Perth Glory’s drama-filled season has continued after their flight home from Sydney was forced to make a U-turn after smoke was detected in the plane cockpit.
Ben Smith
Two years after the Melbourne derby pitch invasion, a taskforce Football Australia promised to establish to curb fan conduct has yet to get off the ground.
George Clarke
Socceroos Massimo Luongo and Cam Burgess have been knocked out of the English FA Cup after their Ipswich Town side lost to Nottingham Forest on penalties.
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Two second-half goals have steered Juventus to a 2-0 home win over relegation-threatened Hellas Verona, and back into the Serie A top four.
Cristiano Ronaldo has sat out Al-Nassr's scoreless draw with Esteghlal in the Asian Champions League, while an Australian coach readies for a Japanese reunion.
FIFA has lifted an international soccer ban against Pakistan, meaning the country can now compete in this month's Asian Cup qualifiers.
Former FIFA big-wigs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been in court in Switzerland for a second trial on fraud, forgery and misappropriation charges.
Graham Dunbar
Aussie attacking midfielder Alex Badolato wants to reignite his A-League Men career after coming from nowhere to be named the best player at the U20 Asian Cup.
The Young Socceroos’ AFC Under-20 Asian Cup success came on the back of meticulous planning from coach Trevor Morgan and his staff.
Marco Monteverde
Four Australian football clubs are currently among two dozen chasing slots in the inaugural FIFA-backed Pacific-wide OFC Professional League.
Ben McKay
AC Milan's third loss in a row has seen them fall to ninth on the Serie A table while Lazio's 2-1 win lifted them to fourth, eight points behind leaders Inter.
Marseille have consolidated second spot in Ligue 1 with a home win over Nantes, while an ugly scene involving coach Paulo Fonseca has marred Lyon's victory.
Brighton's Australian manager Dario Vidosic has come agonisingly close to toppling WSL champions Chelsea, but was denied by what looked a clear offside goal.
Ian Chadband
Manchester United have crashed out of the FA Cup, beaten in a penalty shoot-out by Fulham as the fallen giants' season plummets from bad to worse.
Hibernian's four-strong Australian crew, led by scorers Martin Boyle and Jack Iredale, have helped deliver a special Edinburgh derby win over Hearts.
Barcelona have powered to a 4-0 victory over 10-man Real Sociedad to regain the league lead in Spain, while struggling Leganes also enjoyed a win.
A goalless draw at Augsburg has hit Freiburg's chances of earning a top-four spot in the Bundesliga as they seek a place in the Champions League.
John Bagratuni
Steven Hall can hardly believe the extraordinary day when he became the hero of Australia's Under-20s Asian Cup-winning team while honouring his late grandad.
Melbourne City are on the verge of A-League Women history as Adelaide United chase a top-two berth and Sydney FC are keeping their season alive.
Anna Harrington
The A-League Men finals race is getting tighter, with Western Sydney and Melbourne City among the winners as Macarthur struggle.
Western Sydney Wanderers have jumped to fourth on the A-League Men table with a thumping 4-1 win over struggling Perth Glory.
With six games to go, Perth Glory’s ultimately-unimaginable finals chances have officially been erased for good after a 4-1 defeat to Western Sydney Wanderers.
Adelaide United remain firmly in the hunt for the A-League Women premiership after fighting out a 3-1 away win over Wellington Phoenix.
Talented young centre-back Hayden Matthews is out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury, striking another blow to the Socceroos' defensive stocks.
