• Dominic Bossi

Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold has made one signing, and is looking to make another in the final 24 hours of the January transfer window.

Two men have been charged after fake eyeballs were thrown onto the pitch during a soccer match involving a player with one eye.

• Vince Rugari

One of van Marwijk's first priorities will be to make Australia more frugal in defence, but that's not all he has to offer.

• Ian McCullough

Millwall manager Neil Harris has hailed the return of Tim Cahill to the club but cautioned against rushing the Socceroos superstar into action.

• Michael Lynch

If Bert van Marwijk is a short term-appointment designed to make Australia hard to beat in Russia, then Luke Wilkshire could be a short-term solution to a problem position.

As he awaits the finalising of his transfer, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will doubtless have watched his new team from one of the finest hotel suites in London, anticipating a contract that will be the most generous the club have ever agreed, but quite what he made of the Arsenal of 2018 will be anyone's guess.

• Matt Bungard

He may be Melbourne born and bred, but Paulo Retre is happy to call Sydney home as he looks for a bigger role in the Sky Blues' first team with the Asian Champions League set to kick off in a fortnight's time.

• ANALYSIS
• Michael Lynch

They say you should never go back, but there is no reason for this move to go pear-shaped.

• Jeremy Wilson and Matt Law

Arsenal have had a club-record £55.4 million offer accepted by Borussia Dortmund for striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but the deal could yet hinge on whether they allow Olivier Giroud to join rivals Chelsea.

• James Ducker

Pep Guardiola's drastic 19-month overhaul of Manchester City's defence was nearing the £300 million mark on Monday night as the Premier League leaders secured a club-record £57.1 million deal for Athletic Bilbao centre-half Aymeric Laporte.

Australia's all-time leading goalscorer Tim Cahill is going back to where it began, rejoining Championship side Millwall ahead of the World Cup.

• Dominic Bossi

Central Coast Mariners midfielder Wout Brama will be suspended for two A-League games after being sent-off for committing one of the ugliest tackles in the competition's history.

• Michael Lynch

Sydney FC continue to romp away at the top of the A-League table, nine points clear of the chasing pack with nine games to go.

• Dominic Bossi

Western Sydney Wanderers were unhappy about perceptions of inconsistent refereeing in their 3-1 loss to Perth Glory on Sunday that saw Keanu Baccus sent-off for a similar foul committed by a Perth Glory player, who only received a yellow card.

• Michael Lynch

Mark Milligan's move to the Saudi Pro League may have much to do about money, but it also represents a calculated risk for the sometime Socceroo captain with the World Cup looming.

• Vince Rugari

Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou believes the appointment of Bert van Marwijk as his successor is a clear move towards a "more pragmatic" style at the World Cup.

Manchester City swept aside second-tier Cardiff City 2-0 with first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling to reach the FA Cup fifth round in their quest to win an unprecedented four trophies this season.

English side Queens Park Rangers are reportedly discussing the possibility of offering a short-term contract to Socceroos star Tim Cahill.

• Dominic Bossi

Australian international Mark Milligan has played his last game for Melbourne Victory after sealing a $1 million transfer to Saudi Arabian giants Al-Ahli.

• Chris Pike

Perth Glory are back in A-League finals contention after beating a 10-man Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 at nib Stadium.

• Caden Helmers

United's path to the finals took a turn for the worst in a 5-1 rout

• Michael Lynch

New Socceroos boss Bert van Marwijk is expected to arrive in Australia later this week and his message, as he gets a first taste of the A-League, is likely to be that as far as World Cup selections are concerned, anyone can make it.

• Emma Kemp

​Central Coast Mariners midfielder Wout Brama faces a nervous wait for the A-League match review panel to ponder his horrible tackle which left Brisbane Roar forward Corey Gameiro in tears.

• ANALYSIS
• Michael Lynch

Football Federation Australia entered the new year focused on hiring Bert van Marwijk as the new Socceroos coach and dealing with FIFA when its officials eventually arrive in this country next month to try to resolve the messy political bunfight which persists between the board, its clubs and the professional game over control of the sport.

Neymar will "2000 per cent" be at Paris Saint-Germain next season, club chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi has vowed.

Wigan Athletic pulled off the big shock of the FA Cup fourth round, beating West Ham

• Emma Kemp

Under-pressure coach John Aloisi can breathe a momentary sigh of relief, with Brisbane responding to this week's humiliation with an A-League win over Central Coast to sneak into the top six.

Adelaide United have brought Wellington's A-League mini-revival to an abrupt halt with a dogged 1-0 win on Saturday at Westpac Stadium.

• David Polkinghorne

Midfielder Laura Bassett is excited by Phil Neville's appointment as England women's manager.