Melbourne Victory boss Kevin Muscat is planning to solve his short term defensive headaches by signing the giant former Gold Coast United and Perth Glory centre half Dino Djulbic as a stop gap injury replacement player.
A-League club owners want financial compensation from Football Federation Australia for players selected for national team duty outside FIFA international windows.
The real contest is already over, so all that remains is a fight for honour, and a tangle of sub-plots, as the traditional battle for fourth expands into a struggle for second, third and fourth - and 10 teams or more fear relegation.
Will Melbourne Victory emerge from the pack and be able to mount a serious challenge to the A-League domination of Sydney FC?
Former Melbourne Victory boss Ernie Merrick did not enjoy a happy homecoming to AAMI Park, at least in terms of the result, when his Newcastle Jets visited Melbourne for the first time this season on Friday night, losing 2-1 to Melbourne Victory.
Melbourne Victory missed a penalty and had a goal disallowed but Kevin Muscat's men were still good enough to see off the challenge of the high flying Newcastle Jets.
Australia will send a full-strength side to the under-23 Asian Championships next month after a tribunal found in favour of FFA's right to select key A-League players for its national teams.
Finding the back of the net has always been instinctive for Bobo, and that's why his name has stuck.
Western Sydney defender Jonathan Aspropotamitis has thrown his weight behind embattled coach Josep Gombau, having seen first hand the fruits of his philosophy at the Olyroos.
Momentum is everything in sport, so Melbourne Victory's W-League team did not really need a three-week break between games given that their last outing was a 4-0 thumping of Adelaide on December 9.
Players to watch, likely teams for Sydney FC's clash against Perth Glory
Melbourne City have begun the January transfer window period in speedy fashion, clinching a deal to sign 30-year-old former Socceroo Dario Vidosic, who recently quit Wellington Phoenix.
Fan engagement and the creation of a real football culture is the way that the sport can reboot itself.
Sydney FC are determined to end the rut of Australian teams in Asia by bolstering their stocks in the January transfer window with a high calibre Asian forward specifically for their Asian Champions League campaign.
Raheem Sterling fired Manchester City 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday at St James Park.
23-year-old Australian striker is set to sign for Portugal's biggest club, Benfica, after being plucked from the country's third tier.
Credit to Ernie Merrick.Credit to Ernie Merrick. When he parted company with Wellington Phoenix in January last year, few would have given him much chance of getting another head coaching position in the A-League.
Sydney FC midfielder Josh Brillante was supportive of Arnold's candidacy to take charge of the national team.
There's no place like home, and Melbourne Victory are hoping that a long overdue return to AAMI Park will spark a revival in the second half of the season that can catapult them into a top-two position on the A-League ladder.
Liverpool have broken the world transfer record for a defender by signing Virgil van Dijk from Southampton for more than 100 million dollars.
Luke Wilkshire was lying on a beach in Thailand when Graham Arnold rang in July.
Besart Berisha hopes to finally come good on his long-running hope of playing in the A-League as an Australian early next year.
Harry Kane said he was delighted to be mentioned in the same breath as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring a hat-trick in Tottenham Hotspur's 5-2 win over Southampton which sent three prestigious records tumbling.
Mistakes are inevitable in football and Melbourne City captain Michael Jakobsen acknowledges they will always happen.
Sydney FC look home and hosed for the premiers' plate as the A-League season approaches the half-way mark.
Middlesbrough have parted company with manager Garry Monk despite winning on Saturday.
There were Premier League Christmas presents for Socceroos duo Mat Ryan and Aaron Mooy, but the loudest cheer came from the Manchester City faithful as they opened up a 13-point gap on second-placed Manchester United.
Manchester United fell further behind Manchester City at the top of the Premier League when defender Harry Maguire scored in the final minute of added time to earn Leicester City a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
A late penalty conversion by Mark Milligan delivers festive cheer to Victory fans after an end-to-end battle against rivals Melbourne City.
Dean Bouzanis' moment of madness has allowed Melbourne Victory to snatch a last- gasp 1-0 success in the A-League's annual Christmas derby.
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