Sunday’s A-League final will pit a team nobody believed in at the start of the season against a band of over-achievers who’ve successfully rebuilt in 2016

This season’s A-League finals may see teams buck the trend of seasons recently past and reassert the power of home ground advantage

Heading into the final round of the A-League season Brisbane, Adelaide, Western Sydney and Melbourne City each have their own final chapter to write

Football may have forgotten its rich Indigenous heritage, but in the women’s game especially it still has a golden opportunity to grow the game

Two months on from his appointment as Professional Footballers Australia interim chairman, Craig Foster sits down to discuss the task ahead

The Brisbane and Socceroos veteran has overcome racism and depression to become one of the A-League’s most respected stars

The Fifa presidential election will have huge repercussions in Australia if front-running candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa wins

The Sydney FC player polarises opinion in his adopted city, not that popularity is an issue for the Iraqi raised with his brothers to fight to win at all costs

The former Socceroos left-back returns to one of his many former homes this weekend when Sydney FC play Perth Glory at Allianz Stadium

A remarkable run of nine games unbeaten has turned around the Reds’ season and gone some way to proving true a famous sporting quote

A year ago Perth Glory were riding high yet in 2016, one recent result aside, things could not be more different and the future in the west is uncertain

You hardly have to be a black belt in the ancient art of killjoyism to see that Central Coast’s signing of the decorated Spaniard raises a few concerns

The benchmark for A-League No.9s is being set by Bruno Fornaroli and Besart Berisha. One or both could yet raise the level even higher as the title race hots up

Asian Cup winners last year and clear beneficiaries of cross-cultural exchange, Australia now celebrates 10 years in the Asian Football Confederation

Referees have been told to let the game flow and remain as anonymous as possible this season, yet officials’ whistles are being blown more than ever

For Tony Walmsley, it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it, although the Mariners coach is under no illusions that such a philosophy can apply forever

An increased susceptibility to serious knee injuries and “intrusive” recovery periods are proving a major hurdle for a number of W-League players

A strong mentality is crucial if a goalkeeper is, like the 40-year-old Perth Glory custodian, to enjoy a lengthy career. A few loose screws can help too