Alen Stajcic won't get downcast over Western Sydney's slow start to the A-League Men season by pointing to the Central Coast Mariners' success.
George Clarke
Manchester City's 32-game unbeaten run in the Premier League has been ended by surprise packets Bournemouth while Liverpool went top after a win at Brighton.
Andy Hampson
Ange Postecoglou, the oldest manager in the Premier League at 59, intends to make Unai Emery's 53rd birthday a miserable one when Spurs play Aston Villa.
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Mitch Langerak has completed the perfect goodbye with Japanese club Nagoya Grampus by winning a penalty shootout to claim the J.League Cup.
Another concerning home display from the Wanderers has helped Adelaide United claim a 4-3 A-League Men win in western Sydney.
Australian coach Kevin Muscat has added a Chinese Super League title with Shanghai Port to his J1 League and A-League Men trophies.
Anna Harrington
Perth Glory are finally on the board for the A-League Men’s season as secured a valuable 0-0 draw with Central Coast Mariners at Industree Group Stadium.
Ben Smith
Central Coast remain winless after settling for their third consecutive ALM draw, with a knee injury to Bradley Tapp against Perth Glory adding to their woes.
Joanna Guelas
Jade Pennock has starred in her A-League Women debut to help Central Coast beat Sydney FC, while Melbourne Victory and Canberra also had opening wins.
Joanna Guelas and Anna Harrington
Auckland FC have claimed New Zealand derby bragging rights over Wellington with a 2-0 win but won't get carried away with their perfect A-League Men start.
Perth Glory co-captain Izzy Dalton says she does not blame homegrown former teammate Hana Lowry for departing the club, but is confident her side will prove they are headed in the right direction.
Luton Town have played to a 1-1 draw with West Brom at Kenilworth Road after a goal from Tahith Chong secured a point for under-pressure manager Rob Edwards.
A late goal from Jon Guridi has given Alaves a 1-0 win at home against Mallorca in La Liga and snapped a five-game losing streak for the Basque club.
Lille have extended their unbeaten run to eight games with a 1-1 draw against Lyon, while lowly Angers upset Monaco 1-0 at home thanks to a wonder goal.
Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart have played to a lively 0-0 draw in the Bundesliga ahead of next week's Champions League matches for both teams.
Neymar won't play in Brazil's last two World Cup qualifiers this year despite returning to action from injury for Saudi Arabian club side Al-Hilal.
Sacked Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has wished Manchester United fans nothing but success and trophies after his exit.
Simon Peach
Ruben Amorim has been given a glowing reference from former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand after landing the job as the Premier League giants' new boss.
Man Utd great Dwight Yorke has landed his first coaching job since his controversial sacking by Macarthur FC, overseeing his national Trinidad and Tobago team.
Ian Chadband
Giancarlo Italiano's A-League Men win rate is better than Graham Arnold, Kevin Muscat and Ange Postecoglou. But the Wellington boss is an atypical head coach.
Ben McKay
I was very surprised last week to see a rumour posted on X casting doubt on my future at the club, I want to stay for a long time and win something with Glory before I retire writes Adam Taggart.
Adam Taggart
Pep Guardiola is grateful that Savinho's ankle problem is not too bad as he battles an injury crisis for the champions in the Premier League.
Manchester United have taken on Ruben Amorim as manager, gambling that the highly rated but unproven Portuguese coach can transform the struggling giants.
Steve Douglas
Western United produced a first half scoring blitz after going behind to beat Wellington Phoenix 4-2 in the opening ALW game of the season in Melbourne.
Adrian Warren