He may have been missing his two biggest stars, but Perth Glory coach Adam Griffiths has lauded a group of unsung heroes as his side snapped their two-month winless run in a 3-1 victory over Macarthur.
Ben Smith
Veteran Socceroo Craig Goodwin is ramping up his bid to return from injury in time to audition for a World Cup berth in Adelaide United's finals campaign.
Anna Harrington
As one of the few nations without a home base, Football Australia was once described as "homeless" by Graham Arnold. Now FIFA has intervened in this issue.
George Clarke
Italian league leaders Inter Milan came from two goals down to beat Como in a thriller, putting them nine points clear of Napoli who could only draw.
Jim van Wijk
Leaders Arsenal are under the cosh in the English title race as Manchester City won handsomely at Chelsea to ramp up the pressure on the Gunners.
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The Matildas have quickly got back into their stride after their Asian Cup let-down, with coach Joe Montemurro sure they're helping grow soccer in Africa.
Ian Chadband
Macarthur's finals hopes are all but up in smoke after they suffered an upset 3-1 loss to Glory just hours after Melbourne City beat Wellington.
Justin Chadwick
Macarthur's finals hopes are hanging by a thread after their 3-1 loss to Perth Glory left them four points adrift of sixth spot with only two rounds remaining.
Perth Glory have snapped their two-month winless streak with a 3-1 victory over Macarthur — but it was not enough to prevent their A-League Men finals hiatus hitting the six-year mark.
Melbourne City's destiny is in their own hands after last season's champions gave their finals hopes a huge boost with a 2-0 win over Wellington Phoenix.
Bayern Munich have broken the Bundesliga goal-scoring record during a 5-0 rout of St Pauli.
Bayern Munich have punished St Pauli to set a Bundesliga goals record, while in LaLiga, Barcelona have stretched their advantage at the top of the standings.
Harry Souttar was back in Leicester's match-day squad in the English Championship after a 15-month injury nightmare in a World Cup boost for the Socceroos.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have been handed a lifeline in their Premier League title pursuit after stuttering leaders Arsenal lost at home to Bournemouth.
Sydney FC have claimed a 2-0 win that means Western Sydney Wanderers remain on course for the A-League Men's wooden spoon.
Steve Corica is facing a ban for Auckland's run towards the A-League Men finals after his side lost ground on Newcastle in a 2-2 draw with Melbourne Victory.
Perth Glory young gun Sebastian Despotovski says he is leaning on advice from father and club legend Bobby and co-captain Adam Taggart as he looks to end his first full season on a high note.
Taty Castellanos scored twice in two minutes for the home side, either side of goals from Konstantinos Mavropanos, to lift West Ham out of the relegation zone.
Robert O'Connor
Victor Campuzano and Pierro Quispe have impressed Patrick Kisnorbo after being dumped to the bench by the interim Sydney FC manager.
A bizarre own goal has helped Nottingham Forest draw 1-1 with Porto in the Europa League quarter-finals, while Aston Villa grabbed a 3-1 lead against Bologna.
The State Government is confident Italian football’s ‘big three’ of Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan will be laden with stars despite the World Cup threatening availability of players for their trip to Perth.
Urged to retire by Sydney FC last year, goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne tells AAP why he defied the advice to bring up 300 A-League Men games.
Perth’s Optus Stadium will host an epic derby between two Italian soccer giants AC Milan and Inter Milan, with world-famous Juventus to also throw down in clashes against Inter and Palermo.
Brooke Rolfe
Paris Saint Germain have beaten Liverpool comfortably in the opening leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in Paris.
Jerome Pugmire
