Last updated: October 29, 2017

Man United wins on a knife edge

Manchester United's Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku (C) takes a shot at goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on October 28, 2017. Manchester United won the game 1-0. / AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /
A Mourinho sub scores a direct hit to sink the Spurs, while Liverpool sweeps aside Huddersfield.

Sydney reign but VAR a pain

A-League Rd 4 - Sydney v Perth
Sydney FC produced their best performance of the season to date to beat Perth Glory 2-0 at Allianz Stadium.

Mariners mindful of Victory

CC Mariners Paul Okon
Mariners coach Paul Okon believes Melbourne Victory have the depth to cover the loss of Besart Berisha.

FFA cool on plans for second tier

Rabieh Krayem
The Championship is tipped to change the face of Australian club soccer.

Muscat forced into rethink

SOCCER
Melbourne Victory striker Besart Berisha has been handed a two-match ban for manhandling a fourth official.

Diary to counter anti-Semitism

Inter's captain Mauro Icardi hands Anne Frank's diary to a child after signing it, prior the Italian Serie A soccer match between Inter and Sampdoria at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday Oct. 24, 2017. Anne Frank's diary will be read aloud at all soccer matches in Italy this week, the Italian soccer federation announced Tuesday after shocking displays of anti-Semitism by fans of the Rome club Lazio. (Matteo Bazzi/ANSA via AP)
Anne Frank’s diary will be read aloud at all soccer matches in Italy this week.

Ange takes a punt on Jedinak

Australia v Saudi Arabia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak is in contention for a recall to the national team for the games against Honduras.

Aloisi bright amid the gloom

A-League Rd 2 - Brisbane v Adelaide
Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi believes his side can get back on track in the next few weeks.

Ange’s high-stakes gamble

(FILES) This file photo taken on October 9, 2017 shows Australia's head coach Ange Postecoglou gesturing during a press conference in Sydney on the eve of their 2018 World Cup football qualifying match against Syria. Postecoglou was urged to stay loyal to the World Cup hopefuls on October 17, 2017 after he was linked with a big-money move to Carlos Tevez's Shanghai Shenhua in China. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN
A pair of crucial suspensions has forced Ange Postecoglou to roll the dice over his Socceroos squad to face Honduras.

Cracks in Ange Whingecoglou

Australia's football coach Ange Postecoglou listens questions from journalists during a press conference after the 2018 World Cup qualifying football match between Syria and Australia at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Malacca on October 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN
The mighty Ange was Australian soccer. He was loved. Now he cannot take criticism. He is the shell of his former self.

Reds hold firm in FFA Cup semi

Daniel Adlung of United kicks the ball and scores a goal during the FFA Cup semi final football match between the Western Sydney Wanderers and Adelaide United at the Campbelltown Stadium in Campbelltown, Tuesday, October 24, 2017. (AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Adelaide United have continued an impressive run by advancing to the final of the FFA Cup.

Manager out after $185m failure

Everton's Dutch manager Ronald Koeman is seen ahead of the English Premier League football match between Everton and Arsenal at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England on October 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after his off-season spending spree failed to yield results.

Stricken star undergoes surgery

Ronald Vargas of the Jets is seen during the round three A-League match between the Brisbane Roar and the Newcastle Jets at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Sunday, October 22, 2017. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Newcastle Jets striker Ronny Vargas has undergone surgery in Brisbane on the horror injury he suffered on Sunday.

Our rising world-class league

W-League launch
Matildas star Sam Kerr says the standard of the W-League is approaching the level of the women’s game in the US.

Klopp vows to fix Liverpool

Tottenham's Harry Kane, center, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.Tottenham won by 4-1.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Jurgen Klopp pledged to “fix” his Liverpool team’s chronic defensive problems after a 4-1 defeat at Tottenham.

United hungry for second bite

Karim Matmour of United is seen during training at Coopers stadium, Adelaide, Monday, October 23, 2017. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING.
Adelaide United will throw the playbook out the window as they bid to become the first club to win a second FFA Cup.

Ange’s answers not easy as ABC

Australia v Syria - 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Playoff: Leg 2
Australia still does not know if Ange Postecoglou will take the Socceroos to Russia next year if they qualify.

‘I’m not going to give them it’

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou in his Australian Story interview.
Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou gives bizarre response to question over his future in Australian Story interview to air tonight.

Sydney look shaky at the back

Sydney head coach Graham Arnold gestures during the round 3 A-League football match between Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers at the Allianz Stadium  in Sydney, Saturday, October 21, 2017. (AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Sydney’s defence was once again made to look frail as the champions conceded two early goals to the Wanderers.

Jets win soured by Vargas horror

Newcastle Jets Headshots Session
A gruesome injury to Ronald Vargas soured Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar.

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