Western Sydney concede from set pieces more than any other A-League side this season, but coach Carl Robinson is taking an optimistic look at the record.
Pamela Whaley
Melbourne Victory will be aiming for back-to-back A-League wins for the first time in more than a year when they host Western United at Marvel Stadium.
Shayne Hope
Sydney FC coach Steve Corica has become the latest leading A-League figure to demand more clarity over the game's intepretation of the handball law.
Ed Jackson
Arsenal and Manchester United have advanced to the last 16 of the Europa League but Leicester City have been dumped out of the competition.
FIFA's Ethics committee says it's out of time to be able to prosecute soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer and two other German officials in an alleged bribery case.
Simon Evans
Liverpool say they're deeply saddened by the death of Alisson Becker's father in Brazil while the goalkeeper's teammates and opponents have rallied around him.
Carl Markham
Thierry Henry says the strain of separation from his children during the pandemic has made him resign as coach of Major League Soccer side Montreal.
Bernardo Silva says that he has his sights set on a clean sweep of trophies as his all-conquering Manchester City side just keep on winning.
Andy Hampson
Sydney FC have taken a precautionary approach with midfielder Luke Brattan, ruling him out of Sunday's A-League derby against Macarthur FC.
Glory will be boosted by a big milestone as they face their toughest A-League test of the season with back-to-back games against the top two sides.
Nick Taylor
The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has drowned in a lake in southern Brazil.
Brisbane Roar will be aiming to snap their three-match goalless run when they take on Perth Glory at HBF Park on Friday night.
Justin Chadwick
Manchester City and Real Madrid have one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals after away wins in the first-leg of their respective round of 16 ties.
Lionel Messi has scored twice to help Barcelona overcome an uninspiring first half and cruise to a 3-0 home victory over Elche 3-0 in La Liga.
Dele Alli has scored with an overhead kick and set up two other goals as Tottenham beat Wolfsberg 4-0 in the Europa League to qualify for the last-16.
Perth Glory striker Nick D’Agostino says coach Richard Garcia is behind his return to form and fitness as he lets his scoring do his talking.
Melbourne Victory are off the bottom of the A-League table, but coach Grant Brebner is far from content after a pressure-easing victory against Wellington.
Oliver Caffrey
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been labelled a terrible singer - but it hasn't stopped him becoming the controversial star attraction in a small-town music festival.
Arsenal's Granit Xhaka, who's had a difficult relationship with their supporters, says the online abuse of players and their families will kill football.
Champions League sensation Jamal Musiala has pledged his international future to Germany over England.
Melbourne Victory are off the bottom of the A-League table after securing a 2-0 win against Wellington to ease pressure on under-siege coach Grant Brebner.
Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou is facing a big year in Japan with 20 teams starting in J1 this year.
Michael Church
Celtic are looking for a new boss after Neil Lennon resigned as manager after a tumultuous second stint at the Scottish Premiership club.
Glory striker Nick D'Agostino has scored four goals in five games this season and is aiming to continue his hot run in Friday night's clash with Brisbane.
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