New Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has rejected suggestions that a "sales pitch" was needed to coax Massimo Luongo out of international retirement after the English Premier League midfielder was named in Australia's squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against China and Japan.

An EU court will on Friday deliver its verdict in the case of former French footballer Lassana Diarra against FIFA, a potentially landmark decision which could shake up the football transfer system.

Erik ten Hag pleaded to be given until the end of the season as Manchester United boss after needing a late Harry Maguire equaliser to salvage a 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League.

As to be expected, it was another wild night for Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham as they picked up a 2-1 victory at Ferencvaros in Budapest, Hungary to go two from two to start their Europa League campaign.

The Matildas' most capped player of all-time, Clare Polkinghorne, has announced her retirement from international football.

Aston Villa repeated their famous 1982 European Cup final win over Bayern Munich as Jhon Duran's winner beat the German giants 1-0 on Thursday morning AEST.

A former Premier League footballer losing money to play in the fourth tier of French football for a club on its knees sounds like the work of a Hollywood script writer.

Tony Popovic will pick his first squad as Socceroos manager this week after being thrown headfirst into the complicated world of international football management.

Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka inspired Arsenal's 2-0 success against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday as the Gunners secured their first win in the Champions League this season.

A 3-0 loss to Tottenham at Old Trafford has sparked a brutal, public shaming of Manchester United and manager Erik ten Hag, who is now "running out of time" to save his job according to UK experts.