emma Kemp

Sydney FC may have fallen marginally short of replicating Arsenal's Invincibles run. Yet captain Alex Brosque senses a rare opportunity that, if seized, could see his newly crowned premiers revered within A-League circles in much the same way.

• Dominic Bossi

Australia has never had any shortages of good quality goalkeepers, but rarely has the national team had all its best shot-stoppers fit, in form and playing regularly at their clubs.

• Michael Lynch

Premier's Plate secured, now Sydney FC have the chance to prove themselves one of the greatest teams in A-League history.

• Mark Gleeson

AMSTERDAM: Netherlands coach Danny Blind was sacked on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 2-0 defeat away to Bulgaria left the team floundering in fourth place in World Cup qualifying Group A.

• Martyn Herman

England striker Jermain Defoe made a scoring return to the international stage and substitute Jamie Vardy added a second goal as the hosts laboured to a 2-0 victory over Lithuania in World Cup qualifying.

• Karolos Grohmann

Andre Schuerrle scored twice and set up another goal as world champions Germany cruised to a comfortable 4-1 victory over Azerbaijan on Sunday to stay on track for a spot in next year's World Cup in Russia.

• Michael Lynch

Coach won't be happy with the scoreline but will take plenty of positives from performance of his undermanned squad.

• Tristan Lavalette

Sydney FC have celebrated winning the A-League Premiers' Plate in style with a decisive 3-0 victory over Perth Glory at nib Stadium on Sunday.

• Michael Cockerill

Ange Postecoglou likes living on the edge. No, let me re-phrase that. He loves it. So he's got what he wished for. A loss to United Arab Emirates in Sydney, and the prospect of the Socceroos missing out on the World Cup is better than real. The pressure pot is boiling. Let's see if anyone gets burned.

• Dominic Bossi

Tim Cahill will definitely play against UAE in Tuesday night's vital World Cup Qualifier, but Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou is yet to decide whether the star forward will start or come off the bench.

• Dominic Bossi

The Socceroos have thrown their support behind coach Ange Postecoglou's controversial tactics, despite the new attacking system failing to deliver in their disappointing 1-1 draw with Iraq.

Brisbane sharpshooter Jamie Maclaren delivered a reminder of his quality to Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou with an A-League wonder-goal to sink Melbourne Victory and deliver the Premiers' Plate to Sydney FC.

• Jim Morton

Brisbane sharpshooter Jamie Maclaren delivered a timely reminder of his quality to Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou with an A-League wonder-goal to sink Melbourne Victory and deliver the Premiers' Plate to Sydney FC.

• Emma Kemp

Baba Diawara has inspired a 3-2 comeback win for Adelaide United over Central Coast to lift the Reds off the bottom of the A-League table for the first time since January.

• Caden Helmers

Capital Football chief Phil Brown has confirmed rumours that a secret bid for a new A-League franchise in Canberra is being put together.

• Dominic Bossi

Video Assistant Referees will come into effect on April 7 in the A-League and no time limit has been put in place for decision making.

• Michael Lynch

Is there a more frustrating team in the A-League than Melbourne City?

Halfway through European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, there is little to divide some of the teams. Spain and Italy continued their tense battle for top spot in their group with comfortable victories

• Dominic Bossi

Western Sydney Wanderers' veteran striker boasts the best goal to minute ratio in the A-League but is not considering a late charge for the Socceroos

• Dominic Bossi

A Brendon Santalab hat-trick puts the struggling Wanderers on the cusp of a finals birth following a 3-1 win over Melbourne City