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City seal home final after nine-goal thriller
Melbourne City's dream of an A-League championship hangs by the slimmest of threads following an astonishing  5-4 loss in Perth on Sunday night.
Melbourne City's dream of an A-League championship hangs by the slimmest of threads following an astonishing  5-4 loss in Perth on Sunday night.
Harry Kane became the first Tottenham Hotspur player since the great Jimmy Greaves to hit 20 goals in three successive top-flight seasons after netting in the 4-0 Premier League defeat of Bournemouth.
Mark Jones says he has no regrets after he was sacked as Newcastle Jets coach on Sunday – other than being denied an opportunity to work with a stronger squad next season.
Of all the statistics Sydney FC have broken this season, the one that has been largely overlooked is perhaps the most impressive. Over the course of their 27 regular-season games, the Sky Blues conceded just 12 goals.
If David Gallop thinks he's under siege, he could ring Bill Pulver.
No one at Melbourne Victory wanted to admit it publicly, but maintaining enthusiasm – of players and supporters – was not the easiest thing to do in the last six weeks of the regular A-League season.
A horror tackle threatened to sour Sydney FC's celebrations after amassing the most points by any A-League team ever.
Western Sydney have fought back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw with Adelaide United, drawing level with ten minutes to go but failing to carve out a chance to lead at Coopers Stadium.
Canberra's path to the A-League could be via the Wollongong Wolves.
Fifteen years ago Australian goalkeeper Frank Juric was sitting on the bench in Glasgow's Hampden Park getting a close up view of Zinedine Zidane's sublime skills.
Advantage Besart Berisha.
Finishing third in the A-League might put Melbourne City on the road to a potential semi-final clash with neighbours Melbourne Victory, but that is not why coach Michael Valkanis is treating his team's last game of the season on Sunday against Perth Glory as a "mini grand final".
Sydney FC feared their season could have been derailed after their derby defeat, with the captain describing the aftermath as the hardest moment of their season.
After Australia entered Eurovision, Socceroos coaches and managers want to see the green and gold playing in the Copa America as one of two invited teams.
Besart Berisha struck his 100th career A-League goal and gave a hitherto toothless Melbourne Victory a 1-0 win over Central Coast Mariners in the final game of the regular season at AAMI Park in front of a near-15,000 Good Friday crowd.
Melbourne City's final game of the regular season – away to Perth Glory on Easter Sunday evening – cannot completely define their 2016-17 campaign.
Fans fought inside the stadium and crowd disorder delayed the Lyon-Besiktas kick-off by 45 minutes in the Europa League quarter-finals.
Mesut Ozil has denied that Arsenal's players have stopped playing for Arsene Wenger and urged his team-mates to ignore the uncertainty engulfing the club and focus on football until the summer.
Harry Kewell has left his role as the Watford under-23s manager following a poor run of recent results.
​ Attitude is everything for Western Sydney coach Tony Popovic.
Graham Arnold is demanding Sydney FC regain some lost momentum for the finals before they collect the Premiers Plate at Saturday's A-League home clash with the Newcastle Jets.
Ahead of Saturday afternoon's final league match against Newcastle Jets, the Sky Blues have averaged crowds of 16,021. That may be the third-highest in the competition (behind Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers), but the real comparison is damning.
It is win at all costs as the pressure is on to secure a spot in the A-League play-offs.
Paul Pogba has accused his critics of overburdening him with unrealistic expectations but dismissed suggestions that his off-field antics have undermined his form and focus.
Didier Drogba has become football's first-ever player-owner at American club Phoenix Rising.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday (Thursday AEST), ending the German side's tournament record of 16 straight wins at home.
Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said his team felt ignored by the authorities after being made to play AS Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after an attack on their bus.
Brisbane Roar have revived their Asian Champions League hopes with a 2-1 victory over Japanese champions Kashima Antlers.
Thinking too much? It's not all that it's cracked up to be - especially if you are a goalkeeper who relies on instinct and reactions as much as carefully thought-out strategic planning to do your job.
Western Sydney face an early exit from the Asian Champions League after a home loss to FC Seoul.
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