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Socceroos midfielder Jackson Irvine has capped off a dream week with a last-gasp winner to hand battling Burton Albion a shock 1-0 win at promotion-chasing Huddersfield.

• Michael Cockerill

Is it really 40 years? Boy that makes John Kosmina feel old. There's history, and there's living history. And "Kossie" – still going strong as a pundit and a coach – is living proof of a landmark worth recognising.

• Declan Taylor and Mike Whalley

​Arsene Wenger has no intention of drawing a line under his management career this summer because, for him, "retirement equals death".

Philippe Coutinho inspired Liverpool to a comfortable 3-1 home win over Everton in the 228th Merseyside derby on Saturday.

• Michael Lynch

If Australian soccer fans are nervous and think the Socceroos are in the hot seat in trying to qualify for the World Cup, then imagine being a fan of The Netherlands or Argentina.

• Dominic Bsosi

Sydney FC are on the cusp of finishing the season as the best team in 40 years of national football after thumping Melbourne City 3-0.

• Michael Lynch

Sydney FC keep marching on their merry way, while Melbourne City are in danger of falling out of the top four and face having to play finals football on the road.

• Craig Kerry

Two goals from skipper Robbie Cornthwaite have helped put Western Sydney Wanderers in sight of guaranteed finals football with a 3-0 win over Newcastle.

Perth Glory's Diego Castro has kept his A-League side's top-four ambitions flickering with a stage-dive penalty in a 1-1 away draw with Adelaide United.

It's about to get a whole lot easier to qualify for the World Cup.

• Michael Lynch

Melbourne City coach Michael Valkanis is poised to swing the axe and make several changes for Saturday night's crucial A-League clash with Premiers' Plate winners Sydney.

• Matt Slater

FIFA has completed its 22-month investigation into the corruption scandal that brought world football's governing body to its knees, handing over more than 20,000 pages of exhibits to Swiss authorities.

• Dominic Bossi

In a week where the FFA are celebrating young indigenous footballers, the organisation slashed its annual funding of indigenous football programs in half.

• Caden Helmers

It's time for Central Coast to prove they want to have a permanent presence in Canberra by embracing the local community.

• Dominic Bossi

A-League clubs are furious with the FFA's decision to delay the expansion of its congress until as late as November.

• Michael Lynch

Australian fans worrying whether the Socceroos will make it to the World Cup next year should hold their fears.

• Michael Lynch

Ange Postecoglou doesn't need to appeal to nationalism to make his point.

The sculptor behind the controversial Cristiano Ronaldo statue has defended his work and insisted the Real Madrid forward is happy with the final product.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Central Coast Mariners are willing to move their games from Canberra Stadium next season.

• Dominic Bossi

FIFA intervention at the governance of Australian football looms as a possibility after the FFA fails to meet a deadline for restructuring its congress.

• Michael Lynch

A honeymoon trip to Australia by Parisian couple Sophie and Marc Genreau in the 1990s is paying dividends for Melbourne City – and if young midfielder Denis Genreau achieves his footballing dreams, it might be Australia's gain and France's loss.

• Michael Lynch

When you are hot you're hot - and at the moment, Melbourne Victory midfielder James Troisi is scalding.

• Michael Cockerill

It's been said ad nauseum that the game-changer for football in this country could come from the Indigenous community.

• Vince Rugari

Ange Postecoglou has called for the abolition of the A-League salary cap, saying it is affecting the development of young Australian players by forcing them to move overseas too early.

• Dominic Bossi

Rhyan Grant and Danny Vukovic will be rushed straight back into the Sydney FC lineup for their match against Melbourne City on Saturday night after returning to training on Wednesday following international duty.

Madeira renamed its airport in honour of football star Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday - although it is a new statue of the four-times world player of the year that is likely to grab the headlines.

Ange Postecoglou has ended a trying but ultimately triumphant week by challenging Socceroos fans to match his ambitions for the World Cup.

• Michael Cockerill

Back on track. Just. A win is a win, and boy didn't the Socceroos need this one.

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.