Holders Real Madrid have been held to a 1-1 draw at home in the Champions League by Tottenham Hotspur, while Manchester City showed their credentials by downing Serie A leaders Napoli 2-1 and Liverpool hammered Maribor 7-0.
​A stunning big-money Chinese link for Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has sparked a call for loyalty.
The last time Melbourne Victory lost their first two games was in the 2013-14 season, when no less a coach than Socceroo boss Ange Postecoglou was in charge.
If the product of a club's junior academy is an indicator of its development programme and its ability to generate a production line of players for its senior team in years to come, then Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City have a jump on their A-League rivals.
FIFA's decision to schedule the World Cup qualifier between Australia and Honduras with just five days in between the two matches was "inhumane".
Sydney's drawn-out stadium war is expected to come to a head on Thursday when Sports Minister Stuart Ayres asks cabinet for more than $2 billion to knock down and rebuild both ANZ and Allianz stadiums.
The Socceroos will throw themselves into the fire ahead of their World Cup play-off with Honduras, opting to spend the lead-up week to their away match in the Central American nation.
The Ange Postecoglou imbroglio looks set to fester after Football Federation Australia boss David Gallop failed to end speculation about the Socceroo coach's future.
Warren Joyce is tempering valour with discretion and has curbed City's hubristic tendencies in favour of a more solid approach in defence.
Ange Postecoglou will remain Socceroos coach for next month's World Cup qualifiers with Honduras, Football Federation Australia boss David Gallop says.
Indonesian goalkeeper Choirul Huda has died after a collision with a teammate during a football league match.
Wayne Rooney has scored a 90th-minute penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw for Everton.
"Fortress Allianz" remains intact for Sydney FC but repairs needed before next week's derby.
The Socceroos have received confirmation of their World Cup qualifying schedule against Honduras but are still awaiting details of the match venue and time for the away clash.
A late second goal from Perth striker Adam Taggart has earned Perth Glory an away point in a 2-2 A-League thriller at Newcastle.
Western Sydney Wanderers won't appoint a new coach before Saturday's derby against Sydney FC.
It's a device we are all familiar with, from countless books, films, plays and television series – the story within the story.
Two deflections with the ball bouncing in a different fashion and Melbourne Victory would probably have opened the season with two draws.
Two games, six points, a 100 per cent record and a spot a the top of the table. This coaching in the A-League is easy, isn't it?
Lazio ended Juventus' two-year unbeaten home record in all competitions with a 2-1 win after Paulo Dybala missed a stoppage-time penalty awarded with the help of the video assistant on Saturday.
​Manchester City have opened up a lead over Manchester United at the top of the Premier League with a 7-2 thrashing of Stoke City.
Socceroo Mathew Leckie and his Hertha Berlin teammates linked arms with coaching staff and knelt on the pitch in pre-match solidarity with US athletes.
New Melbourne City coach Warren Joyce has got off to the sort of start he would have dreamed of when his side made it two A-League wins from two games after beating fierce local rivals Melbourne Victory 2-1 in the first Melbourne derby of the season.
Central Coast Mariners bounced back from their derby thrashing to hold Western Sydney Wanderers to a 2-2 draw at Olympic Park.
Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold has described the defensive Wellington Phoenix as thieves trying to steal points from their home ground.
Australia defender Matthew Jurman has been suspended from the South Korean top flight for two matches after making a "bribe gesture."
Has there ever been a wilder week in Australian soccer?
Adelaide United have stunned Brisbane Roar with two goals at the death to seal a 2-1 come-from-behind A-League victory on Friday night.
Ash Sykes will play against former teammate Hayley Raso in the National Women's Soccer League grand final.
Will Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat gamble on the fitness of skipper Mark Milligan or give an A-League debut to Argentinian import Mathias Sanchez when the navy blues host cross town rival Melbourne City in the first of this season's Victorian derbies?
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