• Jason Dasey

'I became the first £10,000-a-week player in the country and the newspaper headlines were 'Football's gone mad'.'

• Dominic Bossi

With the ink still drying on Alex Cisak's contract at Sydney FC, he's already been set an almighty task for the season.

There's never been a better time to be Sam Kerr, and the Matildas forward knows it.

Barcelona striker Neymar has been cleared of any criminal charges in a long- running tax evasion case in Brazil.

A-League aspirants South Melbourne are into the FFA Cup's round of 16 for the first time, while Hakoah Sydney City East completed a stunning come-from-behind extra-time 6-3 victory to seal their spot.

Canberra Olympic will turn its attention to another Capital Football title after their FFA Cup ended on Wednesday.

Melbourne Victory are resigned to losing another member of their A-League grand final team, with Marco Rojas bound for Europe.

• Dominic Bossi

For the first time in the history of their rivalry, Western Sydney Wanderers are spending more on their A-League squad than Sydney FC.

• Michael Cockerill

Melbourne City midfielder Anthony Caceres is set to sign with UAE side Al Wasl after deciding the possibility of regular game time in the A-League this season is likely to be limited.

A-League hopefuls, including South Melbourne, could be waiting until 2018 until they learn FFA's criteria to enter the competition.

• Dominic Bossi

Former Melbourne Victory star James Troisi is set to make a shock switch across town to become Melbourne City's new marquee.

Real Madrid have agreed a $A264 million deal for teenage Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe, according to the Spanish media.

• Dominic Bossi

The club that made Johnny Warren, Graham Arnold and Ron Corry is about to emerge out of the shadows for the first time in 31 years.

Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku does not consider himself a complete striker but is optimistic of creating his "own history" at Old Trafford.

• Vince Rugari

​Western Sydney have signed veteran Spanish attacker Alvaro Cejudo as the club's second marquee A-League recruit.

Two El Salvador players have been given multi-game suspensions for biting and nipple-pinching incidents in an international football game against the United States.

• Emma Kemp

Steven Lowy has met FIFA ahead of the world governing body's intervention to sort out the stand-off over Australian football's governance.

• Ken Ferris

English champions Chelsea have completed the signing of Spain forward Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid on a five-year-deal, the Premier League club announced.

• Dominic Bossi

The A-League club chairmen are set to take legal action against the FFA.

Socceroo Tom Rogic scored yet again for Celtic as the Glasgow giants edged a step closer to the lucrative Champions League.

Asian Cup winner Ivan Franjic has left A-League club Melbourne City for a first stint in Asian football.

• Dominic Bossi

Trent Sainsbury is set to remain in China despite interest from Serie A clubs, including Hellas Verona.

Jose Mourinho intends to bring stability to Manchester United and wants to remain in charge for the next 15 years.

• Emma Kemp

It's not difficult to understand why Mark Bridge is back in red and black.

• Emma Kemp

FIFA's planned intervention into the governance of Australian football has been delayed, with FFA's November 30 deadline to sort out its affairs creeping closer.

• Vince Rugari

Brisbane Roar's search for a marquee frontman could be over with reports from Italy saying the A-League club is poised to announce the signing of veteran Massimo Maccarone.

• Ben McKay

Former Socceroo Harry Kewell has made his home coaching debut for new club Crawley Town.

• Dominic Bossi

The greatest show of respect from Arsenal was one that broke down marketing boundaries between the English Premier League and Australian football.

The six Arab countries who last month cut ties with Qatar are reported to have written to world soccer's governing body FIFA to demand it be stripped of hosting the 2022 World Cup because they consider the Gulf state to be a "base of terrorism".