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Arsenal have become the first women's world soccer champions, with Matildas star Caitlin Foord clinching the title for the Gunners in extra time.

Matildas star Mary Fowler returns to football after a nine-and-a-half-month injury lay-off, as Manchester City thumps Chelsea in the Women's Super League.

Asian Cup organisers say they are hopeful the South Korean women's team will partake in next month's tournament despite threats of a boycott due to "harsh and unreasonable conditions" under the nation's federation.

Kevin Muscat's chances of steering Shanghai Port to a third successive Chinese Super League title have taken a hit with the club to start the season on minus five points after the Chinese FA completed a wide-ranging investigation into corruption. 

A scandal in which foreign players were improperly granted citizenship to play for the national team leads to the "voluntary" resignation of the executive committee of Malaysian soccer's governing body.

Rado Vidosic, a highly-regarded Australian football figure and coach across a number of A-League clubs and teams, dies of cancer aged 64.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of men's World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration.

In welcome news for Socceroos boss Tony Popovic, key Australian midfielder Jackson Irvine has made an early return from injury for St Pauli in the Bundesliga. 

Manchester City players combine to pay back the cost of match tickets to fans who travelled to freezing Norway for a shock Champions League defeat to Bodø/Glimt. 

The soccer superstar tells broadcasters at the World Economic Forum that "children are allowed to make mistakes" in his first public comments since his son's allegations went public.