Alen Stajcic managed both Australia and their first-up opponents Philippines at Asian Cups (and subsequent World Cups), and both to a high degree of success. He considers where expectations should lie, and reflects on his time with the Filipinas, which he recalls as his fondest in football.

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To England where Tottenham and Nottingham Forest sacked their managers this week, with the relegation battle starting to take shape. Former The Age chief football writer Michael Lynch returns with the season about to turn for home.

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The most even A-League Men’s season on record continues with Sydney FC & Auckland to meet in a crucial clash on Tuesday, while Brisbane find themselves off the pace after a stirring start to the season. Daniel Garb returns with football narrative aplenty - including Melbourne City’s form in Asia - while the race for Socceroos squads position is also stepping up with Mo Toure in career best form, but Lewis Miller facing an injury layoff.

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Leicester City have had a six-point deduction imposed for breaching PSR rules and are now in major danger of relegation from the Championship. The Athletic’s Rob Tanner returns with the club now facing its starkest contrast yet to its title winning year, which is soon rising a decade.

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Canberra United pulled off another win at the death on Sunday to ensure they remain in the running for the A-League Women’s Premiership, currently just two points off leaders Melbourne City. Antoni Jagarenic joins the show for the first time to discuss just how they continue to defy the odds as a standalone team lacking the resources of their rivals.

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A fortnight has passed since the dramatic and somewhat unsavoury AFCON final, which saw Senegal defeat Morocco in Rabat. BBC Sport Africa’s Rob Stevens makes sense of the chaos of that evening & broader political drama in African football, and looks at how CAF’s nine (and potentially ten) qualified sides will fare at the World Cup in June.

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Rado Vidosic has been warmly remembered across all corners of Australian football over the past week, following his passing last Tuesday aged 64. Erik Paartalu (10/Paramount+) reflects on their time together at Brisbane Roar, before wrapping what was yet another gripping round of A-League Men’s fixtures.

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Since we last spoke with Jeremiah Oshan (Sounder at Heart) in November, the Socceroos have been drawn to play the USA in his city of Seattle. Jeremiah returns as the World Cup draws nearer, but the overarching political climate shows no signs of settling.

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