Adriano Del Monte returns with Italy's national team having completed their first block of matches with Roberto Mancini at the helm; the Serie A is also through its early stages, with Inter and Lazio locked in a battle at the top.

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South Melbourne Hellas are Australia Cup champions, downing Melbourne Victory in epic fashion on a night their latent supporter base truly re-emerged. Club co-President Bill Papastergiadis returns to celebrate their moment of triumph - and look to what’s next.

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The Australian Championship returned over the weekend and while existential questions remain over it's place and future, there was plenty to enjoy on the pitch. Lachie Flannigan called South Melbourne's win over Sutherland for SBS, and joins us to review the opening matchday.

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ITV's Mark Pougatch returns as arguably the biggest story of the Premier League era rumbles on, with Manchester City guilty of financial fair play regulations. An appeal filed, a key whistleblower endangered and contradictions seemingly everywhere; what to make of this mess, and where to next?

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Brisbane Roar manager Michael Valkanis reflects on the collapse of last season, and the lessons learned as the side look to maintain another strong start, following Friday night's 1-0 win over Perth Glory. Valkanis speaks on new recruits Nam Tae-hee & Tyrese Francois, and his desire to engender local pride in his Queensland contingent.

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In England, Manchester United’s latest listless week across losses to Como and Bournemouth has Michael Carrick on the verge of the sack, but with few believing the club’s ownership and playing list is at less fault than he. The esteemed Henry Winter returns - while separately, even bigger problems rumble on over the other side of Manchester.

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The Socceroos went within moments of a first win over Brazil in 25 years in last Friday's meeting in Townsville, and have another chance in Brisbane on Tuesday. Craig Moore returns to assess the performance, including the continued development of centre-backs Circati and Herrington.

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Robbie Thomson reflects on the Australia Cup final from the commentary box, where he called the match for 10/Paramount+: the growing place of the fixture in Australia's sporting calendar, it’s means as a broadcast spectacle, and the fallout for Melbourne Victory are all on the agenda.

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