The Wellington Phoenix banked three precious A-League soccer points with a handsome 4-0 win over Perth Glory at home today.

Central Coast posted a 2-1 A-League victory over a determined nine-man Perth Glory on Wednesday night.

Dumped Perth striker Michael Baird has revealed the extent of the A-League club's salary cap struggles.

With results falling their way, the Wellington Phoenix lost little in having Sunday's scheduled match in Brisbane postponed.

Central Coast Mariners secured a 2-0 win in Sunday's low-key A-League NSW derby clash with a depleted Newcastle Jets.

Sunday's A-League soccer match between the Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium has been postponed.

Sunday's A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and the Brisbane Roar is in further doubt after a fire at Suncorp Stadium.

The Newcastle Jets have launched themselves back into the A-League top six for the first time in just under a month.

A decision is expected today over a possible postponement of the A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar.

New Zealand can expect something of a backlash when they play Fiji at the Oceania Under-17 Championships tomorrow.

Heat, injuries, suspensions and a tough end-of-season schedule are taking their toll.

New Zealand international striker Shane Smeltz will resume playing for Queensland's Gold Coast United in the A-League.

Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert is hopeful that wins at home will carry his side into the A-League finals.

Rookie Marco Rojas led the Wellington Phoenix in their best performance of the season last night.

It has been quite a week for Ricki Herbert and tonight he adds another milestone.

Wellington Phoenix striker Dylan Macallister is looking for more of the same - from himself and his teammates - as the A-League hopefuls strive to shift their drive toward the playoffs up a gear.

Gold Coast United looked anything but a side chasing second spot on the A-League ladder as strugglers Perth held them to a scoreless draw at Skilled Park on Monday night.

Sydney FC have lifted themselves off the bottom of the A-League ladder with a 2-1 win over Newcastle to break their five-game losing streak.

John Aloisi scored in the 58th minute and Gerald Sibon with seven minutes left Sunday to give Melbourne Heart a 2-0 win over North Queensland.

I remember back in my younger years at both intermediate and college when we used the term 'school boy captain'.