Outgoing Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka labelled his side’s defensive effort “embarrassing” as a host of former Sky Blues players starred for Newcastle in a painful 5-2 A-League thrashing on …

The announcement of Vitezslav Lavicka’s imminent departure from Sydney FC failed to inspire the Sky Blues as they crashed to a 5-2 A-League defeat at home to Newcastle on Sunday. …

Returning colossus Suzy Batkovic has lifted Adelaide to the verge of clinching the WNBL minor premiership, which they can secure on Friday against closest rival Bulleen. Centre Batkovic, who missed …

Arsene Wenger believes Thierry Henry’s stoppage-time goal in the win over Blackburn will be remembered as a “special” moment if it turns out to be his last strike at the …

Andre Villas-Boas insists Gary Cahill is ready to be thrown in at the deep end in Chelsea’s crunch clash with Manchester United. Blues boss Villas-Boas confirmed there was a “big …

Malaysian football officials have suspended 18 football players for allegedly fixing matches in the national Under-20 tournament last year, news reports say. The suspensions of the unnamed players range between …

Bayer Leverkusen signed Croatia defender Vedran Corluka from Tottenham on Tuesday on a loan deal until the end of the season. Leverkusen also obtained an option to sign Corluka on …

South American football officials say they’ve strengthened rules to keep their regional governing bodies free of government interference. The extraordinary congress of CONMEBOL on Saturday drew up the tougher rules …

Manchester City have opened up a three-point lead at the top of the English Premier League with 3-0 win over Fulham as Arsenal returned to form with a 7-1 thrashing …

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini hopes February will see a change in fortune for his club after a disappointing start to 2012 threatened to derail their quest for honours. City’s …

Friendships will be put on hold on Monday night when Perth Glory host A-League strugglers Gold Coast United. The Glory will field three former Gold Coast players in their starting …

Everton manager David Moyes believes that Steven Pienaar has already settled in as he begins his second spell at Goodison Park. The South African winger returned to Everton on loan …

Ivory Coast and Zambia reached the Africa Cup of Nations football semi-finals with 3-0 wins on Saturday to knock out two gutsy underdogs. Ivory Coast ended the dream of co-host …

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish expects controversial striker Luis Suarez to hit the ground running when he returns from suspension against Tottenham on Monday. The Uruguayan, 25, has missed the last …

Nigel Doughty, the owner of second-tier English football team Nottingham Forest, was found dead at his home on Saturday. The announcement by the former European champions, triggered tributes from ex-prime …

Australia’s key Olympic soccer qualifying match against Uzbekistan has been brought forward five hours due to extremely cold conditions in Tashkent. The game was scheduled to kick off at 8pm …

Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1 in the Nou Camp on Saturday to keep alive their title hopes and remain seven points behind leaders Madrid, who earlier beat Getafe 1-0 thanks …

Unlike the two men sacked unceremoniously before him, Jim Magilton is without a win in his five matches as Melbourne Victory coach. Yet the chirpy Northern Irishman is confident his …