Wellington Phoenix have secured their first win of the A-League Women season as Western Sydney Wanderers slipped down the ladder with their loss to Brisbane.
Joanna Guelas and Jasper Bruce
Reigning champions Central Coast have nabbed their first A-League Men win in their title defence, defeating local rivals Newcastle courtesy of a Jets own goal.
Joanna Guelas
Perth Glory’s horrid, winless start to the A-League Men’s season has continued after they let slip a lead to crash to a 3-1 loss against Western United at Allianz Stadium.
Ben Smith
Western United have beaten Perth Glory 3-1 in the first men's match of the A-Leagues' Unite Round in Sydney.
Jasper Bruce
There could be a goalkeeper battle brewing in Perth Glory’s A-League Women’s side, with ex-Matilda Casey Dumont a chance to be thrown straight into the fray this weekend.
Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley are through to the quarter-finals of the WCL after wins for Man City and Arsenal.
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Spanish coaching great Pep Guardiola has extended his reign at Man City by two years, but in the short term he has his work cut out to extend their dominance.
James Robson
Pop superstar Ed Sheeran has found a new talent - helping his favourite Premier League soccer club sign a key player.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou says Rodrigo Bentancur is an "outstanding person" despite his "mistake" in using racist language.
Jamie Gardner
A-League Women players have thrown their support behind the decision to relocate Unite Round from Leichhardt Oval over pitch concerns.
Sydney FC defender Jordan Courtney-Perkins still holds plenty of hatred for Western Sydney, despite a recent golf catch-up between rival players.
In this week’s Glory Story, Ben Smith assesses the Glory’s start to the A-League men’s and women’s and the challenge presenting David Zdrilic this weekend.
Perth Glory captain Adam Taggart has called the recent international break a “blessing in disguise” but says they need to capitalise and turn it into tangible improvement.
The Socceroos' hopes of direct World Cup qualification remain firmly in the balance but John Aloisi is confident they can get the job done.
Anna Harrington
Western Sydney's Spanish World Cup winner Juan Mata has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer expansion club San Diego FC.
Lyon, helped by Matildas defender Ellie Carpenter, are through to the Champions League last eight after beating Roma, while Real Madrid and Wolfsburg also won.
February will be more than 12 months since Matildas captain Sam Kerr suffered her ACL injury and she’ll likely be ready to tackle the world No.1 after a special invitation.
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The Matildas have received an invitation to the next SheBelieves Cup where they will play the USA, Japan and Colombia.
Mexico are through to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League after hammering Honduras 4-0 win to overcome a two-goal deficit in the first leg.
Argentina have defeated Peru to extend their lead in the South American World Cup qualifying standings, while there were also wins for Ecuador and Chile.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has agreed to sign a one-year contract extension with the four-time defending EPL champions, according to UK reports.
Andy Hampson
Following four tense World Cup qualifiers, the last of which ended with Australia saving a match in Bahrain they should have won, Tony Popovic has time to plan.
Glenn Moore
Wales will play in the next Nations League's top tier after hammering Iceland 4-1 in Cardiff, while there were also big wins for Sweden and Montenegro.
With Group C rivals Australia and Saudi Arabia dropping more points, a win for Japan in China has left the Samurai Blue on the verge of another World Cup spot.
