WELLINGTON Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert believes his side should be treated like any other in the A-League and be eligible for a spot in the Asian Champions League.

THE OLYROOS dream of going to London 2012 has all but been killed off after FIFA awarded three points to United Arab Emirates in a row over an ineligible Iraqi player.

NEW Central Coast Mariners striker John Sutton linked up with his new teammates on the training field for the first time this morning just hours after arriving in the country late.

MELBOURNE Victory today confirmed they'd signed defender Ubay Luzardo until the end of the season after the Spaniard trialed successfully with the struggling club.

MELBOURNE Victory’s Isaka Cernak put two local Victorian amateurs, Wade Dekker and Nick Gatwech-Chuol, through their paces in their adidas F50 boots with miCoach Speed_Cell technology to record their efforts.

IT is that time of the year again! Time to argue over who are the 100 best players on the planet as the April issue of Australian FourFourTwo magazine is released, where you will get a FREE extra magazine, adidas Onside.

SOCCEROO Mark Milligan has ruled out a permanent return to the A-League.

PERTH'S performance in their 4-0 drubbing of Gold Coast United drew high praise from the opposition, with Miron Bleiberg describing Glory as A-League championship contenders.

GOLD Coast United coach Miron Bleiberg believes his side's heavy fixture load and demanding travel schedule played a significant role in their 4-0 hiding from Perth Glory last night.

WEEK 18 of the A-League saw a derby draw, hopes crushed and optimism renewed as the top four broke clear.

SYDNEY FC boss Dirk Melton has challenged the players to back-up their verbal affection for departing coach Vitezslav Lavicka with on-field actions after a disastrous 5-2 loss to Newcastle on Sunday jeopardised the club's finals berth.

MELBOURNE Victory midfielder Grant Brebner has been handed a one-game ban after he was sent off in Saturday night’s derby against the Melbourne Heart.

INDONESIAN corporation the Bakrie Group have taken full control of Brisbane Roar after upping their ownership stake from 70 percent to 100 percent on Monday.

SOCCEROO veteran Mark Schwarzer returned to the Fulham starting lineup but Martin Jol’s men suffered a 3-0 defeat away to Manchester City at Etihad Stadium.

PERTH Glory celebrated their eighth game without defeat when they smashed visitors Gold Coast United 4-0 at nib Stadium tonight to continue continued their unbeaten streak.

SOCCEROO Tim Cahill has a new injury concern after David Moyes revealed he suffered foot and calf injuries in Everton's 1-1 Premier League draw with Wigan on Saturday.

NEWCASTLE coach Gary van Egmond warned A-League rivals the Jets were ready to cause plenty of damage if they reached the finals following a 5-2 thumping of hapless Sydney FC at the SFS on Sunday.

AN UNUSUALLY emotional Vitezslav Lavicka has blasted his side's defensive effort as 'embarrassing' as Sydney FC crashed out of the top six following a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of Newcastle Jets on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE: Sources close to Italian great and former West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola have told au.fourfourtwo.com that speculation linking him to the vacant coaching job at Sydney FC are totally unfounded.

TWO controversial disallowed goals condemned the Olyroos to a 2-0 defeat against Uzbekistan in freezing snowswept conditions tonight on the road to London 2012.