The Latest Breaking News from Football

From the Pocket: after an off-season clouded by tragedy, high farce and a cyclone, let the games begin

Trouble has followed the AFL and its clubs across the summer with the season to now launch with only two matches in Sydney this weekend

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2025

Oceania legends South Melbourne want Pacific return

The legendary club of Ange Postecoglou, South Melbourne, is bidding to re-join the Pacific's football elite through the OFC Professional League.

AAP · Mar 5, 2025

Liverpool, beware: How PSG discarded ‘bling-bling’ to become a serious Champions League force

The Ligue 1 giants have drastically changed their approach under Luis Enrique on and off the pitch and, as Miguel Delaney explains, now pose a serious threat to Arne Slot’s Liverpool in the Champions League last 16

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Standing at the cliff edge: women’s football’s high-stakes relegation scrap

Financial implications of losing Championship status are stark for Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Blackburn

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

USA flag football athlete insists NFL stars won’t adapt easily for Olympics

Michael Better compared himself favorably with Micah Parsons and Patrick Mahomes in a new documentary film

The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2025

Looming relegation vote begs question: do WSL clubs now have too much power?

Amid a controversial proposal to suspend relegation in the WSL, decision-makers risk putting self-interest above all else

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Chelsea fans grapple with the art of omission by Boehly’s trainee regime

Think it is easy spending £1bn with no silverware in return? Leave it out! Letting down supporters is harder than it looks

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

The Champions League returns and its flaws leave an unintended benefit

Comment: As the real drama of the competition returns, those in charge of the Champions League have forgotten what made it special in the first place

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Ilias declares he's a better player than when at Souths

Lachlan Ilias believes a year of maturing and watching from the sidelines has made him a different footballer to when he was dropped by South Sydney.

AAP · Mar 4, 2025

Taskforce promise not kept after soccer's darkest day

Two years after the Melbourne derby pitch invasion, a taskforce Football Australia promised to establish to curb fan conduct has yet to get off the ground.

AAP · Mar 4, 2025