• Caden Helmers

Canberra United have signed Matildas young gun Ellie Carpenter.

Liverpool have ripped apart woeful Arsenal in a 4-0 Premier League thumping at Anfield.

Aaron Mooy's Huddersfield have continued their spectacular start to life in the Premier League and will fancy their chances of adding to their seven points in a fortnight.

• Michael Lynch

It's not quite in the class of the sudden death eliminators against Uruguay in 2001 and 2005 and Iran that fateful night at the MCG almost 20 years ago.

• Michael Lynch

The strong performances in the early weeks of the European season by a couple of goal-scoring Socceroos, Aaron Mooy and Mathew Leckie, won't do the reputation of the A-League any harm at all.

• Matt Bungard

Tom Rogic's Celtic FC will face the might of Bayern Munich and the financial clout of Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

• Neil Robinson

​Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to Manchester United on a year-year contract "to finish what I started," the 35-year-old announced in a club statement on Thursday.

Liverpool have overpowered Hoffenheim 4-2 at Anfield to ease into the Champions League group stages with a 6-3 aggregate playoff victory.

• Emma Kemp

Victorian State League teams continue their fairytale run, as Heidelberg took the spoils in Sydney and South Melbourne lit up Lakeside to go through to the FFA quarter-finals, while Melbourne Victory stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of A-League rivals Adelaide.

• Simon Evans

Wayne Rooney has announced his retirement from the England national team, ending a 14-year stint in which he became the country's top goalscorer with 53 goals.

• Emma Kemp

FIFA has issued a subtle reminder to the FFA that it is not a stakeholder in football's political reform process.

• Chris Dutton

Canberra striker Michelle Heyman hopes an injection will help her become a better play for the W-League season.

• Ben McKay

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has accepted the inevitable that Mile Jedinak won't be fit for crunch World Cup qualifiers.

• Rik Sharma

Barcelona are suing Neymar for €8.5 million ($12.5 million) for breach of contract as they want him to return the bonus he was paid when he signed a new five-year deal just nine months before joining Paris Saint-Germain.

Socceroos midfield ace Tom Rogic is set for a third consecutive Champions League campaign despite Celtic losing to Astana 4-3 in the second leg of their tie in Kazakhstan.

• James Buckley

Sydney FC have appointed sports businessman Danny Townsend as chief executive of the A-League club.

• David Polkinghorne

Michelle Heyman has re-signed with Canberra United for the upcoming W-League season.

• Ben McKay

A pair of Socceroos walking the injury tightrope present coach Ange Postecoglou with his biggest headache ahead of World Cup qualifiers.

Wayne Rooney scored his 200th English Premier League goal as Everton drew 1-1 with Manchester City on Monday.

Melbourne City have added a fourth international to their A-League ranks, signing Dutch defender Bart Schenkeveld.

• Matt Bungard

Australian Aaron Mooy has had a dream start to his Premier league career, scoring for Huddersfield.

Goals from Marcos Alonso gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Spurs at Wembley on Sunday.

Boss Brendan Rodgers hailed "fantastic" Tom Rogic after the Celtic midfielder engineered the Hoops' 2-0 win over Kilmarnock.

Socceroos skipper Mile Jedinak will be available for the World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Thailand if he gets through club duty this week unscathed.

• Claire Siracusa

Sam Kerr scores four goals in a half to steal victory for her US club side.

Manchester United netted four goals for the second consecutive week in the Premier League to rout Swansea City 4-0 on Saturday and ensure their highest-scoring start to a season for 110 years.

• James Ducker

Jose Mourinho has cranked up the pressure on Chelsea by claiming his former club are favourites for the Premier League title and cannot hide from their position as champions.

• Vince Rugari

​Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter reckons the Socceroos are "overweight" and are built more like a rugby team.

Cristiano Ronaldo has called his five-match ban for pushing a referee "exaggerated and ridiculous" and claims he is being persecuted after failing to have the sanction overturned on appeal.