Atletico Madrid have defeated 10-man Real Madrid 2-1 in the first Madrid derby of the season in the Spanish LaLiga.
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Manchester City have beaten Sunderland 5-3 in a Premier League thriller to go clear at the top while Manchester United salvaged a draw at Fulham.
Perth Glory director of football Stan Lazaridis says they have kept one visa spot up their sleeve for a foreign attacker, but will not be rushed into a decision despite the season’s impending start.
Ben Smith
Brazilian ace Raphinha scored his second hat-trick in the week as Barcelona claimed a seventh straight win in their La Liga title defence.
High-flying Brighton have pulled off the most striking upset of the Premier League campaign so far by hammering the previously unbeaten champions Arsenal 3-0.
Perth Glory have added another winger to their squad in the form of teenager Sebastian Kukucka, who has signed on from Sydney Olympic.
Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho have scored to continue Brentford's impressive start to the Premier League Season, with a win over Chelsea.
England striker Harry Kane has continued his impressive goal-scoring form in Germany and broken a Bundesliga record, while Monaco won again in Ligue 1.
England captain Harry Kane has again become the toast of German giants Bayern Munich again after scoring 100 league goals quicker than anyone in history.
Ryan Strain is back playing in the Scottish Premiership after the out-of-work Socceroo was helped to reboot his career by an innovative new project.
Denmark will have to put the brakes on Albany Caledonian goal machine Holly Froehnelt if they are to prevent the league champions from sweeping to a league and cup double on Saturday.
Claire Middleton
No one in NPL WA has found the net at such a staggering rate as Perth Azzurri striker Pieter Jacobsz over the past three years — now, he is getting a crack at the A-League Men.
The veteran’s career could be over, with coach Tony Popovic naming seven uncapped players for this month’s matches against powerhouse Brazil.
Glenn Valencich
Maty Ryan hasn't been selected for Australia's first games since the World Cup but coach Tony Popovic insists the captain's Socceroos career isn't over.
Anna Harrington
Socceroo Mohamed Toure looked sharp in a 20-minute cameo off the bench but Norwich were already down and out in their glamour League Cup tie at Manchester City.
Ian Chadband
Daniel Arzani has scored a stunning goal to help Ferencvaros to a 3-1 in the Europa League over his former club Celtic on his return to Glasgow.
Mitch Duke, newly retired as a Socceroo, is still thriving in international club soccer, scoring a dazzler for his Japanese club in the Asian Champions League.
Adelaide United have made easy work of Hong Kong outfit Tai Po FC, running out 3-0 winners in their Asian Champions League Two debut.
Lee Gagliardi
Melbourne City has signed experienced Costa Rican international defender Julio Cascante, who has been without a club since January.
Marco Monteverde
Cristian Volpato is set to go to court after the young Socceroos star tested positive for driving with cocaine in his system.
Sebastian Tan and George Clarke
If the 2026 Great Southern Soccer Association cup final is anything like last year’s epic it will be a belter as the two sides involved last year do battle again on Saturday.
Perth Glory have used one of their two vacant visa spots to scoop up former New Zealand under-23 winger Matt Ellis on a one-year deal.
Benfica, debutants Sunderland and Olympique Lyonnais were among the winners in the first round of Europa League action.
Manchester United are out of the Carabao Cup, while Aston Villa and Everton have posted wins over Coventry and Wolves respectively to advance.
